On stage, lestat was portrayed by hugh panaro in the shortlived broadway show lestat. Stuart townsend also did a fine job with lestat, and the scenes. Stuart townsend in queen of the damned home facebook. Maybe with some small hope that it at least would be a tad more bearable than the forsaken. Watch interview with the vampire if you want a good movie true to the anne rice books and who lestat really is. Queen of the damned official trailer 2002 deutsch aaliyah,stuart townsend. Stuart will star as the vampire lestat in the upcoming queen of the damned 2001, the sequel to interview with the vampire 1994. D this is the concert of the vampire lestat from the movie queen of the damned. Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned vampire love, vampire art, real. See more ideas about queen of the damned, stuart townsend and the vampire chronicles. Queen of the damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the. Sorry adam, im sure youll be not delighted but i added you few.
Queen of the damned is pretty good if you mostly pay attention to the costumes and special effects. Stuart townsend born 15 december 1972 is an irish actor. Queen of the damnedstuart townsend looks so yummy as lestat. Well, no, at least not in michael rymers queen of the damned. Stuart townsend queen of the damned, stuart townsend. Was thinking of watching it for the first time soon. The wickedly regal mother of all vampires is ready again to rule. Queen of the damned vampire fun for young irish actor stuart townsend, playing the rock n roll vampire lestat in queen of the damned was fun, a tongue in cheek fang in neck. Stuart townsend in queen of the damned posts facebook. Her vampire books are currently in production for a hulu original series. With the vampire culture, there are so many references.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Queen of the damned is the forgettable sequel to anne rices interview. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer aaliyah. In the movie queen of the damned, lestat is played by stuart townsend. Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a metaphor for lost. Stuart townsend portrays lestat, the undead antihero previously seen in the movie version of anne rices interview with the vampire. Especially that hack version of lestat stuart townsend played. I knew it was going to be at a minimum a dune level bad as the vampire lestat and queen of the damned are favorite books of mine.
Books from the series have served as the basis for feature films in the past, like 1994s interview with the vampire with tom cruise and brad pitt, and 2002s queen of the damned with aaliyah and stuart townsend. Aug 28, 2012 queen of the damned official trailer 2002 deutsch aaliyah, stuart townsend. Thats because directorcowriter michael rymer, free from the. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview. Feb 18, 2011 queen of the damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the. The movie follows lestat stuart townsend, a vampire whos awoken by the. Akasha and enkil nearly drank the earth dry when they ruled over egypt. Unlike the blade series which are just gory kung fu, this.
Michael rymer, stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin, matthew newton, su armstrong. The grownup actors next gay rite of passage is his star role as lestat in the film version of anne rices hugely popular novel queen of the damned, picking up the fake fangs originally worn by tom cruise in interview with the vampire. By july 2001, author anne rice had mellowed her previous stance on the film, much as she had with interview. Here, rock and roll is seductive and evil, and leads only to damnation as if to suggest that. Pic is in a photo gallery for stuart townsend featuring 40 pictures. A sequel of sorts to neil jordans infinitely superior interview with the vampire, queen of the damned stars stuart townsend as a fashionably undead bloodsucker who tires of solitude and anonymity and decides to become the worlds first openly undead rock star. Stuart townsend stuart townsend, interview with the vampire. He does okay but he couldve gone further with the part. Combining the vampire lestat and the queen of the damned novels into one. However, it appears that the present day interests him enough to awake and forge a career as a rock star. But ive grown up a bit since then, laughs actor stuart townsend. Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview youtube. Queen of the damned 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Im not a huge fan of anne rice novels, although i have read a few. Aaliyah plays the title role in this stylish shocker based on anne rices the vampire chronicles. Queen of the damned 2002 follows the legendary vampire lestat stuart townsend, who has reinvented himself as a rock star in the contemporary american music scene. Although there are some controversial elements to this movies production, the fantastic and devoted vampire chronicles fans, as well as anne rice, the author of the books interview with a vampire and queen of the. Magick spells spirit keeping vessel binding enchanted items magickal aromatics and more. Stuart townsend lestat physically looks more like the lestat that i envisioned in my mind when i read the books, than tom cruise. Rice guides us in a world of strong contrasts where darkness and evil mix in the queen of the damned is the third book of the successful vampire chronicles saga by the author anne rice. Books from the series have served as the basis for feature films in the past, like 1994s interview with the vampire with tom cruise and brad pitt, and 2002s. Although interview with the vampire is one of anne rices most compelling novels and queen of the damned one of her most scattershot, this film adaptation of the latter still manages to be more entertaining by a factor of ten than neil jordans hit version of the earlier book.
Buy queen of the damned bluray uk region b australian import from amazons movies store. Queen of the damned, which was based on an anne rice novel, starred. I certainly cant say it was bad in a disappointing way, since i had no expectations. Most popular movies and tv shows with stuart townsend imdb. I met stuart townsend, the young man who is playing lestat and he was absolutely. Queen of the damned 2002 stuart townsend as lestat. A secondary character in interview, lestat stuart townsend is summoned from a deathlike slumber by the siren call of rock and roll. Aaliyah is iconic in queen of the damned but the sequel isnt. In neil jordans 1994 film adaptation of interview with the vampire, he is portrayed by tom cruise. And werewolvesvampire lovevampire queentom cruiseseries.
Vampire fun for young irish actor stuart townsend, playing the rock n roll. It stars aaliyah in the title role as the vampire queen akasha and stuart townsend as the vampire lestat. Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a metaphor for lost souls. Akasha is the queen of the damned, an exotic, dangerous and trapped in a remote time character. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Queen of the damned bluray uk region b australian import. The musical composed by elton john and bernie taupin. They drank and drank until enkil lost his will to drink.
Stuart townsend plays lastat, while nice to look at, is not up to tom cruses performance in interview with a vampire. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview duration. Interview with stuart townsend starring in the forthcoming queen of the damned film at one point or stage in your life its inevitable youve dreamed of becoming either a mammoth movie star or an even bigger rock star. Queen of the damned is about a rocking vampire while interview with the vampire. On aallyah giving advice on music videos interview.
Queen of the damned 2002 theatrical trailer youtube. But understand that the film makers have taken great artistic license and this movie would be better named the vampire lestat meets the queen of the damned since most of the movie is actually taken from anne rices second novel, the vampire lestat, and very little from her third one, queen of the damned. Queen of the damned 2002 stuart townsend as lestat imdb. Queen of the damned star stuart townsend explains why he was canned from lord of the rings. In the 2002 film adaptation of queen of the damned, he is played by stuart townsend. Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror film directed by michael rymer, loosely based on the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the novels predecessor the vampire lestat. I just rewatched interview and have never seen queen of the damned. All the actresses who almost played akasha in queen of the. Stuart townsend stuart townsend, peter townsend, queen of the damned, interview with the.
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