Movie versus Book

[Nicolas de Lenfent]

"The Interview with the Vampire" and "Queen of the damed", so far the only two movies about the Vampire chronicles.

Pitty, I think as a lot of other books would give a perfect background to be screened. But on the other hand they are quite delicate and all the characters are well defined and also "personal".

Which book should be the next to be filmed? I for example think, that "The Vampire Armand", "Blood and Gold" and also "The Vampire Lestat" would be good candidates. But I am not sure, what actors I would cast, would it be me to make the movie.

I think, Tom Cruise was a brilliant Lestat in "Interview", Brad Pitts portrayal was nice, but would there be a better Louis? Antonio Banderas fitted well as Armand in the movie version, but would definitly be too old and therefore miscast for any other screening of the books. So who could play the ever young Armand? Who has the appearance to be Marius de Romanus?

I thought we could decide upon a "Dans la nuit - dreamcast".
Please post whom you would cast.

I'll make a start

Marius - Liam Neeson/ Alan Rickman
Armand - Johnathan Rhys-Meyers
Lestat- Tom Cruise (only if he is as good as in Interview)
Louis - Jake Gyllenhal (spelling?)
Maharet - Nicole Kidman/ Gwyneth Paltrow
Pandora - ?
Nicolas - ?

[Lestat de Lioncourt]

Abou the last 2 films:
Interview with the Vampire:
Funny. If you don't know the truth, you'd suspect that the film was before the books and the books are just some kind of fanfiction. I like the film much more than the book(s).
QOTD:
A good example how this book shouldn't be filmed.

Next film:
They should start over again with QOTD, but with good actors and some kind of a good script etc. .

My favourites:
Uhm. I don't know. Just:

Armand-Ryan Philippe (was very good at "Gosford Park"