With the throng of vampire movies and franchises invading our screens and mindsets, the most notable being Twilight, you can often overlook unique and compelling thrillers such as Daybreakers; in spite of the fact it is yet another vampire film.

Being a film that was made on Australia’s Gold Coast, written and directed by Australian brothers Michael and Peter Spierig and stars Claudia Karvan and Michael Dorman… you guessed it, Australians, I managed to sit down and have a chat about the film ahead of its release on Blu-Ray and DVD.

We managed to look at the making of the film, the story behind it and what it was like working with other notable actors, including Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe.

Sink your fangs into it. I apologise- I just had to include one vampire related pun.

Here’s the second trailer for Daybreakers which is directed by brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo, Isabel Lucas and Sam Neill. There’s not UK release date as yet but we’ll keep you posted.

Synopsis: Lionsgate take vampires in a new direction with the futuristic sci-fi thriller, DAYBREAKERS. The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species ““ forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans. But time and hope are running out ““ until Ed meets Audrey, a human survivor who leads him to a startling medical breakthrough. Armed with knowledge that both humans and vampires will kill for, Ed must battle his own kind in a deadly struggle that will decide the fate of the human race.

Here’s the poster (click to enlarge) for Daybreakers that MTV released today. The trailer came out back in June but I don’t think we’ve posted it previously and it looks pretty cool so I thought I’d get it up here!It’s a vampire movie but don’t let that put you off as it looks like a completely new storyline that we’ve not seen the likes of before.

The movie is directed by brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig and stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, Vince Colosimo, Isabel Lucas and Sam Neill.There’s not UK release date as yet but we’ll keep you posted.

Synopsis: Lionsgate take vampires in a new direction with the futuristic sci-fi thriller, DAYBREAKERS. The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species ““ forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans. But time and hope are running out ““ until Ed meets Audrey, a human survivor who leads him to a startling medical breakthrough. Armed with knowledge that both humans and vampires will kill for, Ed must battle his own kind in a deadly struggle that will decide the fate of the human race.