That is exactly why am intrigued. He is an acting curiosity, that is at least worth the price of a DVD rental. Now you are making me want to see tropic thunder again
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:14 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big Screen Isn't LeStat more of a libertine? He enjoys his earthly pleasures of sex and the kill. I have a hard time seeing Brad Pitt (or Robert Downey, but I guess if he can play a brotha he can do anything!) in that role. They need someone that can pull off swarthy. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 7:59 AM, ravenadal <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: I hear you. Ann Rice always said she envisioned a young Rutgar Hauer as Lestat. Today, I would go with Brad Pitt in all his Achilles' glory (in fact, Pitt should have been Lestat in the original movie). ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "C.W. Badie" <astromancer2...@...> wrote: > > Downey as LeStat?? Aw heck, I was wrong about Cruz... > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:04:48 AM > Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The > Big Screen > >  > Normally I would feel the same way, but…. The casting of Downey > Jr……..and my love of vampire stories…… I’m there >  > From:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On > Behalf Of Martin Baxter > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:37 AM > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Cc: ggs...@yahoo. com; 'Cinque'; 'Sincere' > Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big > Screen >  > > > > (throwing hands in air, walking away) > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : [scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big > Screen > Date : Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:07:58 -0700 > From : "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multicultur aladvantage. com> > To : <scifino...@yahoogro ups.com>, <ggs...@yahoo. com>, "'Cinque'" > <cinque3...@verizon. net>, "'Sincere'" <sincere1906@ gmail.com> > > 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 , 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 > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds > ------------------------------------ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
