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We have tragic news to share with you. On Saturday (12/11/2021), prolific author Anne Rice passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from a stroke. Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke,” Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt. As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, awash in memories of a life that took us from the fog laced hills of the San Francisco Bay Area to the magical
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AMC has just ordered the series adaptation of Anne Rice’s famous novel “Interview With the Vampire,” part of the novelist’s “Vampire Chronicles” series. It will feature eight episodes in its first season premiering in 2022. Earlier this year it was reported that Belle, ’71, and “The Hunting” actor Sam Reid has been cast as the vampire Lestat, played in the film adaptation by Tom Cruise. That’s not all, AMC has also given the go-ahead for “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” the series adaptation of her “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” trilogy. “Interview With the Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches” will be an expanding universe inspired by Rice’s novels which were acquired by AMC earlier this year.
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We’ve been reporting about the upcoming “Interview With the Vampire” series for a while now. Today, we’ve got a major update, the series has found its Lestat. Variety is reporting that Sam Reid has been cast in the lead role previously played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 classic. Reid has starred in many series including in the current Australian series “The Newsreader,” “Lambs of God,” The Hunting,” “The Astronaut Wives Club,” and in films such as Belle, ’71, and Anonymous. AMC now owns the rights to Anne Rice‘s Interview With the Vampire, along with the entire Vampire Chronicles collection which means they’re in it for the long haul and we may very well see a long-running series as well as potential spin-offs and movies. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. Rice will executive produce
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AMC has officially ordered the new series adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” with an eight-episode first season, Deadline reports. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. Deadline notes, that “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. “The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,” Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad”) said in a statement shared by Deadline. “Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. I strongly believe that with AMC and Rolin Jones we are equipped to meet this challenge and to thrill and entertain both the loyal Anne Rice fan and the viewer who is just now discovering her work.” The “Interview With the Vampire” saga centers on vampires Louis and Lestat, who were played by
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HuluNewsStreaming TV
Hulu is bringing Anne Rice‘s “Vampire Chronicles” to life in new original series. The book series was co-written by Rice’s son Christopher. Bryan Fuller, the showrunner for both “Star Trek: Discovery” and “American Gods” was attached earlier this year to write the script but has since stepped away, THR reports. The book series, which includes “Interview with the Vampire” follows an 18th-century French Nobleman Lestat de Lioncourt who becomes a vampire, travels the world, and even becoming a rock star. The 12th book in the series, “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat” will be out later this year.
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Streaming TV
Anne Rice’s novel, ‘Vampire Chronicles’, seems to be headed for a television adaption. The acclaimed horror novelist posted on Facebook Saturday that the theatrical rights to her novels has returned to her and that a possible adaption was headed our way. A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marcus and the entire tribe. In this new Golden Age of television, such a series is THE way to let the entire story of the vampires unfold,” Rice stated. Rice has teamed up with her son Christopher Rice, also an author, to work on a script. “developing a pilot script and a detailed outline for an open-ended series faithfully presenting Lestat’s story as it is told in the books, complete with many with many situations that readers expect to see.” Both Anne and her son will serve as executive producers. Reportedly, the series will begin with ‘The Vampire Lestat’, the second book of the
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From the Crypt
We reported back in May that a reboot of Interview with the Vampire was in the works under the direction of Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) who will be working with writer-producer Jill Lillington. Boone posted a photo on his Instagram account revealing that two of Anne Rice’s novels, Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, would be combined for the film. “We’re really focusing on The Vampire Lestat, but we are using elements from some of the other books as well.” Boone said recently in an interview with Nightmare Magazine. The big question is who will star in the reboot. Boone hinted that Jared Leto may have the part when he tweeted a picture of the actor with the caption “Lestat – there can be only one. #JaredLeto”. However, Anne Rice has since asked her fans who they would like to see as Lestat, which leaves us a bit confused as to if Leto is still
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When I say the name Jared Leto the first thing you probably think of is his role as the new Joker in Suicide Squad. He’s also been in a lot of really great films, like Fight Club, American Psycho and many others. Well, he may very well have his next role already lined-up, as the new vampire Lestat. Yes, you read that right. There is new mixed adaption of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire and her novel The Vampire Lestate in development. Yesterday, writer/director Josh Boone shared that the screenplay that he co-wrote with Jill Killington was complete. And confirmed that Universal Pictures is developing it for their new shared universe. The film’ is titled The Vampire Chronicles, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The film would join Universal’s upcoming remakes such as The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, The Invisible Man, starring Johnny Depp, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula. Not only did
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AMCBooksMoviesNewsTrue Story
We have tragic news to share with you. On Saturday (12/11/2021), prolific author Anne Rice passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from a stroke. Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke,” Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated. As my mother, her support for me was unconditional — she taught me to embrace my dreams, reject conformity and challenge the dark voices of fear and self-doubt. As a writer, she taught me to defy genre boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage, awash in memories of a life that took us from the fog laced hills of the San Francisco Bay Area to the magical
Continue reading →
AMCNewsStreaming TV
AMC has just ordered the series adaptation of Anne Rice’s famous novel “Interview With the Vampire,” part of the novelist’s “Vampire Chronicles” series. It will feature eight episodes in its first season premiering in 2022. Earlier this year it was reported that Belle, ’71, and “The Hunting” actor Sam Reid has been cast as the vampire Lestat, played in the film adaptation by Tom Cruise. That’s not all, AMC has also given the go-ahead for “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” the series adaptation of her “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” trilogy. “Interview With the Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches” will be an expanding universe inspired by Rice’s novels which were acquired by AMC earlier this year.
Continue reading →
AMCMoviesNewsStreaming TV
We’ve been reporting about the upcoming “Interview With the Vampire” series for a while now. Today, we’ve got a major update, the series has found its Lestat. Variety is reporting that Sam Reid has been cast in the lead role previously played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 classic. Reid has starred in many series including in the current Australian series “The Newsreader,” “Lambs of God,” The Hunting,” “The Astronaut Wives Club,” and in films such as Belle, ’71, and Anonymous. AMC now owns the rights to Anne Rice‘s Interview With the Vampire, along with the entire Vampire Chronicles collection which means they’re in it for the long haul and we may very well see a long-running series as well as potential spin-offs and movies. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. Rice will executive produce
Continue reading →
AMCBooksNewsParanormalStreaming TV
AMC has officially ordered the new series adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” with an eight-episode first season, Deadline reports. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. Deadline notes, that “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. “The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,” Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad”) said in a statement shared by Deadline. “Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. I strongly believe that with AMC and Rolin Jones we are equipped to meet this challenge and to thrill and entertain both the loyal Anne Rice fan and the viewer who is just now discovering her work.” The “Interview With the Vampire” saga centers on vampires Louis and Lestat, who were played by
Continue reading →
HuluNewsStreaming TV
Hulu is bringing Anne Rice‘s “Vampire Chronicles” to life in new original series. The book series was co-written by Rice’s son Christopher. Bryan Fuller, the showrunner for both “Star Trek: Discovery” and “American Gods” was attached earlier this year to write the script but has since stepped away, THR reports. The book series, which includes “Interview with the Vampire” follows an 18th-century French Nobleman Lestat de Lioncourt who becomes a vampire, travels the world, and even becoming a rock star. The 12th book in the series, “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat” will be out later this year.
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Anne Rice’s novel, ‘Vampire Chronicles’, seems to be headed for a television adaption. The acclaimed horror novelist posted on Facebook Saturday that the theatrical rights to her novels has returned to her and that a possible adaption was headed our way. A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marcus and the entire tribe. In this new Golden Age of television, such a series is THE way to let the entire story of the vampires unfold,” Rice stated. Rice has teamed up with her son Christopher Rice, also an author, to work on a script. “developing a pilot script and a detailed outline for an open-ended series faithfully presenting Lestat’s story as it is told in the books, complete with many with many situations that readers expect to see.” Both Anne and her son will serve as executive producers. Reportedly, the series will begin with ‘The Vampire Lestat’, the second book of the
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
We reported back in May that a reboot of Interview with the Vampire was in the works under the direction of Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) who will be working with writer-producer Jill Lillington. Boone posted a photo on his Instagram account revealing that two of Anne Rice’s novels, Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, would be combined for the film. “We’re really focusing on The Vampire Lestat, but we are using elements from some of the other books as well.” Boone said recently in an interview with Nightmare Magazine. The big question is who will star in the reboot. Boone hinted that Jared Leto may have the part when he tweeted a picture of the actor with the caption “Lestat – there can be only one. #JaredLeto”. However, Anne Rice has since asked her fans who they would like to see as Lestat, which leaves us a bit confused as to if Leto is still
Continue reading →
News
When I say the name Jared Leto the first thing you probably think of is his role as the new Joker in Suicide Squad. He’s also been in a lot of really great films, like Fight Club, American Psycho and many others. Well, he may very well have his next role already lined-up, as the new vampire Lestat. Yes, you read that right. There is new mixed adaption of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire and her novel The Vampire Lestate in development. Yesterday, writer/director Josh Boone shared that the screenplay that he co-wrote with Jill Killington was complete. And confirmed that Universal Pictures is developing it for their new shared universe. The film’ is titled The Vampire Chronicles, according to Bloody-Disgusting. The film would join Universal’s upcoming remakes such as The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, The Invisible Man, starring Johnny Depp, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and Dracula. Not only did
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