Daybreakers teaser poster.
When my friend Jesse and I saw the initial ads for Daybreakers, he commented, “This looks like a sequel to I Am Legend [the book, not the movie].” There are plenty of reasons for this: I Am Legend left us with a world of vampire-like beings and a minority of humans–and that’s where Daybreakers picks up. Society has adapted to serve the needs of the new vampire majority, as cars warn drivers of UV light, coffee/blood stands are in the subways, humans are “farmed” for their blood, and there is even a vampire army. Continue reading
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