Perfect Creature
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 Promotional poster for Perfect Creature |
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| Directed by | Glenn Standring |
| Produced by | Tim Sanders |
| Written by | Glenn Standring |
| Starring | Dougray Scott Saffron Burrows Leo Gregory |
| Distributed by |  20th Century Fox Magna Pacific |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$20 million |
Perfect Creature is a New Zealand made horror/thriller film directed by Glenn Standring and starring Saffron Burrows and Dougray Scott. It is currently unclear when the film will be released even though filming wrapped up two years ago.
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[edit] Plot
The Brothers are Vampires; not the vampires of European myth, but living breathing creatures - perhaps the next evolutionary step. They live long - 200 years or more, remaining youthful until near death, when they rapidly decay in mind and body.
Old prejudices, fed by the superstitions of the mythical vampire, simmer in this world, but these are largely suppressed when a new, virulent form of influenza cuts a swathe through the population. Humanity needs the help of the wise and serene Brothers to fight this microbial war.
Then a problem arises that threatens to destroy everything: One of The Brothers has begun to do what no other Brother has ever done - to hunt human beings. Order and peace between the races is threatened and the ancient myth of the vampire creeps back into the minds of men and women.
If news escapes, the fragile balance that exists between the two races will be shattered forever. Instead the Brothers attempt to deal with the problem in secret, assigning one of their own, Silus (Scott), to capture the renegade who threatens it all - his brother, Edgar.
Failing this task single-handed, Silus is forced to work with humans; a policewoman - Lilly Hour (Burrows). She is the antithesis of Silus; born in the hard, desolate slums of Jamestown, from which she somehow fashioned a police career.
After a perilous game of cat and mouse, Silus and Lilly trap Edgar, though Lilly is wounded in the process. At the hospital, she and Silus share a private moment before going their separate ways. Their lives move forward, but the bond has been formed.
As time passes, in the vaults of the Brothers Central Command centre, Edgar's mind is clearly aging while his body stays youthful. Yet he still retains a glimmer of hope. He has sworn to enact revenge, telling Silus he will "drink them all dry, especially your little policewoman." And this monster is patient.
As Silus and Lilly reach the pinnacle of their separate hierarchies, the beast escapes, set to enact revenge on those who imprisoned him; his thoughts centring on just two: His adored brother, Silus and the woman Edgar knows he desires - Lilly. The one he's tasted before.
In an act of biological terrorism, Edgar releases a genetically designed disease, resolving to destroy Silus and Lilly on the way to completing his final task.
Like a spider in his web, Edgar draws the pair towards him, in the process willing the birth of a new world - where nobility is replaced by carnage; where hope is replaced by blood…
Tagline : Humans And Vampires Have Lived In Harmony.... Until Now. . .
[edit] Trivia
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was originally cast as the villain Edgar, but was forced to leave the production due to other film commitments.
- At Cannes in 2005 it was announced that 20th Century Fox had purchased the North American theatrical rights, plus other key territories in what was the largest deal between a major American studio and a New Zealand film.
- Saffron Burrows suffered minor injuries after ploughing into a streetside tree in Dunedin during production.
- Is the third most expensive New Zealand film ever made after The Frighteners and The World's Fastest Indian respectively.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Dougray Scott | Silus |
| Saffron Burrows | Lilly |
| Leo Gregory | Edgar |
| Scott Wills | Jones |
| Stuart Wilson | Augustus |
| John Sumner | Howard |
| Peter McCauley | Professor Liepsky |
| Danielle Cormack |
