Interview With The Vampire's Tom Cruise Casting Explained By Director
Neil Jordan, director of 1994’s Interview With The Vampire adaptation, has explained his controversial decision to cast Tom Cruise as the vampire Lestat. Based on the bestselling 1976 novel by Anne Rice, Interview With The Vampire follows the story of Brad Pitt’s 200-year-old Louis de Pointe du Lac as he recounts his life as a vampire to a modern day reporter (played by Christian Slater). When Cruise was first cast opposite Pitt as his vampiric sire and immortal companion, Rice famously argued against the decision and recommended several other options to producers, including British actor Julian Sands.
Most recently Jordan spoke with /Film off the back of his latest release, the Liam Neeson-led crime thriller Marlowe. During the conversation, the topic turned to his 1994 vampire film, and his decision to put Cruise in the role of Lestat de Lioncourt. Suggesting that the star’s enormous fame could help inform his portrayal of the character,...
Most recently Jordan spoke with /Film off the back of his latest release, the Liam Neeson-led crime thriller Marlowe. During the conversation, the topic turned to his 1994 vampire film, and his decision to put Cruise in the role of Lestat de Lioncourt. Suggesting that the star’s enormous fame could help inform his portrayal of the character,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Terry Phillips
- ScreenRant
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