December 14, 2024 3:07 pm

Anne Rice Really Did Not Want Tom Cruise Playing Lestat in 'Interview with the Vampire'
Anne Rice Really Did Not Want Tom Cruise Playing Lestat in 'Interview with the Vampire'

Anne Rice Really Did Not Want Tom Cruise Playing Lestat in ‘Interview with the Vampire’

Tom Cruise sank his on-screen vampire teeth into the role of Lestat de Lioncourt back in 1994, but the late Anne Rice had her reservations about the Hollywood heavyweight playing the character. In the end, though, Cruise did a masterful job of embodying Lestat, who originally appeared in Rices 1976 novel, Interview with the Vampire.

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​The queen of gothic horror eventually came around, but at first went to great lengths to stop him appearing in the movie. Read More