14 Years Later, Kristen Stewart's About To Star In A Very Different Kind Of Vampire Movie

"Deadline reported early this morning that, two long years after it was first announced, Flesh of the Gods is finally moving forward. The movie has already started filming on the sun-drenched Canary Islands, and will move to Cologne, Germany in a few weeks for the second half of the shoot. Although it's being shot in Europe, the film takes place in 1980s L.A., which will almost certainly be transformed into a dizzying swirl of neon and mirrors under Cosmatos' psychedelic lens."

"Raoul and Alex are a married couple in glittering '80s L.A. who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic Nameless and her hard-partying crew, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence."

"Here, we've got Wagner Moura and Kristen Stewart as Raoul and Alex, a sexy, thrill-seeking couple who may or may not be vampires. That part's not clear yet, although Deadline' s description of the film does imply they're nocturnal: "Raoul and Alex are a married couple in glittering '80s L.A. who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm," the publication writes."

"Don't expect Cosmatos' vampires to sparkle. The premise contains shades of 1983's The Hunger (starring David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve as a sexy vampire couple) and 2013's Only Lovers Left Alive (starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as a depressed, but still sexy vampire couple), with a splash of Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool."

Flesh of the Gods is moving forward after a two-year delay and has started filming on the Canary Islands. The production will relocate to Cologne, Germany for the second half of the shoot. The story is set in 1980s Los Angeles, where the city will be transformed into a neon and mirror-filled environment through a psychedelic visual approach. The film centers on Raoul and Alex, a married couple portrayed by Wagner Moura and Kristen Stewart, who descend from a luxury skyscraper condo each evening into an electric nighttime realm. They meet Nameless and her hard-partying crew and are drawn into a glamorous, surreal world of hedonism, thrills, and violence. The vampires may not be explicit, and the film is not expected to feature sparkling vampires.

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