The 80 essential vampire movies to watch right now. The film focuses on lestat cruise and louis pitt, beginning with louis s transformation into a vampire by lestat in 1791. Room night san francisco a small bare room, illuminated only by the streetlight coming. The sex appeal of the vampires has especially been played up in movies since the 80s. Interview with the vampire is getting a reboot, and. The first installment in the novels, interview with the vampire, was made into a film in 1994 that stars tom cruise and brad pitt. Hes an oscarwinning actor but fans of interview with the vampire say he is a bad choice to step into tom. In interviews last year, dauberman said he wanted to make vampire movies scary again, and that he loved the salems lot book, and was excited to help give it the big screen treatment it deserved. A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A major character in most vampire films is the vampire hunter, of which stokers abraham van helsing is a. The actor is set to follow in the footsteps of tom cruise and stuart townsend.
Tom cruise, brad pitt, christian slater stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau. When tom cruise was cast as lestat in 1994 film interview with the vampire, anne rice author of the novel it was based on wasnt impressed. Josh boone revealed to be at work on an interview with the vampire remake. Interview with the vampire is being given the movie reboot treatment with jared leto as a potential star, and fans are pretty angry to say the least.
This is a reenactment of the famous interview scene from interview with the vampire. I miss interview era cruise, and id love to see him back as the tortured vampire lestat. Interview with the vampire is getting a remake and fans are. Interview with the vampire remake script is finished. Vampyres 2015 caroline munro lesbian vampire remake. Running a distant second are adaptations of the 1872 novel. Interview with the vampire screenplay by anne rice produced by stephen woolley david geffen directed by neil jordan cast list. May 05, 2016 boone, along with horror writerdirector jill killington, has finished penning the remake script, based on first and second novels, interview with the vampire 1976 and the vampire lestat 1985.
While we have no directo confirmation that is the case, the movies. The movie is more about the history and reality of vampirism than about specific events, although some action does center around the fates of lestat. Josh boone revealed to be at work on interview with the vampire remake. It is a remake of the 2008 swedish film let the right one in. Rather than remake of interview with the vampire, the new film is expected to draw from the second and third books in rices series the vampire lestat and the queen of the. So nothing about that movie screams 1990s, and there is nothing a recent release could do to make the period piece. One of director neil jordans major hollywood productions, the film stays close. So here is my dream cast for a remake of interview with the vampire. Vampire films have been a staple since the era of silent films, so much so that the depiction of vampires in popular culture is strongly based upon their depiction in films throughout the years. News jared leto to play in interview with the vampire remake. Interview with the vampire remake script is finished may 4, 2016. May 06, 2016 the new interview with the vampire will be coming out of universal pictures and imagine entertainment, which jointly obtained the rights to anne rices entire book series in 2014.
Interview with the vampire 1994 full movie tom cruise movies duration. Faithful to the sexy, twisted 1974 cult classic by joseph larraz, vampyres is an englishlanguage remake pulsating with raw eroticism, wicked sadomasochism and bloody, creative gore. Oscarwinning actor jared leto is being tipped to take on the role in the upcoming remake of interview with the vampire. From nosferatu to what we do in the shadows, bloodsuckers have had more than a century on the silver screen in our list of the best vampire movies, ranked. A remake would almost definitely be made with the intention of adapting the entire related series of books if possible. With kodi smitmcphee, chloe grace moretz, richard jenkins, cara buono. May 29, 2019 directed by neil jordan, interview with the vampire is undoubtedly one of the best vampire movies ever made, period. Marti noxon talks the fright night remake marti noxon talked with bad about her remake of fright night, women in. Interview with the vampire is getting a remake with jared leto as. Interview with the vampire remake as someone that had read the novels before the movie was made, i liked cruise and pitt in iwtv. Its the late 90s, youre chilling and watching interview with the vampire for the 10th time, crushing over brad pit and tom cruise, ah life is good. This type of vampire is also featured in the film 30 days of night. Movie talk interview with the vampire remake interview with the vampire 4 may 2016 interview with the vampire. The new interview with the vampire will be coming out of universal pictures and imagine entertainment, which jointly obtained the rights to anne rices entire book series in 2014.
The most popular cinematic adaptation of vampire fiction has been from bram stokers 1897 novel dracula, with over 170 versions to date. A new tv series based on cult movie interview with the vampire will reportedly begin filming later this year based upon anne rices vampire chronicles novels, the 1994 movie starred brad pitt. May 09, 2016 when tom cruise was cast as lestat in 1994 film interview with the vampire, anne rice author of the novel it was based on wasnt impressed. Hes an oscarwinning actor but fans of interview with the vampire say he is a bad choice to step into tom cruises shoes as lestat for the films remake. It got a couple oscar nominations, was a decent adaptation of anne rices original novel, and more importantly was a pretty rad vampire movie.
Nov 27, 2016 well, a few months ago we got the official word that indeed the massive studio had not only obtained the rights, but had some plans to remake the absolute perfect interview with the vampire film that was released in theaters back in the righteous year of 1994. Although another film followed with an entirely different cast and direction, interview with the vampire is the only movie that fans hold dear to their. Jared leto to play bisexual bloodsucker in interview with the. Interview with the vampire is getting a reboot, and people. Its fair to say cruise went on to prove rice wrong. The main vampire in the subspecies films, radu, also exhibits similar aesthetic influences, such as long fingers and nails and generally grotesque facial features. It was then reported that a movie franchise was being developed, with plans not to remake the first novel, interview with. Interview with the vampire remake, leto sought as lestat. Interest in producing an englishlanguage version of let the right one in began in 2007 shortly before it was released to. Fault in our stars director eyed for anne rices lestat aug 18, 2014 josh boone is being. I just purchased the bluray, and although the quality is not very much improved over the dvd release, it has sturdier casing.
The film focuses on lestat cruise and louis pitt, beginning with louiss transformation into a vampire by lestat in 1791. Murnaus landmark silent horror film nosferatu launched the vampire movie genre when it was released in 1922. Interview with the vampire still getting its remake. Interview with the vampire is getting a reboot, and people want cody fern to play lestat. The first novels 1994 movie adaptation, starring tom cruise and brad pitt, was highly successful. The halloween classic based on anne rices 1976 novel of the same name bagged itself major. By nicole carpenter new mutants director josh boone is developing a new film adaptation of anne rices interview. Aug 18, 2014 rather than remake of interview with the vampire, the new film is expected to draw from the second and third books in rices series the vampire lestat and the queen of the. The witch director robert eggers teases nosferatu remake. As the sexy suburban neighbor fright night, the upperstrata socialites the hunger, and a smoulderers row of hot guys interview with the vampire and leather jacket rebels the lost boys. Director josh boone is moving forward on his interview with the vampire remake for for universal pictures.
Does interview with the vampire have a sequel answers. Werewolves, mummies, and cobbledtogether lab freaks have been around since the earliest decades of film, but no monster was perhaps more cameraready than the vampire. Josh boone is at work on a remake of interview with the vampire, with a script already underway. Jan 19, 2020 little is known about the story for james wans salems lot remake, and its also unclear if gary dauberman has finished the script for the film yet. Interview with the vampire remake script is finished movieweb.
Interview with the vampire is a 1994 american gothic horror film directed by neil jordan, based on anne rices 1976 novel of the same name, and starring tom cruise and brad pitt. After about twenty years, the interview with the vampire is still my favorite vampire movie of all times. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter michelle, who served as an inspiration for. Interview with the vampire remake of the interview.
Way back in the summer of 2014, universal pictures acquired the rights to author anne rices entire the vampire chronicles novel series. A film adaptation was released in 1994, starring brad pitt and tom cruise, and the novel has been adapted as a comic three times. The lestat movie is definitely happening, but who will direct. Jared leto wanted as lestat in interview with the vampire remake. They announced plans to make a series of films, including a remake to 1994s interview with the vampire, based on the books. Anne rice fans had reason to rejoice in 2014, when universal snapped up the rights to all of the authors vampire chronicle novels. Interview with the vampire is getting a remake with jared. Robert eggers, the writerdirector behind the indie horror hit the witch, confirmed with indiewire that his next film will be the remake of nosferatu for former warner bros. Is jared leto lestat in the upcoming interview with the vampire remake. Back in august of 2014, universal pictures and imagine entertainment acquired the. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of tenyearold claudia kirsten. A stronger plot engine might have drawn us more quickly to the end, but on a scene by scene basis, interview with the vampire is.
It was then reported that a movie franchise was being developed, with plans not to remake the first novel, interview. I can sort of understand doing a remake of a movie after a decade has passed so long as the audiences ability to identify with the characters and enjoy the story is strongly attached to the time in which the film was produced. Interview with the vampire reboot director says jared leto. Nov 24, 2016 faithful to the sexy, twisted 1974 cult classic by joseph larraz, vampyres is an englishlanguage remake pulsating with raw eroticism, wicked sadomasochism and bloody, creative gore. We got a pretty close match for the cast as well as the. Interview with the vampire tv show to begin filming. The queen of the damned couldve and shouldve been a sequel but it cant be because the.
New mutants director developing remake no word for when its expected to hit theaters. The 1994 american gothic horror classic starring brad pitt and tom cruise is being remade into a tv series. May 04, 2016 josh boone revealed to be at work on an interview with the vampire remake. Interview with the vampire reboot is coming anne rice fans had reason to rejoice in 2014, when universal snapped up the rights to all of the authors vampire chronicle novels. Its been announced a modern take on the 1994 movie is in the works, with director josh boone adapting the famous novels by anne rice. Interview with the vampire reboot is coming house of. Brad pitt and tom cruise are both old now pitt resembles robert redford more and more with each new movie he makes and it would be good for some young blood to be cast as the vampires. A stronger plot engine might have drawn us more quickly to the end, but on a scene by scene basis, interview with the vampire is a skillful exercise in macabre imagination. New mutants director is working on interview with the. The vampire chronicles interview with the vampire queen of the damned. Jared leto to play bisexual bloodsucker in interview with. Tom cruise back as lestat for interview with a vampire sequel.
Interview with the vampire tv show to begin filming later. Josh boone at work on interview with the vampire remake. Interview with the vampire is getting a remake and fans. The director, known for the fault in our stars and the upcoming new mutants, is connected to a remake of anne rices seminal vampire classic, interview with the vampire. Boone, along with horror writerdirector jill killington, has finished penning the remake script, based on first and second novels, interview with the vampire 1976 and the vampire lestat 1985. That being said, interview with a vampire is a period piece and only spends minor moments in the present, and almost entirely within a single room, and when it steps outside that room theyre riding around in a classic car. Interview with the vampire reboot might star jared. Back in august of 2014, universal pictures and imagine entertainment acquired the rights to anne rice s the vampire. With brad pitt, tom cruise, antonio banderas, kirsten dunst. Back in august of 2014, universal pictures and imagine entertainment acquired the rights to anne rices the vampire.
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in. Meanwhile interview was a critical and box office smash, and in my opinion an instant vampire genre classic. Jared leto to play in interview with the vampire remake. Two years ago universal pictures and image entertainment secured the rights to anne. Little is known about the story for james wans salems lot remake, and its also unclear if gary dauberman has finished the script for the film yet. Interview with the vampire reboot director says jared leto is. Interview with the vampire is a 1994 american gothic horror film directed by neil jordan, based. This is said to be a remake that combines elements from the interview with the vampire and the vampire lestat second novel in the vampire chronicles series by author anne rice. May 12, 2016 the actor is set to follow in the footsteps of tom cruise and stuart townsend. Oscarwinning actor jared leto is being tipped to take on the role in. Book wise it is followed by the vampire lestat and the queen of the damned. Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice.
Although miss rice had her doubts about the film, mainly on the casting of her. Universal had also announced a reboot to the classic universal monster movies, and both projects seemed like an attempt to create their. Marti noxon talks the fright night remake marti noxon talked with bad about her remake of fright night, women in horror, trying to be cool in high school and her dream. Oct 10, 2011 brad pitt and tom cruise are both old now pitt resembles robert redford more and more with each new movie he makes and it would be good for some young blood to be cast as the vampires. Well, a few months ago we got the official word that indeed the massive studio had not only obtained the rights, but had some plans to remake the absolute perfect interview with the vampire film that was released in theaters back in the righteous year of 1994. Directed by neil jordan, interview with the vampire is undoubtedly one of the best vampire movies ever made, period. Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice, published in 1976. I watch it every few years, and still enjoy every moment of it.
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