Directed by:
Paul WeitzCinematography:
J. Michael MuroComposer:
Stephen TraskCast:
Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Ken Watanabe, Willem Dafoe, Morgan Saylor, Ray Stevenson, Daniel Newman (more)Plots(1)
Chris Massoglia stars as Darren, a 14-year-old boy who unintentionally disrupts a 200-year ceasefire between two rival vampire gangs. Darren is then drawn into a world of sideshow freaks and creatures of the night, disappearing from his ordinary life into a place of nightmares where he must face his fate - a fate which leads him to a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) who turns him into a half-human, half-vampire. He joins the bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and larger-than-life barker (Ken Watanabe) in the touring sideshow 'Cirque du Freak' while he moulds his newfound powers. However, it is not long before the vampires and their deadlier adversaries begin to use him as a pawn as their impending war lurks ever closer. Darren must fight to keep what is left of his humanity before it is taken away forever. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Salma Hayek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873097_58b49f.jpg)
Salma Hayek
Mexico
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Traffic (2000)
![John C. Reilly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/198/164198509_2612cf.jpg)
John C. Reilly
USA
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Magnolia (1999)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
![Josh Hutcherson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579693_8b61c2.jpg)
Josh Hutcherson
USA
Best movies:
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
![Chris Massoglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/320/320665_5abf2d.jpg)
Chris Massoglia
USA
Best movies:
A Plumm Summer (2007)
The Matchbreaker (2016)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Jessica Carlson
Best movies:
![Ken Watanabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272799_7da38d.jpg)
Ken Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Willem Dafoe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748110_fd1416.jpg)
Willem Dafoe
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Finding Nemo (2003)
![Morgan Saylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886084_cc9271.jpg)
Morgan Saylor
USA
Best movies:
McFarland, USA (2015)
Being Charlie (2015)
White Girl (2016)
![Ray Stevenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276659_9d1ff2.jpg)
Ray Stevenson
UK
Best movies:
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Daniel Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/667/163667076_179581.jpg)
Daniel Newman
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Fluke (1995)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
![Orlando Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268942_81c600.jpg)
Orlando Jones
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
The Replacements (2000)
Runaway Jury (2003)
![Frankie Faison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272477_0a404a.jpg)
Frankie Faison
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
![Patrick Fugit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/992/160992263_dc72f8.jpg)
Patrick Fugit
USA
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
Almost Famous (2000)
Babylon (2022)
![Jane Krakowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/391/164391544_f09b6a.jpg)
Jane Krakowski
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV movie)
Vacation (1983)
![Michael Cerveris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/978/166978318_59d05d.jpg)
Michael Cerveris
USA
Best movies:
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Man of Steel (2013)
![Kristen Schaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330847_3631db.jpg)
Kristen Schaal
USA
Best movies:
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Ted Manson
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Brandon Molale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414926_a73de8.jpg)
Brandon Molale
USA
Best movies:
Collateral (2004)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
The Longest Yard (2005)
![Don McManus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809410_43c284.jpg)
Don McManus
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Magnolia (1999)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
![Ritchie Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/369/159369291_7dba88.jpg)
Ritchie Montgomery
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Quarry (2016) (series)