CinemaCon honors Bekmambetov

CinemaCon has attracted on Timur Bekmambetov since the people receiving its Worldwide Filmmaker of year award. Mitch Neuhauser, controlling director of CinemaCon, made the announcement Friday. The kudo is going to be provided on April 23, the opening day's some-day event at Caesars Structure in Las vegas. Bekmambetov is presently pointing and creating the live action adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's "Abraham Lincoln subsequently subsequently: Vampire Hunter," slated for just about any June 22 release from Fox. Born inside the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Bekmambetov began his career among the organization company directors of Bank Imperial's "World History" ads before founding the Bazelevs Group in 1994. He gained his feature film debut with "Peshavar Vals" and directed "Evening Watch" and "Day Watch" just before making with Hollywood directorial debut with "Wanted." Bekmambetov is another producer on "The Pitch-dark Hour," that is released 12 ,. 25. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com