Moby has temporarily turned his back on vegetarianism for the forthcoming vampire movie, Suck.

The dance producer and DJ plays a character called Beef Bellows, lead singer of an imaginary band called Secretaries of Steak, in the film.

"I'm making a speciality of playing douche bags… I could spend the rest of my career perfecting the douche bag,” Moby told Rolling Stone.

"I only have 45 words but they are 45 important words. Then I get eaten."

Secretaries of Steak spend their gigs trying to avoid pieces of meat thrown by their fans.

Suck, which will also star Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop, is due in cinemas next autumn.

(by Jason Gregory)