If they trim down some parts of The Vampire Lestat it could make a pretty decent film. Lestat's origin story and his abandonment soon after his rebirth is a solid story.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> wrote: > > We've been scrambling all week to confirm the following report, especially > since it came from a very reliable source and is insanely logical > considering the popularity of vampires these days. I guess something good > has come from the success of Twilight as Bloody Disgusting has learned > exclusively that Universal Pictures is looking to restart Anne Rice's The > Vampire Chronicles <http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/4280> , which > tells the tale of the vampire Lestat Du Lioncort (through his narration), a > nobleman-turned-vampire in the late 18th century. No word yet on how they > plan on unrolling this franchise, but we did find out who they are talking > with to replace Tom Cruise and Stuart Townsend. Read on for the skinny. > > We have confirmed this afternoon that ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is in close talks to > play the vampire Lestat in Universal Pictures' The Vampire Chronicles, a > newly rebooted franchise based on Anne Rice's popular novels. > > Lestat appears as a major character in both motion picture adaptations of > The Vampire Chronicles novels. In Neil Jordan's 1994 film adaptation of > Interview with the Vampire, he is portrayed by Tom Cruise. In the 2002 film > adaptation of Queen of the Damned, he is played by Stuart Townsend. > > The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves > around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made > into a vampire in the 18th century. > > From Wiki: The Vampire Chronicles > > Interview with the Vampire (1976) > The Vampire Lestat (1985) > The Queen of the Damned (1988) > The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) > Memnoch the Devil (1995) > The Vampire Armand (1998) > Merrick (2000) > Blood and Gold (2001) > Blackwood Farm (2002) > Blood Canticle (2003) > > http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17082 >
