Cinefantastique Online

DAYBREAKERS is a futuristic film in which the world is overrun by vampires, who have drained the human population dry until they face a serious food shortage. Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher hoping to find a synthetic substitute before the human population reaches extinction.  He hooks up with a band of humans intent on keeping the species alive. Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill co-star for director-writerss Michael and Peter Spierig, who did the rather cool Australian zombie flick UNDEAD back in 2003. Distributor: Lionsgate. Release date: January 8, 2010.