More news from the manga front: The creators of the Priest adaptation have signed on Karl Urban to play Black Hat, the psychotic leader of the vampires in this epic war tale of human vs bloodsucker. He is joining an already stellar cast of Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, and Maggie Q. Some fans are questioning whether Urban is a good fit for the role. Karl Urban portraying a deranged psychopath? Well, he did play Bones in the new Star Trek. It’s kind of like the same thing. [THR]

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