Actress Gianna Jun recently told SciFi Wire that she was attracted to the lead role in the upcoming, “Blood: The Last Vampire,” by her character’s intensity.
“When I first saw her, she looked very mysterious, unfriendly and gloomy,” June said. “It was kind of shocking, but very attractive.”
The movie is a live-action adaptation of a popular anime and manga series. The story follows Saya, a “halfling,” or person with a human father and vampire mother. Though she is centuries old, she looks like a schoolgirl, which allows her to infiltrate her enemies. She works with a secret organization, which cleans up after she goes all slayer on evil vampires. Ultimately, she hopes to find and destroy head vampire Onigen to avenge her father’s death. If we’ve learned anything from revenge movies, finding peace is never that simple.
“I wanted to portray Saya’s inner pain and her charm through more action scenes,” Gianna said.
The film will feature some intense fight scenes when it hits theaters. The actress said she had no idea how intense they’d be while filming because some of the blood-splatter effects were added in post-production.
“I myself was pretty surprised when I watched the finished product,” she said. “It was much bloodier than I had imagined while filming. I didn’t realize I had killed so brutally. Ha ha.”
Fans can check out the results when “Blood: The Last Vampire” opens Friday.
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