Literary mash-ups are the new publishing sensation. Whether they’re anything other than a mildly amusing joke is up for debate. We’ve already had Pride and Prejudice And Zombies (David O. Russell is to direct with Natalie Portman starring) and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Now it looks as if Seth Grahame-Smith looks is having Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter turned into a movie. Will John Wilkes Booth be worked into the unfolding drama in an attempt at some fantasy historical revisionism meets the horror genre? After all, Abe was shot down in a theatre and entered history as one of four US presidents to be assassinated.

The word on the street, via Heat Vision Blog, is Tim Burton is teaming up with Timur Bekmambetov to produce the title. They last joined forces on Shane Acker’s 9. Grahame-Smith’s new effort sees ‘Honest’ Abe Lincoln taking revenge on the blood-sucking fiends that kill his mother, whilst campaigning for president and his decisions during the American civil war. All sounds very silly…and dare I say, not very good? What ever happened to Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln picture? Wasn’t Liam Neeson meant to be doing it?

The project is still in the early development stage and so far no studio is attached to bring it to life. Burton nor Bekmambetov will be directing it. Expect more on this project in the coming months.