New Exorcist Director Mike Flanagan Is 'Terrified' To Be Taking On The Horror Classic [Atx Festival]
Earlier this month, horror mastermind Mike Flanagan was announced as the new heir apparent to the "Exorcist" franchise, assuming the reins from David Gordon Green in what's being described as a "radical new take" on the truly scary source material. Little is known about the "Haunting of Hill House" and "Midnight Mass" creator's plans for the long-running property, but at the annual Atx festival in Austin today, Flanagan spoke frankly about the pressure of crafting a new story in the shadow of one of the most frightening tales ever told.
"For 'The Exorcist' specifically, I'm f**king terrified," Flanagan admitted at a panel attended by /Film's Ryan Scott. A spotlight on adaptations titled "From Book To Script To Screen," the event also featured a number of other panelists, including the executive producers behind AMC's "Interview with the Vampire," ABC's "Will Trent," Netflix's "Black Mirror," and the Apple TV+ series "Silo.
"For 'The Exorcist' specifically, I'm f**king terrified," Flanagan admitted at a panel attended by /Film's Ryan Scott. A spotlight on adaptations titled "From Book To Script To Screen," the event also featured a number of other panelists, including the executive producers behind AMC's "Interview with the Vampire," ABC's "Will Trent," Netflix's "Black Mirror," and the Apple TV+ series "Silo.
- 5/31/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Jacob Anderson, who played an important role in Game of Thrones as Grey Worm, recently opened up about the show’s divisive finale. Even half a decade later, the conclusion of this epic saga continues to spark intense discussions, cementing its place in the annals of TV history.
Many fans were discontent with the conclusion of Game of Thrones, particularly the fate of major characters like Daenerys Targaryen and the destruction of King’s Landing. In a recent interview, Jacob Anderson, who portrayed Daenerys’ loyal commander of the Unsullied army, shared his perspective on this controversial ending.
Read More: Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) “never really felt” being on Game of Thrones was a “big deal”
Jacob Anderson talks about the ending of Game of Thrones
Credits: Helen Sloan/HBO
Jacob Anderson currently stars as Louis in AMC’s show “Interview With The Vampire.” In a recent interview with Men’s Health,...
Many fans were discontent with the conclusion of Game of Thrones, particularly the fate of major characters like Daenerys Targaryen and the destruction of King’s Landing. In a recent interview, Jacob Anderson, who portrayed Daenerys’ loyal commander of the Unsullied army, shared his perspective on this controversial ending.
Read More: Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) “never really felt” being on Game of Thrones was a “big deal”
Jacob Anderson talks about the ending of Game of Thrones
Credits: Helen Sloan/HBO
Jacob Anderson currently stars as Louis in AMC’s show “Interview With The Vampire.” In a recent interview with Men’s Health,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Ved Prabhudesai
- Wiki of Thrones
Mark Johnson has produced some of the most distinctive movies and TV shows of the past 40 years. Think “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Rain Man,” “The Notebook,” “The Holdovers,” “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”
Yet Johnson was a surprise choice by AMC Networks to lead its massive investment in building out the Anne Rice literary universe in multiple TV series. AMC bought the TV rights to Rice’s literary vault of Southern Gothic vampire tales in 2020.
Four years later, AMC has two successful Rice-based series on the air — “Interview With the Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches” — and a third hot prospect in development: “Talamasca,” which explores a mysterious society within the Rice universe. Johnson had little experience with the fantasy and horror genres. But he was the perfect person to steer the Rice initiative, in part because he’s not steeped in the conventions and tropes of fantasy fiction, according to Dan McDermott,...
Yet Johnson was a surprise choice by AMC Networks to lead its massive investment in building out the Anne Rice literary universe in multiple TV series. AMC bought the TV rights to Rice’s literary vault of Southern Gothic vampire tales in 2020.
Four years later, AMC has two successful Rice-based series on the air — “Interview With the Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches” — and a third hot prospect in development: “Talamasca,” which explores a mysterious society within the Rice universe. Johnson had little experience with the fantasy and horror genres. But he was the perfect person to steer the Rice initiative, in part because he’s not steeped in the conventions and tropes of fantasy fiction, according to Dan McDermott,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The new price and base plan will launch in June for new and returning customers, but existing subscribers will stay at their $25 per month tier unless they opt into the new plan.
There is no avoiding streaming price increases, even if you are one of the cheapest live TV streaming services on the market. The skinny bundle streamer Philo announced on Wednesday that it would be raising the price of its core subscription service by 12% beginning on June 12. The platform’s base plan will rise in price from $25 monthly to $28. However, as it has with previous price increases, the service is also making a substantive change to its offerings as well. In addition to the same entertainment-focused channel lineup that consumers have come to know, they will now also receive a complimentary, ad-supported subscription to the AMC+ streaming service, which normally costs $4.99 per month. However, existing customers can avoid the price increase.
There is no avoiding streaming price increases, even if you are one of the cheapest live TV streaming services on the market. The skinny bundle streamer Philo announced on Wednesday that it would be raising the price of its core subscription service by 12% beginning on June 12. The platform’s base plan will rise in price from $25 monthly to $28. However, as it has with previous price increases, the service is also making a substantive change to its offerings as well. In addition to the same entertainment-focused channel lineup that consumers have come to know, they will now also receive a complimentary, ad-supported subscription to the AMC+ streaming service, which normally costs $4.99 per month. However, existing customers can avoid the price increase.
- 5/29/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
This article contains spoilers for Interview with the Vampire episode 3 and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels.
Interview with the Vampire episode 3 “No Pain” codifies the Parisian theatrical troupe with signs of sanguinarian cult devotion, and promises of dire consequences. The closing sequence features the ceremony inducting Claudia (Delainey Hayles) into the repertory players of Théâtre des Vampires. It is a giddy moment, for cast members only, and a celebration of the remorselessly debauched comedy made of the lesser creatures in the audience on a nightly basis.
However, there is a serious side to the randomly violent performance arts which is more about occult knowledge than studying acting methods for realistic portrayals. The induction ritual peaks as lead actor Santiago (Ben Daniels) fixes Claudia with the highest drama of theatrical delivery to impart The Great Laws of the Vampire.
“Law One,” Santiago recites. “Each coven must have its leader, and...
Interview with the Vampire episode 3 “No Pain” codifies the Parisian theatrical troupe with signs of sanguinarian cult devotion, and promises of dire consequences. The closing sequence features the ceremony inducting Claudia (Delainey Hayles) into the repertory players of Théâtre des Vampires. It is a giddy moment, for cast members only, and a celebration of the remorselessly debauched comedy made of the lesser creatures in the audience on a nightly basis.
However, there is a serious side to the randomly violent performance arts which is more about occult knowledge than studying acting methods for realistic portrayals. The induction ritual peaks as lead actor Santiago (Ben Daniels) fixes Claudia with the highest drama of theatrical delivery to impart The Great Laws of the Vampire.
“Law One,” Santiago recites. “Each coven must have its leader, and...
- 5/27/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for Interview with the Vampire episode 3 and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels.
AMC’s Interview with the Vampire episode 3 “No Pain” introduces a character from a future book in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. In the opening scene, Daniel Molloy’s (Eric Bogosian) ongoing study of the undead is intercepted by “a live one.” The stranger implies knowledge of dubious doings behind the scenes in the insular vampire world. The long-form journalist wonders who this interloper is, and even scribbles “MI6?” on his notepad. He’s not that far off. Raglan James (Justin Kirk) certainly does belong to a secret organization, but he could also be anyone.
Anne Rice lets the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) tell the story of Raglan James, the title character of The Tale of the Body Thief, the fourth book in The Vampire Chronicles. It begins in Miami, a “city of water,...
AMC’s Interview with the Vampire episode 3 “No Pain” introduces a character from a future book in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. In the opening scene, Daniel Molloy’s (Eric Bogosian) ongoing study of the undead is intercepted by “a live one.” The stranger implies knowledge of dubious doings behind the scenes in the insular vampire world. The long-form journalist wonders who this interloper is, and even scribbles “MI6?” on his notepad. He’s not that far off. Raglan James (Justin Kirk) certainly does belong to a secret organization, but he could also be anyone.
Anne Rice lets the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) tell the story of Raglan James, the title character of The Tale of the Body Thief, the fourth book in The Vampire Chronicles. It begins in Miami, a “city of water,...
- 5/27/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The new season of “Interview With the Vampire” offers plenty of immortal pleasures for the patient fans of AMC’s Anne Rice adaptation. But for production designer Mara LePere-Schloop, Season 2 also fulfilled the artistic promise that first attracted her to the project — the Théâtre des Vampires.
“Living in New Orleans, it was really an exciting exercise to think about how we could tell that story and showcase the city in Season 1,” LePere-Schloop tells Variety. “But more than anything, I really wanted to sink my teeth into this theater and the coven.”
The theater, which made its debut in Episode 2, is among the most beloved parts of Rice’s 1976 novel, the latter half of which finds Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) joining a coven that lives in plain sight in Paris as a grotesque theater troupe. The series updates the period from Rice’s 1800s to the 1940s, with...
“Living in New Orleans, it was really an exciting exercise to think about how we could tell that story and showcase the city in Season 1,” LePere-Schloop tells Variety. “But more than anything, I really wanted to sink my teeth into this theater and the coven.”
The theater, which made its debut in Episode 2, is among the most beloved parts of Rice’s 1976 novel, the latter half of which finds Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) joining a coven that lives in plain sight in Paris as a grotesque theater troupe. The series updates the period from Rice’s 1800s to the 1940s, with...
- 5/27/2024
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
Season 2 of the much-awaited critically acclaimed fantasy vampire drama series Interview with the Vampire is finally here. Based on a series of gothic vampire novels titled The Vampire Chronicles by author Anne Rice, the AMC series was created by Rolin Jones.
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 covers the second part of Rice’s book and it continues the interview between vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac and veteran journalist Daniel Molloy as Louis continues his story after he and Claudia escape to Paris after killing Lestat but will they be able to escape Lestat that easily. So, if you loved the first season of Interview with the Vampire and are psyched about Season 2, here are all the release dates for the upcoming new episodes.
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – AMC
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 consists of eight episodes in total.
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 covers the second part of Rice’s book and it continues the interview between vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac and veteran journalist Daniel Molloy as Louis continues his story after he and Claudia escape to Paris after killing Lestat but will they be able to escape Lestat that easily. So, if you loved the first season of Interview with the Vampire and are psyched about Season 2, here are all the release dates for the upcoming new episodes.
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – AMC
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 consists of eight episodes in total.
- 5/20/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Interview with the Vampire returns for Season 2 as a set of talented actors bring to life the characters from Anne Rice's literary world.
Based on Rice's 1976 The Vampire Chronicles book, Season 2 of the hit AMC drama sees much of the cast from Season 1 return for this blood-sucking adventure.
Fans may be familiar with the film adaptation of Rice's fan-bearing vampire world, Interview with a Vampire, but the AMC series promises to be a more faithful interpretation of the source material, following a vampire as he recounts a past relationship packed with tumult.
Read full article on The Direct.
Based on Rice's 1976 The Vampire Chronicles book, Season 2 of the hit AMC drama sees much of the cast from Season 1 return for this blood-sucking adventure.
Fans may be familiar with the film adaptation of Rice's fan-bearing vampire world, Interview with a Vampire, but the AMC series promises to be a more faithful interpretation of the source material, following a vampire as he recounts a past relationship packed with tumult.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 5/15/2024
- by Klein Felt
- The Direct
Fans of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire might have found themselves wondering why the key role of Claudia (played by Bailey Bass) was recast with another actor.
Interview with the Vampire on AMC is considered by many to be a very faithful adaptation of Anne Rice’s classic 1976 novel The Vampire Chronicles. And unlike the Interview with the Vampire movie from 1994, the series leans further into the queer themes that were present in the source material.
Why Was Claudia’s Actress Replaced on Interview with the Vampire? Read full article on The Direct.
Interview with the Vampire on AMC is considered by many to be a very faithful adaptation of Anne Rice’s classic 1976 novel The Vampire Chronicles. And unlike the Interview with the Vampire movie from 1994, the series leans further into the queer themes that were present in the source material.
Why Was Claudia’s Actress Replaced on Interview with the Vampire? Read full article on The Direct.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jennifer McDonough
- The Direct
This post contains spoilers for AMC's "Interview with the Vampire."
What is the price of being immortal? The true bane of immortality is erosion, where memories elongate and distort over time, and our perceptions of people ebb and flow with the power of hindsight and the lull of nostalgia. If an immortal were to narrate their lives on record, recount every delightful and traumatic memory in vivid detail, would these accounts be considered "truth"? This crucial question lies at the heart of the season 2 premiere of "Interview with the Vampire," which builds on the slanted truth of its first season and deepens the distortions of experiencing emotions that never end.
The AMC show has already proven its ingenuity in adapting a classic novel series that is beloved and controversial. It has identified the core appeal of Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" by leaning on the novel series' danger-tinged...
What is the price of being immortal? The true bane of immortality is erosion, where memories elongate and distort over time, and our perceptions of people ebb and flow with the power of hindsight and the lull of nostalgia. If an immortal were to narrate their lives on record, recount every delightful and traumatic memory in vivid detail, would these accounts be considered "truth"? This crucial question lies at the heart of the season 2 premiere of "Interview with the Vampire," which builds on the slanted truth of its first season and deepens the distortions of experiencing emotions that never end.
The AMC show has already proven its ingenuity in adapting a classic novel series that is beloved and controversial. It has identified the core appeal of Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" by leaning on the novel series' danger-tinged...
- 5/13/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Tom Cruise has made one thing crystal clear when it comes to stunts, he’s practically invincible, and there’s nothing he can’t pull off. Yet, now that he’s seemingly conquered everything there is to be conquered in the stunt world, fans are itching for him to return to some of his villainous roles.
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
With a career spanning decades and a resume that includes nearly every stunt imaginable, Cruise’s return to portraying compelling antagonists seems like the most logical next step to his fans. It’s not just fans who are eager for this, even esteemed figures like Scott Derrickson, the director behind Doctor Strange, have recognized the brilliance of Cruise’s past performances in thrillers. Derrickson’s endorsement, labeling one of Cruise’s films as one of the top five thrillers ever made, only adds fuel to the anticipation surrounding Cruise...
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
With a career spanning decades and a resume that includes nearly every stunt imaginable, Cruise’s return to portraying compelling antagonists seems like the most logical next step to his fans. It’s not just fans who are eager for this, even esteemed figures like Scott Derrickson, the director behind Doctor Strange, have recognized the brilliance of Cruise’s past performances in thrillers. Derrickson’s endorsement, labeling one of Cruise’s films as one of the top five thrillers ever made, only adds fuel to the anticipation surrounding Cruise...
- 5/11/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Plot: As Louis and Claudia escape to Paris after killing Lestat, and are ready to embark on new relationships in the new city. But they find themselves in a world influenced by Lestat, especially when they join the Theatre de Vampires, a performing group found by Lestat.
Review: Timed perfectly to Halloween, the 2022 debut of Interview with the Vampire beautifully updated the first volume in Anne Rice’s vast series for a new generation. With a young cast and a more overt take on the homoerotic elements of the novels, AMC’s series was designed to kickstart a cinematic universe of adaptations from the author’s works. While Mayfair Witches did not work as well, the second season of Interview with the Vampire is a welcome return to the stories of Louis, Claudia, Lestat, and more. Billed as “Part II,” the second season chronicles the back half of Rice’s novel.
Review: Timed perfectly to Halloween, the 2022 debut of Interview with the Vampire beautifully updated the first volume in Anne Rice’s vast series for a new generation. With a young cast and a more overt take on the homoerotic elements of the novels, AMC’s series was designed to kickstart a cinematic universe of adaptations from the author’s works. While Mayfair Witches did not work as well, the second season of Interview with the Vampire is a welcome return to the stories of Louis, Claudia, Lestat, and more. Billed as “Part II,” the second season chronicles the back half of Rice’s novel.
- 5/9/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood action star Tom Cruise seemingly looked forward to a sequel to his 1994 gothic horror film Interview with the Vampire. Based on Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, the film featured Cruise alongside Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst.
Christian Slater, who shared the screen with Cruise and Pitt in the movie, has recently revealed that Cruise was surprised by the absence of a sequel to the 1994 hit film.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire | Credit: Warner Bros.
Interview with the Vampire Actor Revealed Tom Cruise’s Desire For a Sequel
In a recent conversation with ComicBook.com’s Chris Killian, Christian Slater shared that the action star Tom Cruise did aspire for a sequel to the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire. Slater portrayed the role of the reporter, who interviews Brad Pitt’s Louis, in the 1994 film.
Christian Slater in Interview with the Vampire | Credit: Warner Bros.
Christian Slater, who shared the screen with Cruise and Pitt in the movie, has recently revealed that Cruise was surprised by the absence of a sequel to the 1994 hit film.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire | Credit: Warner Bros.
Interview with the Vampire Actor Revealed Tom Cruise’s Desire For a Sequel
In a recent conversation with ComicBook.com’s Chris Killian, Christian Slater shared that the action star Tom Cruise did aspire for a sequel to the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire. Slater portrayed the role of the reporter, who interviews Brad Pitt’s Louis, in the 1994 film.
Christian Slater in Interview with the Vampire | Credit: Warner Bros.
- 4/29/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Anne Rice made one thing clear in The Vampire Chronicles books: Louis and Lestat are a couple. But you wouldn’t know that watching the 1994 Interview With the Vampire movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Interview With the Vampire series star Jacob Anderson says the exclusion of Louis and Lestat’s relationship is “really disappointing,” especially given how groundbreaking that storyline would have been to see in a 1990s film starring the two biggest stars of the decade. “In the books, they’re like married,” Anderson says in the January 25 episode of the Stirring It up With Andi and Miquita Oliver podcast. “By the later novels, they’re fully married. I think [Rice] reframed it that they kind of weren’t in the first book. By the second book, she wrote as Lestat and she felt like she identified more with him, because Louis was like a stand-in for her grief.
- 1/25/2024
- TV Insider
Interview With the Vampire Season 2 is on the horizon. The AMC series will debut its highly anticipated second season in 2024 and will cover the plot of the second half of Anne Rice‘s novel of the same name (the first book of The Vampire Chronicles series). Interview With the Vampire Season 1 ended on November 13, 2022, and fans are hungry for more. They’ve been treated to some footage from the new episodes, as well as photos. (Get an exclusive first look at Sam Reid‘s Lestat in Season 2 here.) As for when the bloodsuckers will return to the screen, TV Insider has learned that Season 2 is set to debut in Spring 2024. An exact release date will be announced at a later time. While we wait, here’s everything there is to know about Interview With the Vampire Season 2 so far. Interview With the Vampire Season 2 Plot Interview With the Vampire Season...
- 1/3/2024
- TV Insider
To celebrate the release of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Season One which comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 6 November and each episode will also be available to purchase on digital 24 hours after its transmission, courtesy of Acorn Media International. We’re giving away Season One on Blu-Ray!
Sink Your teeth into Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire for a blood-soaked saga of immortality, love and revenge starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Eric Bogosian (Succession) and Sam Reid (The Newsreader). This contemporary adaptation breathes new life into Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel and marks the thrilling first instalment of AMC’s emerging Immortal Universe series based on her lauded The Vampire Chronicles.
In modern-day Dubai, vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) sits down with renowned journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) to share the story of his life – or rather, his afterlife – which begins in...
Sink Your teeth into Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire for a blood-soaked saga of immortality, love and revenge starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Eric Bogosian (Succession) and Sam Reid (The Newsreader). This contemporary adaptation breathes new life into Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel and marks the thrilling first instalment of AMC’s emerging Immortal Universe series based on her lauded The Vampire Chronicles.
In modern-day Dubai, vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) sits down with renowned journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) to share the story of his life – or rather, his afterlife – which begins in...
- 10/29/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Beautifully produced and impressively performed… undoubtedly spectacular’
Starburst
‘A structural, visual and theatrical feast’
Indiewire
‘Lush and enthralling’
Collider
Sink Your teeth into Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire for a blood-soaked saga of immortality, love and revenge starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Eric Bogosian (Succession) and Sam Reid (The Newsreader). This contemporary adaptation breathes new life into Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel and marks the thrilling first instalment of AMC’s emerging Immortal Universe series based on her lauded The Vampire Chronicles.
Now, hot on the heels of its BBC Two transmission starting 12th October 2023, this seven-part series is set to make its home entertainment bow. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Season One comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 6th November 2023 and each episode will also be available to purchase on digital 24 hours after its transmission, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
The series showcases an ensemble of exceptional talent.
Starburst
‘A structural, visual and theatrical feast’
Indiewire
‘Lush and enthralling’
Collider
Sink Your teeth into Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire for a blood-soaked saga of immortality, love and revenge starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Eric Bogosian (Succession) and Sam Reid (The Newsreader). This contemporary adaptation breathes new life into Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel and marks the thrilling first instalment of AMC’s emerging Immortal Universe series based on her lauded The Vampire Chronicles.
Now, hot on the heels of its BBC Two transmission starting 12th October 2023, this seven-part series is set to make its home entertainment bow. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Season One comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 6th November 2023 and each episode will also be available to purchase on digital 24 hours after its transmission, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
The series showcases an ensemble of exceptional talent.
- 10/17/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
The next chapter of Anne Rice's beloved Southern Gothic saga "The Vampire Chronicles" is here, and season 2 of "Interview with the Vampire" is set to move the action from the dark shadows of New Orleans to the brightly lit stages of Paris. Our favorite deeply problematic drama king Lestat (Sam Reid) is nowhere to be found in the 90-second promo that just dropped for season 2, but Louis (Jacob Anderson) and his vamp daughter Claudia are back, as is the newly revealed vampire Armand (Assad Zaman).
Fans of the series will remember that Armand revealed his true nature to the reporter Daniel Malloy at the end of season 1 after spending the whole season pretending to be Louis' familiar, Rashid. Lestat is out and Armand -- who Louis called the love of his life -- is in, but as fans of Rice's books know, neither guy is a walk in the park.
Fans of the series will remember that Armand revealed his true nature to the reporter Daniel Malloy at the end of season 1 after spending the whole season pretending to be Louis' familiar, Rashid. Lestat is out and Armand -- who Louis called the love of his life -- is in, but as fans of Rice's books know, neither guy is a walk in the park.
- 7/21/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
AMC is building a franchise out of the Vampire Chronicles novels and the Mayfair Witch books written by Anne Rice. This franchise endeavor began with the Interview with the Vampire series (read our review Here) and continued with the Mayfair Witches series (we reviewed that Here) – and while both of those shows have been renewed for second seasons, AMC has also announced that they’re developing a third series based on the works of Anne Rice. But this one isn’t based on a specific novel or series of novels. Instead, this one will be “set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of Rice’s novels“.
Deadline explains, “The Talamasca, which is otherwise known as the Order of the Talamasca, features in both Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. It is a secret society set up to research,...
Deadline explains, “The Talamasca, which is otherwise known as the Order of the Talamasca, features in both Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. It is a secret society set up to research,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
AMC Networks is developing a third series set in author Anne Rice’s literary world, hot on the heels of series “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” and “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” Deadline reports.
The currently untitled spinoff series will be set in the world of the Talamasca, also known as the Order of the Talamasca, a secret organization featured in Rice’s novels and both AMC series. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone screenwriter John Lee Hancock will serve as writer and showrunner.
Per Deadline, “It is a secret society set up to research, watch over and keep track of the paranormal including witches, spirits, werewolves and vampires. Rice calls them ‘psychic detectives.'”
The announcement comes shortly after the season renewal of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” where AMC’s Mark Johnson previously said, “The success of both Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire once again illustrates the strength and...
The currently untitled spinoff series will be set in the world of the Talamasca, also known as the Order of the Talamasca, a secret organization featured in Rice’s novels and both AMC series. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone screenwriter John Lee Hancock will serve as writer and showrunner.
Per Deadline, “It is a secret society set up to research, watch over and keep track of the paranormal including witches, spirits, werewolves and vampires. Rice calls them ‘psychic detectives.'”
The announcement comes shortly after the season renewal of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” where AMC’s Mark Johnson previously said, “The success of both Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire once again illustrates the strength and...
- 4/19/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
AMC is looking to once again expand author Anne Rice‘s Immortal Universe.
The cabler announced Tuesday that it is “actively developing” a potential third series with John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) attached as showrunner and writer. The series would be set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of the author’s novels that is devoted to studying the supernatural world and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.
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The cabler announced Tuesday that it is “actively developing” a potential third series with John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) attached as showrunner and writer. The series would be set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of the author’s novels that is devoted to studying the supernatural world and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.
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- 4/19/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
AMC is developing a third series set in what they have dubbed the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, with the new show set to focus on the Talamasca.
Per the official description from AMC, the series “is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of Rice’s iconic novels that is devoted to studying the supernatural world and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.” John Lee Hancock will serve as writer and showrunner. His past credits include co-writing the films “The Blind Side” and “The Alamo” and directing films like “The Highwaymen” and “The Founder.”
The announcement was made by Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, during the AMC Networks upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday.
“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to ‘Interview’ and ‘Mayfair’ is a great sign of what is yet to come in...
Per the official description from AMC, the series “is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of Rice’s iconic novels that is devoted to studying the supernatural world and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.” John Lee Hancock will serve as writer and showrunner. His past credits include co-writing the films “The Blind Side” and “The Alamo” and directing films like “The Highwaymen” and “The Founder.”
The announcement was made by Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, during the AMC Networks upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday.
“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to ‘Interview’ and ‘Mayfair’ is a great sign of what is yet to come in...
- 4/19/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe is expanding, with AMC Networks actively developing a potential third series.
The untitled show is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured
in a number of Rice’s novels, dedicated to studying the supernatural world
and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.
John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”) is attached to the project as showrunner and writer.
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“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to Interview and Mayfair is a great sign of
what is yet to come in this immersive universe based on the works of Anne Rice,” AMC Networks president of entertainment and AMC Studios Dan McDermott said in a statement. “We’re excited to be in active development of the next installment in this growing franchise, written and to be showrun by the incomparable John Lee Hancock.
The untitled show is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured
in a number of Rice’s novels, dedicated to studying the supernatural world
and keeping mortals safe from its darkest elements.
John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”) is attached to the project as showrunner and writer.
Also Read:
Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Shards’ Adaptation Series in the Works at HBO
“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to Interview and Mayfair is a great sign of
what is yet to come in this immersive universe based on the works of Anne Rice,” AMC Networks president of entertainment and AMC Studios Dan McDermott said in a statement. “We’re excited to be in active development of the next installment in this growing franchise, written and to be showrun by the incomparable John Lee Hancock.
- 4/19/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
The Anne Rice Cinematic Universe is potentially getting bigger.
AMC Networks is developing a third series set in Rice’s literary world, following Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.
The series, which is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of Rice’s novels, comes from The Blind Side writer John Lee Hancock, who is attached as showrunner and writer.
The Talamasca, which is otherwise known as the Order of the Talamasca, features in both Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. It is a secret society set up to research, watch over and keep track of the paranomrla including witches, spirits, werewolves and vampires. Rice calls them “psychic detectives”.
The development comes after both Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches were renewed for second seasons.
AMC Networks is developing a third series set in Rice’s literary world, following Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.
The series, which is set in the world of the Talamasca, a secretive organization featured in a number of Rice’s novels, comes from The Blind Side writer John Lee Hancock, who is attached as showrunner and writer.
The Talamasca, which is otherwise known as the Order of the Talamasca, features in both Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. It is a secret society set up to research, watch over and keep track of the paranomrla including witches, spirits, werewolves and vampires. Rice calls them “psychic detectives”.
The development comes after both Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches were renewed for second seasons.
- 4/19/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC is looking to expand its Anne Rice franchise.
The cable outlet is developing a third series to run alongside Interview With the Vampire and Mayfair Witches in what AMC calls its “Anne Rice Immortal Universe.” The potential show would focus on the secretive Talamasca organization featured in several of Rice’s novels and introduced on screen via the Mayfair Witches character Ciprien Grieve, played by Tongayi Chirisa.
Oscar nominee John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Little Things) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project, which AMC Networks entertainment president and AMC Studios head Dan McDermott announced Tuesday at the network’s upfront presentation.
“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to Interview and Mayfair is a great sign of what is yet to come in this immersive universe based on the works of Anne Rice,” McDermott said in a statement. “We’re excited to be in active...
The cable outlet is developing a third series to run alongside Interview With the Vampire and Mayfair Witches in what AMC calls its “Anne Rice Immortal Universe.” The potential show would focus on the secretive Talamasca organization featured in several of Rice’s novels and introduced on screen via the Mayfair Witches character Ciprien Grieve, played by Tongayi Chirisa.
Oscar nominee John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Little Things) will serve as showrunner and writer on the project, which AMC Networks entertainment president and AMC Studios head Dan McDermott announced Tuesday at the network’s upfront presentation.
“The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to Interview and Mayfair is a great sign of what is yet to come in this immersive universe based on the works of Anne Rice,” McDermott said in a statement. “We’re excited to be in active...
- 4/19/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first season of AMC's "Interview With the Vampire" was a delicious high point of last year's oversaturated TV landscape, and the show is already set for a second season, but the news has now broken that it will be continuing on without one of its stars. Bailey Bass, the rising star who put a sensational spin on the character of teen vampire Claudia in the show's first batch of episodes, is stepping away from the role, per Variety. When the show returns, actor Delainey Hayles will take over the part of the eager and impetuous adoptee of turn-of-the-century undead lovers Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid).
In a statement shared to her Instagram, Bass thanked the cast, crew, and fans for supporting her during her time in the "dream role." The actor didn't single out one specific reason for her departure, but said she would be unable...
In a statement shared to her Instagram, Bass thanked the cast, crew, and fans for supporting her during her time in the "dream role." The actor didn't single out one specific reason for her departure, but said she would be unable...
- 4/2/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Anne Rice was a prolific author known primarily for her gothic fiction. Last year, The Vampire Chronicles series of novels was adapted by AMC as the Interview with the Vampire series. That show's already been renewed for a second season. Now, the cable network has introduced an adaptation of Rice's Mayfair Witches trilogy. Will it also be a success for AMC and earn a second season, or will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A supernatural thriller drama series, the Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches TV show is based on Rice's book trilogy and stars Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa, and Harry Hamlin, with Annabeth Gish, Beth Grant, Erica Gimpel, and Jen Richards in recurring roles. The story follows an intuitive and young neurosurgeon named Dr. Rowan Fielding (Daddario). She has a heated discussion with her boss and he suffers an aneurysm, leaving her...
A supernatural thriller drama series, the Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches TV show is based on Rice's book trilogy and stars Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa, and Harry Hamlin, with Annabeth Gish, Beth Grant, Erica Gimpel, and Jen Richards in recurring roles. The story follows an intuitive and young neurosurgeon named Dr. Rowan Fielding (Daddario). She has a heated discussion with her boss and he suffers an aneurysm, leaving her...
- 2/4/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
At a time when TV shows are being cancelled left and right, it’s always nice to report that one has been renewed. AMC is all-in on their small screen Anne Rice Universe, and we’ve learned this morning that “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” has just been renewed for Season 2.
The brand new series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s novels in the “Mayfair Witches” saga, and it premiered January 8 on AMC and AMC+.
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” was also recently renewed for a second season.
“The success of both Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire once again illustrates the strength and mastery of Anne Rice’s work,” said AMC’s Mark Johnson. “The fact that these first two shows are performing so splendidly with a TV audience gives us much pride in what we’ve already done and great anticipation for the storytelling opportunities yet to come.
The brand new series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s novels in the “Mayfair Witches” saga, and it premiered January 8 on AMC and AMC+.
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” was also recently renewed for a second season.
“The success of both Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire once again illustrates the strength and mastery of Anne Rice’s work,” said AMC’s Mark Johnson. “The fact that these first two shows are performing so splendidly with a TV audience gives us much pride in what we’ve already done and great anticipation for the storytelling opportunities yet to come.
- 2/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
This article contains spoilers for Mayfair Witches episode 4.
Mayfair Witches episode 4 “Curiouser and Curiouser” opens in Donnelaith, Scotland in 1681. The midwife Suzanne Mayfair (Hannah Alline) is being led through the woods to a secret meeting place to bid final farewell to the gifted healer who she guided into death. The witches who gather for a “true funeral” celebrate the life of their fallen sister, dancing in the moonlight as the magic moves into a new generation.
Anne Rice redefined immortal bloodsuckers with The Vampire Chronicles. She alchemized a new brew for her Mayfair Witches novel trilogy The Witching Hour (1990), Lasher (1993), and Taltos (1994), putting a personal spin on demonic sorcery. She also created her own demon, Lasher, played by Jack Huston on the series. But is he an evil entity? People have been asking “are you a good witch or a bad witch” long before a house fell out of the sky in Oz.
Mayfair Witches episode 4 “Curiouser and Curiouser” opens in Donnelaith, Scotland in 1681. The midwife Suzanne Mayfair (Hannah Alline) is being led through the woods to a secret meeting place to bid final farewell to the gifted healer who she guided into death. The witches who gather for a “true funeral” celebrate the life of their fallen sister, dancing in the moonlight as the magic moves into a new generation.
Anne Rice redefined immortal bloodsuckers with The Vampire Chronicles. She alchemized a new brew for her Mayfair Witches novel trilogy The Witching Hour (1990), Lasher (1993), and Taltos (1994), putting a personal spin on demonic sorcery. She also created her own demon, Lasher, played by Jack Huston on the series. But is he an evil entity? People have been asking “are you a good witch or a bad witch” long before a house fell out of the sky in Oz.
- 1/30/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The first book in Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles," "Interview with the Vampire," tells a cautionary tale about the horrors of immortality as a vampire. Told from the perspective of a vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac, "Interview with the Vampire" is the story of a mortal man who is turned into a creature of the night by the dangerous, unpredictable Lestat, whom Louis both loves and abhors.
The 1994 film adaptation of the book, also titled "Interview with the Vampire," brought this romantic, sordid tale to life, with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt playing Lestat and Louis, respectively. The film spotlighted the macabre aspects of Rice's novel with its gothic setting, and Cruise's measured interpretation of Lestat's complex cruelty acts as the beating pulse of the story. The narrative also includes the vampire child Claudia (Kirsten Dunst), whose physical frame cannot keep up with her psychological maturity,...
The 1994 film adaptation of the book, also titled "Interview with the Vampire," brought this romantic, sordid tale to life, with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt playing Lestat and Louis, respectively. The film spotlighted the macabre aspects of Rice's novel with its gothic setting, and Cruise's measured interpretation of Lestat's complex cruelty acts as the beating pulse of the story. The narrative also includes the vampire child Claudia (Kirsten Dunst), whose physical frame cannot keep up with her psychological maturity,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" can't outrun the posse of remakes in Hollywood, where everything old is new again. The Oscar-winning 1969 Western, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, is in the National Film Registry, and the American Film Institute has recognized it as one of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. It's a bona fide classic, and at first glance, the idea of redoing it as a TV series seems as iffy as the scene in Robert Altman's industry satire "The Player," where a screenwriter pitches "The Graduate, Part II." But executive producers Joe and Anthony Russo, the duo who directed two of the top five highest-grossing films of all time ("Avengers: Endgame" and "Avengers: Infinity War"), are going to give it the old college try, anyway — and they're bringing Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell along for the ride.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an as-yet-untitled "Butch...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, an as-yet-untitled "Butch...
- 9/16/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” brings the classic Anne Rice novel to the small screen this coming Halloween season, the series set to premiere on AMC on October 2, 2022.
The first two episodes will be available on AMC+ that same night.
The series is said to be an “modern, unforgettable retelling of Anne Rice’s best-selling novel,” and you can sink your teeth into a brand new trailer from AMC down below.
Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) is creating, showrunning, and writing the series.
The series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic gothic horror novel, initially released in 1976. In it, a two-century-year-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his life story and twisted vampire family saga to a reporter. It was the first in a series of novels from Rice.
“A sensuous, contemporary reinvention of Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel, Anne Rice’s Interview with the...
The first two episodes will be available on AMC+ that same night.
The series is said to be an “modern, unforgettable retelling of Anne Rice’s best-selling novel,” and you can sink your teeth into a brand new trailer from AMC down below.
Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) is creating, showrunning, and writing the series.
The series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic gothic horror novel, initially released in 1976. In it, a two-century-year-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his life story and twisted vampire family saga to a reporter. It was the first in a series of novels from Rice.
“A sensuous, contemporary reinvention of Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel, Anne Rice’s Interview with the...
- 9/8/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” brings the classic Anne Rice novel to the small screen this coming Halloween season, the series set to premiere on AMC on October 2, 2022.
The series is said to be an “modern, unforgettable retelling of Anne Rice’s best-selling novel,” and you can sink your teeth into a brand new trailer from AMC down below.
Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) is creating, showrunning, and writing the series.
Sam Reid takes over the role of Lestat de Lioncourt in AMC’s upcoming series.
Jacob Anderson is Louis, Eric Bogosian is Daniel Molloy, and Bailey Bass is Claudia.
The series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic gothic horror novel, initially released in 1976. In it, a two-century-year-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his life story and twisted vampire family saga to a reporter. It was the first in a series of novels from Rice.
The series is said to be an “modern, unforgettable retelling of Anne Rice’s best-selling novel,” and you can sink your teeth into a brand new trailer from AMC down below.
Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) is creating, showrunning, and writing the series.
Sam Reid takes over the role of Lestat de Lioncourt in AMC’s upcoming series.
Jacob Anderson is Louis, Eric Bogosian is Daniel Molloy, and Bailey Bass is Claudia.
The series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic gothic horror novel, initially released in 1976. In it, a two-century-year-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his life story and twisted vampire family saga to a reporter. It was the first in a series of novels from Rice.
- 8/16/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The team behind AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” series weighed in on the use of intimacy coordinators on set during a panel for the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
“We worked with an intimacy coordinator quite extensively,” series star Sam Reid said. “I think it’s really important working with an intimacy coordinator. I haven’t not worked with an intimacy coordinator for a number of years. I think it treats those scenes more like a stunt scene or a fight scene, so they’re choreographed as well as trying to keep some spontaneity in it. It was kind of fun doing it in that way. We got to rehearse it and know exactly what was going to happen.”
The question arose over the fact the Lestat, played by Reid, and Louis de Pointe, played by Jacob Anderson, become involved physically early on in the series, requiring Reid...
“We worked with an intimacy coordinator quite extensively,” series star Sam Reid said. “I think it’s really important working with an intimacy coordinator. I haven’t not worked with an intimacy coordinator for a number of years. I think it treats those scenes more like a stunt scene or a fight scene, so they’re choreographed as well as trying to keep some spontaneity in it. It was kind of fun doing it in that way. We got to rehearse it and know exactly what was going to happen.”
The question arose over the fact the Lestat, played by Reid, and Louis de Pointe, played by Jacob Anderson, become involved physically early on in the series, requiring Reid...
- 8/10/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Anne Rice’s “The Mayfair Witches” – First Look at Alexandra Daddario and More in AMC Series [Images]
In addition to “Interview with the Vampire,” Anne Rice‘s “The Mayfair Witches” are also coming to AMC, and today The Wrap has shared several first-look images from the series.
Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish star in “The Mayfair Witches,” with Jack Huston (House of Gucci) recently signing on to play the shape-shifting Lasher.
Check out the images below and expect “The Mayfair Witches” in 2023.
Esta Spalding (“Masters of Sex,” “On Becoming a God in Central Florida”) and Michelle Ashford are both executive producers and writers of the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, is showrunner.
“The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.”
The Anne Rice catalog AMC...
Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish star in “The Mayfair Witches,” with Jack Huston (House of Gucci) recently signing on to play the shape-shifting Lasher.
Check out the images below and expect “The Mayfair Witches” in 2023.
Esta Spalding (“Masters of Sex,” “On Becoming a God in Central Florida”) and Michelle Ashford are both executive producers and writers of the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, is showrunner.
“The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.”
The Anne Rice catalog AMC...
- 8/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It's been many years in the making but "Interview with the Vampire," the television adaptation of the iconic novel by the late great Anne Rice, is finally set to premiere on our screens later this year. AMC revealed the first full-length trailer at San Diego Comic Con, and fans are amped up for the full picture.
The Vampire Chronicles remains one of the biggest-selling horror series of all time: a hugely influential slice of vampire fiction that defined the genre for decades to come. While there have been two films made from the books (and one infamously bad Broadway musical), it's remarkable...
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The Vampire Chronicles remains one of the biggest-selling horror series of all time: a hugely influential slice of vampire fiction that defined the genre for decades to come. While there have been two films made from the books (and one infamously bad Broadway musical), it's remarkable...
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- 8/4/2022
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- Slash Film
AMC made a deal to secure the rights to 18 of the Anne Rice novels in “The Vampire Chronicles” and “Lives of Mayfair Witches” series. This means there is plenty of source material for multiple horror shows if the network wants to keep them going for years to come. Many of these shows could feature Sam Reid‘s latest incarnation of the beloved vampire character, Lestat, that was previously played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 movie adaptation of “Interview With The Vampire” and Stuart Townsend in the long-forgotten “Queen of The Damned” that featured the late singer Aaliyah as an ancient vampire that is resurrected.
Continue reading ‘Interview With The Vampire’ Official Teaser: AMC’s Horror Reboot Series Premieres This Fall at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Interview With The Vampire’ Official Teaser: AMC’s Horror Reboot Series Premieres This Fall at The Playlist.
- 4/19/2022
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Attention, witch lovers! Harry Hamlin has joined the cast of the AMC series, "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" (via Deadline). AMC had scooped up the rights for Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" and "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" book series some time in 2020, and both of the projects were greenlit for a series adaptation soon after. "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" is being helmed by "Masters of Sex" duo Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, wherein Spalding is serving as showrunner.
Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy focuses on neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair, who is shocked to find herself named the inheritor...
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Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy focuses on neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair, who is shocked to find herself named the inheritor...
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- 3/24/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
This year, AMC Networks will end three hit series — “Better Call Saul,” “The Walking Dead,” and “Killing Eve” — and replace them with an army of undead I.P. There’s “Interview With a Vampire” starring Eric Bogosian, and “Mayfair Witches,” led by Alexandra Daddario, both from the Anne Rice universe, along with next month’s return of “Fear the Walking Dead” and new episodic anthology series “Tales of the Walking Dead” later this year.
Next year their legions will grow with “Isle of the Dead,” starring popular “Walking Dead” alums Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, as well as a previously announced “Walking Dead” spinoff returning Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride. All told, that makes for five spinoffs of the original “Walking Dead” series. (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” ended last year after a two-season run.)
Filling the shoes of long-running O.G. “Walking Dead” is a tall order — in its heyday,...
Next year their legions will grow with “Isle of the Dead,” starring popular “Walking Dead” alums Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, as well as a previously announced “Walking Dead” spinoff returning Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride. All told, that makes for five spinoffs of the original “Walking Dead” series. (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” ended last year after a two-season run.)
Filling the shoes of long-running O.G. “Walking Dead” is a tall order — in its heyday,...
- 3/21/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
The “Interview with the Vampire” series at AMC has added Christian Robinson in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.
Robinson will appear in the role of Levi, an upstanding Baptist from the Louisiana country who has won the heart of Louis’s (Jacob Anderson) sister Grace (Kalyne Coleman). The cast for the series adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name also includes Sam Reid, who will play Lestat, and Bailey Bass as Claudia.
Robinson’s recent TV credits include “Bmf” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” at Starz as well as “Tell Me a Story” and “Brockmire.” On the feature side, he has appeared in films such as “The First Purge” and the Netflix film “Burning Sands.”
He is repped by APA, Crimson Media Group, and Alexander White Agency.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order with an eye toward a 2022 debut...
Robinson will appear in the role of Levi, an upstanding Baptist from the Louisiana country who has won the heart of Louis’s (Jacob Anderson) sister Grace (Kalyne Coleman). The cast for the series adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name also includes Sam Reid, who will play Lestat, and Bailey Bass as Claudia.
Robinson’s recent TV credits include “Bmf” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” at Starz as well as “Tell Me a Story” and “Brockmire.” On the feature side, he has appeared in films such as “The First Purge” and the Netflix film “Burning Sands.”
He is repped by APA, Crimson Media Group, and Alexander White Agency.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order with an eye toward a 2022 debut...
- 1/13/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Interview With the Vampire."Where You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: The first book in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles gets a big, glitzy Hollywood adaptation – and it's damn good! Vampire Louis (Brad Pitt) recounts his story of becoming a bloodsucker, taking us back in time, and introducing us to Lestat (Tom Cruise), a self-righteous dandy vampire who loves his work (his work being "Drinking people's blood"). It's all very over-the-top, unapologetically queer, and...
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The Movie: "Interview With the Vampire."Where You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: The first book in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles gets a big, glitzy Hollywood adaptation – and it's damn good! Vampire Louis (Brad Pitt) recounts his story of becoming a bloodsucker, taking us back in time, and introducing us to Lestat (Tom Cruise), a self-righteous dandy vampire who loves his work (his work being "Drinking people's blood"). It's all very over-the-top, unapologetically queer, and...
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- 12/15/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Anne Rice, the author of gothic fiction whose novel Interview With the Vampire reinvented and revived the vampire genre, has died at the age of 80.
Rice died Saturday following complications from a stroke, her son, author Christopher Rice, first confirmed to Anne’s Facebook page. “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,” Christopher wrote.
“Let us take comfort in the shared hope that Anne is now experiencing firsthand the glorious answers to...
Rice died Saturday following complications from a stroke, her son, author Christopher Rice, first confirmed to Anne’s Facebook page. “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,” Christopher wrote.
“Let us take comfort in the shared hope that Anne is now experiencing firsthand the glorious answers to...
- 12/12/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Anne Rice, the American writer whose Interview with the Vampire sold more than 150 million copies, has died. She was 80.
Her son Christopher Rice, also an author, announced the news via Anne Rice’s public Facebook page, writing that she had died following complications from a stroke.
“The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated,” he wrote. “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.”
Born on October 4, 1941, in New Orleans, Rice initially struggled to find popularity, with her debut novel Interview with the Vampire receiving mixed reviews upon its release in 1976. The book, penned while she was grieving the loss of her daughter to leukemia, since has been reappraised as a key text in the modern vampire genre and spawned 11 sequels, collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles.
Rice penned...
Her son Christopher Rice, also an author, announced the news via Anne Rice’s public Facebook page, writing that she had died following complications from a stroke.
“The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be overstated,” he wrote. “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.”
Born on October 4, 1941, in New Orleans, Rice initially struggled to find popularity, with her debut novel Interview with the Vampire receiving mixed reviews upon its release in 1976. The book, penned while she was grieving the loss of her daughter to leukemia, since has been reappraised as a key text in the modern vampire genre and spawned 11 sequels, collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles.
Rice penned...
- 12/12/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Anne Rice, influential author of “Interview with the Vampire,” died on Saturday due to complications resulting from a stroke. She was 80.
The author’s son Christopher revealed the news on Facebook and said that she would be interred in the family mausoleum at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans in a private ceremony.
Earlier tonight, my mother, Anne Rice, passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke. She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. Below is a statement I posted to her Facebook page moments ago. pic.twitter.com/g2VAK2XZjc
— Christopher Rice (@chrisricewriter) December 12, 2021
Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally. In the early 1970s, while grieving the death of her daughter Michelle, she began converting one of her stories into what became her first novel,...
The author’s son Christopher revealed the news on Facebook and said that she would be interred in the family mausoleum at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans in a private ceremony.
Earlier tonight, my mother, Anne Rice, passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke. She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. Below is a statement I posted to her Facebook page moments ago. pic.twitter.com/g2VAK2XZjc
— Christopher Rice (@chrisricewriter) December 12, 2021
Born in New Orleans in 1941, Rice became renowned the world over as a writer of gothic fiction, with her books selling more than 150 million copies globally. In the early 1970s, while grieving the death of her daughter Michelle, she began converting one of her stories into what became her first novel,...
- 12/12/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Anne Rice fans have a lot to look forward to in 2022!
AMC Networks today announced it has greenlit Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, a new series based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, for AMC+ and AMC.
That means that we'll be treated to both The Vampire Diaries and The Mayfair Witches on the networks, and with their crossover novels, the possibilities are endless!
The second series in an expanding Anne Rice universe, Mayfair will follow Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire with a late 2022 premiere. The first season of eight episodes will be produced by AMC Studios.
Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford are both executive producers and writers of the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will serve as showrunner.
The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches.
AMC Networks today announced it has greenlit Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, a new series based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, for AMC+ and AMC.
That means that we'll be treated to both The Vampire Diaries and The Mayfair Witches on the networks, and with their crossover novels, the possibilities are endless!
The second series in an expanding Anne Rice universe, Mayfair will follow Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire with a late 2022 premiere. The first season of eight episodes will be produced by AMC Studios.
Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford are both executive producers and writers of the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will serve as showrunner.
The series will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches.
- 12/1/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
AMC Networks has said, “Witch, please” to a series adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” book trilogy.
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, as it will be titled, will premiere in late 2022 on AMC+ and AMC, after the previously announced Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire series wraps its own freshman run.
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AMC Networks last year acquired the rights to an expansive collection of Rice’s works,...
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, as it will be titled, will premiere in late 2022 on AMC+ and AMC, after the previously announced Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire series wraps its own freshman run.
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AMC Networks last year acquired the rights to an expansive collection of Rice’s works,...
- 12/1/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
AMC has officially ordered a series based on the Anne Rice “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” novels, Variety has learned.
The cabler has ordered eight episodes of the show, which is titled “Mayfair Witches.” It was originally announced that AMC had opened a writers room for the series in August under their script to series model.
The show will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. It is slated to debut on AMC and AMC Plus in late 2022.
Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford both serve as writers and executive producers on the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will serve as showrunner. AMC Studios will produce.
“The world of witches has fascinated and terrified for centuries,...
The cabler has ordered eight episodes of the show, which is titled “Mayfair Witches.” It was originally announced that AMC had opened a writers room for the series in August under their script to series model.
The show will focus on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. It is slated to debut on AMC and AMC Plus in late 2022.
Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford both serve as writers and executive producers on the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will serve as showrunner. AMC Studios will produce.
“The world of witches has fascinated and terrified for centuries,...
- 12/1/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The “Interview With the Vampire” series at AMC has cast Kalyne Coleman in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.
Coleman joins series leads Jacob Anderson, who will play Louis, and Sam Reid, who will play Lestat, in the adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name. Coleman will appear in the role of Grace, Louis’ sister. It was also recently announced that Bailey Bass had joined the show in the role of Claudia.
“Interview With the Vampire” will be Coleman’s first onscreen acting credit. She is a graduate of Brown/Trinity Rep’s Mfa Acting program and was a participant in ABC’s Diversity Showcase.
She is repped by Buchwald and AC Management.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order with an eye toward a 2022 debut on both AMC and AMC Plus. Rolin Jones will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner...
Coleman joins series leads Jacob Anderson, who will play Louis, and Sam Reid, who will play Lestat, in the adaptation of the Anne Rice novel of the same name. Coleman will appear in the role of Grace, Louis’ sister. It was also recently announced that Bailey Bass had joined the show in the role of Claudia.
“Interview With the Vampire” will be Coleman’s first onscreen acting credit. She is a graduate of Brown/Trinity Rep’s Mfa Acting program and was a participant in ABC’s Diversity Showcase.
She is repped by Buchwald and AC Management.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order with an eye toward a 2022 debut on both AMC and AMC Plus. Rolin Jones will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner...
- 10/13/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The “Interview With the Vampire” series at AMC has cast Bailey Bass in the key role of Claudia, Variety has learned.
Bass joins previously announced series leads Jacob Anderson, who will play Louis, and Sam Reid, who will play Lestat. Bass is now the second actress to portray Claudia onscreen, with Kirsten Dunst having played the character in the “Interview With the Vampire” film in 1994.
Bass first came to prominence when it was announced that she would star in the upcoming sequels to James Camerson’s “Avatar” in the role of Tsireya. She recently wrapped the holiday feature “A Jenkins Family Christmas,” based on the Broadway show “Chicken & Biscuits.” Her other onscreen roles include a guest spot on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and the NBC pilot “At That Age.”
She is repped by Take 3 Talent Agency Inc.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order...
Bass joins previously announced series leads Jacob Anderson, who will play Louis, and Sam Reid, who will play Lestat. Bass is now the second actress to portray Claudia onscreen, with Kirsten Dunst having played the character in the “Interview With the Vampire” film in 1994.
Bass first came to prominence when it was announced that she would star in the upcoming sequels to James Camerson’s “Avatar” in the role of Tsireya. She recently wrapped the holiday feature “A Jenkins Family Christmas,” based on the Broadway show “Chicken & Biscuits.” Her other onscreen roles include a guest spot on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and the NBC pilot “At That Age.”
She is repped by Take 3 Talent Agency Inc.
AMC has given “Interview With the Vampire” an eight episode order...
- 10/5/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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