Claim: Lily Collins had a role in Priest in which she is captured by vampires.

Priest is a 2011 American post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction action horror film starring Paul Bettany as the title character . The film , directed by Scott Stewart , is loosely based on the Korean comic of the same name by Hyung Min-woo . In an alternate world , humanity and vampires have warred for centuries . After the last Vampire War , a veteran Warrior Priest -LRB- Bettany -RRB- lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church 's walled cities . When the Priest 's niece -LRB- Lily Collins -RRB- is kidnapped by vampires , the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down . He is accompanied by the niece 's boyfriend Hicks -LRB- Cam Gigandet -RRB- , who is a wasteland sheriff , and a former Warrior Priestess -LRB- Maggie Q -RRB- .   The film first entered development in 2005 , when Screen Gems bought the spec script by Cory Goodman . In 2006 Andrew Douglas was attached to direct and Gerard Butler was attached to star . They were eventually replaced by Stewart and Bettany in 2009 and filming started in Los Angeles , California , later in the year . The film changed release dates numerous times throughout 2010 and 2011 . It was especially pushed back from 2010 to 2011 to convert the film from 2D to 3D . It was released in the United States and Canada on , 2011 . The film earned over $ 78 million at the box office against a $ 60 million production budget , but it was panned by critics , who , while noting the film 's visual style , criticized the movie 's use of genre clichés .