‘EastEnders’ legend John Altman agreed to star in new horror movie ‘The Last Grail Hunter’ because it is such an “original idea”.
John Altman as The Last Grail Hunter
The 73-year-old actor – famous for playing Walford villain ‘Nasty’ Nick Cotton in the BBC One soap on-and-off for 30 years – is the lead character in the movie, which was written and directed by ufologist and filmmaker Mark Christopher Lee.
Altman stars as Johnny Calvi, a failed grail hunter battling with alcoholism who makes one last attempt to find the Holy Grail – the cup that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper.
The film is set in the future where society has been rebuilt and controlled by a secret organisation called the Priory of Sion and The Last Grail Hunter is a popular game and Johnny Calvi is its hero. Could it be that Calvi is in fact being controlled by someone else and his quest is nothing more than a mission in a video game?
John admits that once he was told about the unique plot for ‘The Last Grail Hunter’ he knew he wanted to make it because it was such an original premise. He also agreed to the project because he is a horror aficionado having had roles in fellow genre films ‘Demons At Dawn’ and ‘Repentance’ in recent years and 1981 classic ‘An American Werewolf In London’.
Discussing the project, he said: “I’ve been friends with Mark for a long time and I liked the idea of it.
“I like imaginative and original ideas for a film, this is.
“I love horror films. I like to be made to jump out of my skin, which a good horror should be able to do. I like it when the film controls you so that you’re totally relaxed and not expecting anything and that’s when you jump. I like that, the power of film.”
In ‘The Last Grail Hunter’, Altman’s alter ego Johnny visits various…
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