Jacob Anderson and Sam Reed will star in the drama version of "Night Interview with the Vampire"
The 1905 movie network news amc drama version of "Night Interview Vampire" "double male protagonist" candidates were officially announced: Jacob Anderson, a black actor who played "Grey Bug" in "Game of Thrones", will play Louis, the role of Brad Pitt in the film version, and Australian actor Sam Reed ("Lost 1971") will play Lester, the role of Tom Cruise in the film version. It is worth mentioning that in the film version of "Night Interview with the Vampire", Louis played by Pete is a manor owner. Now that the drama version has chosen a black actor to play the role, how it will be adapted will naturally become the focus of attention.
Last May, AMC bought all 18 novels from Anne Rice's "vampire chronicles" and "mayfair witches" series, announcing that it would be filmed and television. The first to bear the brunt of this is the most famous "Night Interview with the Vampire". AMC plans to develop an 8-episode short series, with Mark Johnson, executive producer of Breaking Bad and Dirty Lawyer, as the executive producer, and coordinate the project development. Rollin Jones (Empire of the Atlantic) will write the script, Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) will direct the first two episodes, and Anne Rice and son Christopher Rice will also serve as executive producers. The series is scheduled to go live on TV and streaming platforms next year.
Directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst, the film version of Interview with the Vampire of the Night was released in the United States on November 11, 1994. Adapted from the novel of the same name, the film tells the story of the owner of the manor, Louis, who is in pain after the loss of his wife and daughter, and meets the vampire Lestat, who is bent on teaching Louis to be a vampire.