Another vampire movie hits theaters on October 23 just before Halloween. This one is called Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, starring John C. Reilly, Willem Dafoe, Jane Krakowski, Ken Watanabe, and Salma Hayek.

The movie is based on the first three books in The Saga of Darren Shan, and it looks really good. Part of the appeal for me are a combination of a good storyline, cool special effects, humor, and good acting.

There are a lot of good movies coming out before the end of the year, including a special animated movie that John C. Reilly does voice work in called 9, and hits theaters on 9-9-2009. Good timing. 9 has bit of a dark story to tell, so it’s not likely to draw big crowds since people are preferring upbeat movies at this point in time.

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly were not posing for a family portrait, well, actually they were, sort of. The picture is for their new movie Step Brothers which opens on July 25. These two really have chemistry, in a comedy sense.