Vampires: Los Muertos (2001)

He's a contientious actor. He really really wants to penetrate past his part into the essense of the movie. He's thinking all the time about the story and how his part in it illuminates the story and gets the story told effectively.
--Tommy Lee Wallace, Director, Bravo Profile 2001

What's so cool is to find somebody who's had success for twenty years and for them to have not lost touch with reality, man. Jon really gets it. Jon is a family man. His family came down. His mother and father came down. Jon exudes family and loyalty.
--Darius McCrary, co-star, Bravo Profile 2001

Unlike many other horror fans, I wasn’t mourning when I heard about ex-girl look-alike and glam rocker Jon Bon Jovi’s casting for this sequel to JC’s Vampires. I actually really dug his shtick in “The Leading Man” and had no fear that the Jersey Cowboy and his “Superman” tattoo would stink up the joint with their presence.

My biggest complaint, apart from not getting enough GOOD action though, was that Jon Bon Jovi himself was underused when it came to ass kicking that fanged derriere. What good is having that whole brooding bad attitude thang if you’re not going to project it physically on some lowly vampires in extremely violent ways? I wanted him to pull a Jimmy Woods and slaughter all kinds of vamps in his “Shot through the Heart” type of way. It didn’t happen enough for me to be satisfied. Use that sword Jovi! Use it for the love of “Slippery when Wet”! He listened once.

The only character I warmed up to apart from Mr. Bliss was Father Rodrigo...

Jon Bon Jovi (Derek) broods with the best of them and underplays the part in a kool way. FUN TIMES! Note: I didn’t buy when he called the priest “padre” though, you’re not Jimmy Woods dude...let it go.

The ladies will be happy to know that the Jovi man takes off his shirt.

--John Fallon, 2002. Full Review Here discussing Plot, Acting, Gore, T & A, Directing, Soundtrack, and Low-Down on the film

News from John Carpenter Panel: He said that his involvement in “Vampires: Los Muertos” (the sequel to Carpenter’s 1998 film “Vampires”) is basically just him “collecting a check” (you gotta admire the guy’s honesty). The film stars Jon Bon Jovi as the vampire hunter and Carpenter seemed quite surprised to admit that Jon was actually very good in the early stuff that he’d seen of the movie.
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Friday November 3 3:34 AM ET

Bon Jovi will vamp for Carpenter picture

By Dana Harris

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Rocker Jon Bon Jovi, currently in theaters with ``Pay It Forward,'' has been cast as the lead in ``John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos.''

Production will begin early next year on locations in Mexico. The project is being developed by Screen Gems, the mid-budget arm of Sony Pictures.

``Jon has terrific screen presence and sex appeal and the acting chops to match,'' Screen Gems executive VP Clint Culpepper said.

Bon Jovi's recent credits include ``U-571'' and ``No Looking Back.'' His eponymous band will be performing at next year's Super Bowl.

Carpenter's credits include the 1998 ``Vampires,'' starring James Woods. Screen Gems recently completed principal photography on the sci-fi action film ``John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars,'' which stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube and Jason Statham. It will be released next summer.