Watch Benjamin Walker Become an Ax-Wielding Abolitionist in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson alum Benjamin Walker is gearing up to star as yet another one of America’s forefathers in the upcoming film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The Broadway favorite is all bearded up in the first photo from the humorous historical horror flick. Based on the Seth Grahame-Smith novel of the same name, the movie tells the “true” story of Abraham Lincoln as he slays vampires to avenge the death of his mother and stop the Civil War. Check out Walker weilding an ax as Honest Abe in a new promo shot, then click below to watch MTV’s Josh Horowitz chat with Walker, co-star Anthony Mackie, director Timur Bekmambetov and more about this upcoming supernatural thriller, which hits theaters June 22.