Nicholas Hoult, who played the

Nicholas Hoult, who played the awkward kid in 2002′s About a Boy, has turned into an undead heartthrob in the unusual romantic thriller Warm Bodies, due Aug. 10.

Hoult’s new role is a zombie named R who falls for Julie, a human (Teresa Palmer from I Am Number Four).

BLOG: Isaac Marion spreads love with ‘Warm Bodies’”You can imagine it’s a very complicated relationship,” says director Jonathan Levine. “We’re breaking new ground here.”

Crucial to the believability of any budding undead human relationship is that Hoult, now 22, has blossomed into a Cheap Jerseys stunning adult, as seen in X Men: First Class and A Single Man. His looks can kill, even Wholesale Jerseys under the most dire makeup.

“By any standards, Nicholas is pretty fantastic,” Levine says. “He’s definitely the Brad Pitt of the zombie world. We wanted to stay true to the zombie tradition and yet make a believable romantic interest.”

The movie is based on Isaac Marion’s novel of the same name, which adheres to many staples of the zombie genre including a post apocalyptic world where humans are under constant attack.

Hoult’s character starts off as a typical cheap NBA Jerseys china undead who enjoys a good brain eating session. But the traditional gross out scenes Cheap NFL Jerseys serve a function as they remind the zombie what it’s like to be a human by reliving brain stored memories.

“They get a small taste of what it’s like to be alive,” Levine says. “So R eats brains and does all kinds of nasty stuff at first, but at his heart, he’s an innocent.”

He’s made more innocent when he chows down on the brain of a dead young man and suddenly falls madly in love with wholesalejerseysusa.us the guy’s girlfriend (Palmer). After saving the girl’s life, R begins to evolve into a more human form with a limited vocabulary (a step up from groaning) and takes part in non zombie activities.

He attempts “to do a lot of things to varying degrees of success,” Levine says. “Driving, for instance. Let’s just say his hand eye coordination is not what it needs to be.”