Following the 1994 cult classic starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, Anne Rice’s novel gets a second chance on the screen…
Just when you thought the vampire craze was dying out, with Twilight, TrueBlood Y The Vampire Diaries like a distant memory, vampires rise again. That’s what zombies do, right? Everyone’s favorite bloodsuckers are ready to return in interview with the vampirea new AMC series based on a novel with a story, which has already had a long life in popular culture.
Here’s everything we know about interview with the vampire until now. But to start… here is the teaser of the series.
What is it about Interview with the Vampire?
interview with the vampire will be an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Anne Rice, the first in a series of thirteen books called The Vampire Diaries (AMC has acquired the rights to the entire series.) Published in 1976, interview with the vampire It is considered the most important work of vampire literature since Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The Vampire Diaries it is one of the most popular and profitable vampire plays of all time; the series as a whole has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide.
interview with the vampire It begins with a conversation between a reporter and Louis de Pointe du Lac, a century-old vampire determined to tell his life story. In Louisiana around 1791, Louis is approached by Lestat de Lioncourt, who turns him into a vampire and becomes his immortal companion. As the decades pass, Louis grows weary of immortality and human suffering, and increasingly alienates Lestat over his differing views on feeding human blood. Fearing that Louis will abandon him, Lestat turns a human boy into a vampire to give Louis a reason to stay. Louis develops a fierce affection for his vampire daughter Claudia, but the family bond deepens when it becomes clear that Claudia’s body will never mature; she will forever remain an adult woman trapped in the body of a child. Claudia plots to kill Lestat, but he won’t sit still, leading these three vampires on a high-octane chase around the world, where they encounter Old World vampires in Europe. The story ends with the reporter pleading with Louis to turn him into a vampire and grant him eternal life; Disgusted, Louis disappears, while the reporter resolves to track down Lestat, whom he hopes will grant his request.
Have you adapted before? interview with the vampire?
Yes, you may remember the 1994 cult classic, one of the best vampire movies of all time, starring Brad Pitt as Louis, Tom Cruise as Lestat, and a young Kirsten Dunst as Claudia. In March 1994, Esquire went behind the scenes of the original production, recounting a previous Internet firestorm over Cruise’s casting, sparked by outraged fans and gleefully fueled by Rice. Interview with the Vampire it has also been adapted as a comic three times.
In 2016, Rice announced on Facebook that he had reacquired the theatrical rights to his books and would attempt to develop them as a television series. Bryan Fuller (from as dead as me Y Hannibal) signed on as showrunner in January 2018, but dropped out soon after. In July 2018, the project found a home on Hulu, but failed to move forward. In May 2020, AMC announced its acquisition of the rights, with Rice walking away with an estimated $30–40 million.
who is linked to interview with the vampire?
Director Alan Taylor, an alumnus of big-budget dramas like Game of Thrones, Mad Men Y The Sopranoswill direct the first two episodes of the series, while joining as executive producer.
“Alan Taylor is a legendary director and someone with whom we have a real history, dating back to the very first episode of Mad Menan exquisitely crafted hour of television that propelled our company in a new direction to become a force in original programming,” Dan McDermott said, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “We are assembling a true dream team of talent in interview with the vampire, from Rolin Jones to Mark Johnson and now with the addition of Alan, a director with a body of work that could basically break IMDb, not to mention Anne Rice’s extraordinary stories and characters, which have captivated so many millions of fans around the world. the world. We are very happy to be where we are in this series, and there is much more to come.”
Rolin Jones (known for works like Weeds, friday night lights Y Boardwalk Empire) will direct the series, while Mark Johnson (Better Call Saul) will executive produce, along with Rice’s son, who died in December 2021, novelist Christopher Rice. Details about the cast have not yet been released.
who will star interview with the vampire?
The cast of the series is headed by Sam Reid (TheNewsreader), in the role of Lestat, Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) in the role of Louis and Bailey Bass (A Jenkins Family Christmas) playing Claudia, the role in which a very young Kirsten Dunst would shine.
when will it be released interview with the vampire?
The eight-episode season of interview with the vampire It is scheduled for release in the United States in the fall of 2022.
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