Hollywoodreporter.com reports today that Ethan Hawke (Lord of War) has officially signed on to topline “Daybreakers” by the Australian writer/directors of “Undead” Peter and Michael Spierig. In the year 2017 a plague turns almost every person in the world into a vampire. As the human populous nears extinction, a researcher (played by Ethan Hawke) tries to save the human race.

The film begins shooting in July in Australia with Weta workshop (Lord of the Rings) doing the creature effects.