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October 30, 2008


Paul Giamatti has announced big news on the Bubba Nosferatu front, with Ron Perlman apparently replacing Bruce Campbell as Elvis in the horror flick.

For those unaware of Nosferatu, it's the proposed sequel to Don Coscarreli's cult hit Bubba Ho-Tep, about an aging Elvis teaming up with a black JFK to fight an ancient Egyptian Mummy.

Speaking to Ain't It Cool News, Giamatti revealed that Campell turned down the opportunity to reprise his role, but they had a more than capable replacement in the shape of Hellboy himself, Perlman.

"He's a really, really great actor, and incredibly flexible," Giamatti said of Perlman. "I really can't wait to see the guy do it."

As for his own role in the film, Giamatti will be working behind the scenes through his production company, and also playing the role of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's infamous manager.

Speaking of the project, Giamatti said, "Not only are these wonderful genre movies, but he [Coscarelli] is actually taking a weird, interesting take on the whole Elvis myth.

"It's got a lot of stuff about Col. Parker being responsible for a lot of what happened to Elvis and kind of literally making him a vampire in some ways, you know? A kind of a blood sucker."

It certainly sounds as strange as the original, and while we're sad to see Campbell depart, with Giamatti and Perlman starring and Coscarelli back in the director's chair, Bubba Nosferatu is shaping up nicely.