Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

"Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant", based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.

16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That’s the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what’s left of his humanity.

Adventure Drama Fantasy

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  John C. Reilly

  The Dictator, Sing

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  Salma Hayek

  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, House of Gucci

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  Ken Watanabe

  Kokuho, Inception

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  Chris Massoglia

  Reagan, The Hole 3D

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  Josh Hutcherson

  The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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  Patrick Fugit

  Gone Girl, We Bought a Zoo

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  Ray Stevenson

  Thor: The Dark World, The Other Guys

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  Michael Cerveris

  Stake Land, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

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  Jane Krakowski

  Ice Age, Pixels

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  Orlando Jones

  Trouble Man, Seconds Apart

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  Kristen Schaal

  Toy Story 4, A Walk in the Woods

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  Willem Dafoe

  Togo, Poor Things

Who is making Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant – Crew List

A look at Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul Weitz last helmed Moving On and Fatherhood. The film's writer Paul Weitz last penned Moving On and Fatherhood.

Director

Paul Weitz

Screenwriters

Paul Weitz
Brian Helgeland

Producers

Lauren Shuler Donner
Ewan Leslie
Paul Weitz

Production – What we know about the Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

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Key Facts

• Based on the bestselling children's series by Darren Shan.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2009

Completed

Changed Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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