IsJared LetoLestat in the upcomingInterview with the Vampireremake? While we have no directo confirmation that is the case, the movie’s screenwriterJosh Boonehas tweeted out his own personal pick for the iconic vampire Lestat de Lioncourt in this impending remake. Though, he doesn’t give us much to go on. He simply says the following about his possible casting pick.
“Lestat - there can be only one. #JaredLeto.”
Yesterday, we reported that the long-gestating remake ofInterview with the Vampireis stillmoving forward, with writer-directorJosh Booneshowing off the cover page to his recently-completed script, which he co-wrote withJill Killington. The image revealed that the project is based on two ofAnne Rice’sThe Vampire Chroniclesbooks,Interview with the VampireandThe Vampire Lestat, although nothing more is known about the adaptation, or how closely it will stick to these two novels. NowJosh Boonehas dropped another tantalizing tidbit through social media, hinting that he wantsJared Letoto star.
The filmmaker went onto reveal in another tweet that the project is largely focused onThe Vampire Lestat, which includes Lestat’s own perspective on the story told inInterview With the Vampire. Unfortunately, we don’t know if this project has a green light from Universal Pictures yet, or if they have even officially started casting. Universal hasn’t issued a release date forInterview With the Vampire, so stay tuned for more updates soon, as it seems this is moving quite fast.
Interview With the Vampirewas adapted into the hit 1994 movie of the same name, starringTom CruiseasLestat de Lioncourt, who turns a downtrodden plantation owner namedLouis de Pointe du Lac(Brad Pitt) into a vampire, after Louis lost his wife. The movie grossed $105.4 million domestically and $223.6 million worldwide, from a $60 million budget. Eight years later,Queen of the Damnedwas adapted to the big screen, starringAaliyahas the title character, Akasha, withStuart Townsendplaying Lestat. The movie fared much worse thanInterview With the Vampire, taking in $30.3 million domestically and $45 million worldwide, from a $35 million budget.
We first reported on this project in 2014, where it was revealed thatAlex KurtzmanandRoberto Orciare producing for Universal, alongside Imagine Entertainment’sBrian Grazer. What remains to be seen is if this project will become part of Universal’smonster franchise, whichAlex Kurtzmanis overseeing withChris Morgan. The monster franchise wasn’t even in the works in 2014, it seems impossible to imagineAnne Rice’s characters crossing over with Universal’s classic monsters, especially sinceTom Cruise, who played Lestat in the originalInterview With the Vampire, is starring in theMummyreboot. It’s also worth noting thatRobert Downey Jr.was rumored to take over the Lestat character back in 2009.
It isn’t known ifJosh Booneis still planning to direct this movie, since he is also attached to two other high-profile projects. The filmmaker is attached to both write and directThe Standfor Warner Bros. andThe New Mutantsfor 20th Century Fox, but it isn’t known when filming will begin on either of those projects. We’ll keep you posted as soon as more details forInterview With the Vampiresurface, so stay tuned, but in the mean time, take a look atJosh Boone’s tweets below.
