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Anne Rice Wants YOUR Help Casting New Lestat!
We learned last year that author Anne Rice had reclaimed the rights to her “Vampire Chronicles” series of novels; subsequently, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content optioned the rights to 11 books from the best-selling series. Yes, Lestat is coming to the small screen… but who will be playing the iconic character?
To date, the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt has appeared on the screen twice, played by Tom Cruise in Interview With the Vampire and Stuart Townsend in Queen of the Damned. Rice is currently looking for an up-and-coming young actor to take over the role for the forthcoming series, and she wants your help narrowing the field.
“Guys, we talk a lot about who can play Lestat. And we all know that if we don’t get that right, nothing else may matter,” Rice wrote over on Facebook this week. “This is one series in which the star plays a super hero role. I am thinking an unknown will come to us for the part. But who are the up and coming young actors you all see and want to suggest? Include pix if you can. And any data. I love reading your responses.”
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Nearly 500 comments have already been made on the posting, with fans pitching actors such as Jamie Campbell Bower, Reeve Carney, Bill Skarsgard, Evan Peters, Devin Oliver, and Nicholas Hoult. Rice seems to be paying close attention to the comments, so the recommendations are not going unnoticed.
Christopher Rice has been tapped to pen the series and serve as executive producer alongside Anne Rice, and Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Steve Golin.
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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