Scott Charles Stewart has been set to direct Priest, a horror Western that Michael De Luca and Stars Road Entertainment's Josh Donen are producing for Screen Gems.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Priest is an adaptation of a TokyoPop comic book, set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire. The plot follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece. Cory Goodman (The Brood) wrote the screenplay.

The boarding of Stewart blesses Priest with new life; the project almost came together a couple of years ago with Gerard Butler and Steven Strait under the direction of Andrew Douglas but fell apart.

No production date has been set.

Priest was released May 13th, 2011 and stars Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Plummer. The film is directed by Scott Stewart.