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It’s really starting to look like the rampaging Hollywood parade of “hip” vampire films is never going to end, and now the queen of the “hip” film comedy, Amy Heckerling is throwing her trendy, stylish hat in the ring with Vamps. The movie’s plot reads like Sex and the City with fangs and (more) bloodsucking, and it seems now that actress Sigourney Weaver will be stepping in to lend her credibility and bankability to the Alicia Silverstone-starring comedy.

Weaver definitely has the acting chops necessary to bring something emotional and wise to the proceedings. She will reportedly be portraying Ciccerus, the mother of two hobnobbing vampire socialites, one of whom will be played by Silverstone. The story goes that the two young vamps will fall in love and be faced with the familiar choice between their human lovers and their vampire immortality. Sound like all the other undead melodramas? Don’t worry, it’s a comedy, and supernatural laughs are something Weaver knows well from her classic performances in both Ghostbusters films (and next year’s third installment as well.)

Weaver is something of a catch in Hollywood right now, coming hot off the multi-billion dollar heels of Avatar, but let’s not forget that Vamps is designed as a comeback vehicle for Silverstone, who hasn’t had a really lucrative or worthwhile role in over a decade. Then again, this is Heckerling, who originally shot Silverstone to fame in 1995′s Clueless, so if anyone can make her a star again, I guess it would be her.

What do you think of a rich vampire comedy? Can Silverstone ever be a star again? Will Weaver’s involvement be enough to carry the film? Sink your teeth into our comments section and give us your answers.