Sunday, August 9

• First Image of Salma Hayek in Cirque du Freak

  

  The first picture of actress Salma Hayek (Frida) as her character in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant has been released, and it's a hairy one. Hayek's character, Madame Truska, performs as a "bearded lady" in a traveling freak show with her lover, Larten Crepsley (played by John C. Reilly), the titular vampire. The movie is based on the popular Cirque du Freak young adult novels by Darren Shan.

  When asked about playing such an unusual character, Hayek told Entertainment Weekly:

  

  ... she needs to be very comfortable with herself. I thought, of all people to have that problem, she'd be an interesting one.

  Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is directed by Paul Weitz (American Pie) and also stars Willem DaFoe, Ken Watanabe, Orlando Jones, and Ray Stevenson

  
  
  Next Showing: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant opens October 23

  Posted 08/09/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Salma Hayek | Paul Weitz | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Thursday, May 29

• Willem Dafoe Plays Vamp in Cirque Du Freak

  ReelzChannel.com and a few other online outlets were part of a group brought down to the set of Cirque Du Freak in New Orleans earlier this week. We saw the sets, spoke to cast and watched some filming.

  Sadly, we are sworn to secrecy for now, but what we can tell you is that Willem Dafoe has joined the cast as Gavner Purl. This has been confirmed and actually, we saw him on set in full costume.

  Cirque Du Freak is an adaptation of the first three books of the popular U.K. series by Darren Shan. Paul Weitz (About a Boy, American Pie) directs. Joining Dafoe in the cast of freaks and vampires is Salma Hayek as Madame Truska (aka "The Bearded Lady") and, actually, she doesn't look half bad with a burly beard. There's also John C. Reilly as Larten Crepsley, Ken Watanabe as Mr. Tall and Patrick Fugit as Snake Boy.

  If you're a fan of the Cirque Du Freak novels, drop us a line or post a comment below and let us know what you think about this one. More to come on Cirque Du Freak!

  
  

  Posted 05/29/2008 by reelz

  Related: Salma Hayek | John C. Reilly | Paul Weitz