Downey as LeStat?? Aw heck, I was wrong about Cruz...
________________________________ From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:04:48 AM Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big Screen Normally I would feel the same way, but…. The casting of Downey Jr……..and my love of vampire stories…… I’m there From:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:37 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Cc: ggs...@yahoo. com; 'Cinque'; 'Sincere' Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big Screen (throwing hands in air, walking away) ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : [scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big Screen Date : Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:07:58 -0700 >From : "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multicultur aladvantage. com> To : <scifino...@yahoogro ups.com>, <ggs...@yahoo. com>, "'Cinque'" <cinque3...@verizon. net>, "'Sincere'" <sincere1906@ gmail.com> We've been scrambling all week to confirm the following report, especially since it came from a very reliable source and is insanely logical considering the popularity of vampires these days. I guess something good has come from the success of Twilight as Bloody Disgusting has learned exclusively that Universal Pictures is looking to restart Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles , which tells the tale of the vampire Lestat Du Lioncort (through his narration), a nobleman-turned- vampire in the late 18th century. No word yet on how they plan on unrolling this franchise, but we did find out who they are talking with to replace Tom Cruise and Stuart Townsend. Read on for the skinny. We have confirmed this afternoon that ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is in close talks to play the vampire Lestat in Universal Pictures' The Vampire Chronicles, a newly rebooted franchise based on Anne Rice's popular novels. Lestat appears as a major character in both motion picture adaptations of The Vampire Chronicles novels. In Neil Jordan's 1994 film adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, he is portrayed by Tom Cruise. In the 2002 film adaptation of Queen of the Damned, he is played by Stuart Townsend. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century. >From Wiki: The Vampire Chronicles Interview with the Vampire (1976) The Vampire Lestat (1985) The Queen of the Damned (1988) The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) Memnoch the Devil (1995) The Vampire Armand (1998) Merrick (2000) Blood and Gold (2001) Blackwood Farm (2002) Blood Canticle (2003) http://www.bloody- disgusting. com/news/ 17082 http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
