Stuart townsend in queen of the damned home facebook. The vampire chronicles 35 movie clip forever young 1994 hd duration. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview duration. They drank and drank until enkil lost his will to drink. Queen of the damned bluray uk region b australian import. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin mpaa rating. Stuart townsend actor, director, screenwriter tv guide. I like how the movie intertwined the history of vampires with that of mortals heritage. Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned queen of.
Stuart townsend the vampire chronicles wiki fandom. With the vampire culture, there are so many references. Combining the vampire lestat and the queen of the damned novels into one. But ive grown up a bit since then, laughs actor stuart townsend. The lestat in qotd was a shallow, hollow shell of the lestat in interview or the books. Stuart townsend or tom cruise queen of the damned 2002. External links stuart townsend on wikipedia stuart townsend on the internet movie database. Johnny carson interview drew barrymore age 7 duration. In july 2001, warner bros was denying that its troubled production queen of the damned the sequel to interview with the vampire would be a straight to video release. Even if it is not the interview with a vampire sequel expected.
Its also cute that despite their true love, charlize and stuart will will not marry until it is legal for samesex couples to do so in the united states. Stuart townsend portrays lestat, the undead antihero previously seen in the movie version of anne rices interview with the vampire. See more ideas about stuart townsend, queen of the damned and the vampire chronicles. In interview with the vampire 1994, tom cruise chewed the scenery and some costars as the rogue bloodsucker lestat. 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. Stuart townsends portrayal of lestat was completely off the mark. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer aaliyah.
Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer. Not lestat but i did love this before i read the book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Akasha, queen of the damned is a vampiress who breaks through the noise bringing a silence with her. Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned queen. He does okay but he couldve gone further with the part. Starring as lestat this time is stuart townsend about adam and simon magus, who ranks quite a bit lower on the list of bankable movie stars than cruise, and it shows.
Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. Based on the vampire chronicles by anne rice, whose work previously came to the screen in interview with the vampire. May 17, 2014 surely they didnt think they had made a film that was even remotely similar to the two books it was based on. Buy queen of the damned 2002 dvd hong kong version at with free international shipping. Stuart townsend completely made me forget about tom cruises portrayel of. See more ideas about queen of the damned, stuart townsend and the vampire chronicles. America began to take notice of stuart s talents when he appeared in two films featured in the 2000 sundance film festival, in one of which, about adam 2000, he took the title role. Aliyah did a great job as the title character as well but it was townsend who made the movie for me, and it is campy fun as well. Queen of the damned 2002 watch online latest hd movies.
See more ideas about stuart townsend, queen of the damned and actor. Rock star looks, a mischevious narcisism and just a hint of a french accent yes, tom cruise, lestat is french. 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. Even though he hasnt been in any movies that ive ever heard of, that doesnt mean that charlize therons boyfriend stuart townsend doesnt have fantastic talent, and by talent i mean his butt. The black lily is book one in the brand new series tales of the black lily by juliette cross. This time, lestat finds acceptance in a tattooed and pierced world. Stuart peter townsend born 15 december 1972 is an irish actor. The music of lestat 2012 robot chicken ron weasley 20052011 23 degrees, 5 minutes babbage 2011. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin, matthew newton, michael rymer, scott abbott. The movie follows lestat stuart townsend, a vampire whos. Surely they didnt think they had made a film that was even remotely similar to the two books it was based on. The vampire lestat from queen of the damned, stuart townsend who is a way superior lestat than cruise could ever wish to be. Akasha and enkil nearly drank the earth dry when they ruled over egypt. Stuart townsend and aaliyah have a surprising chemistry, though it only shows when the acting is at its best not very often.
In neil jordans 1994 film adaptation of interview with the vampire, he is portrayed by tom cruise. Okay, okay, okay, queen of the damned isnt a cinematic masterpiece. I am such a sucker for a good vampire and a good bad guy lol stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned your body is dying. Queen of the damned 28 movie clip you should be more. 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. And even if stuart townsend had read the books and wanted to portray more true version of lestat hed have found it.
Stuart townsend and marguerite moreau are also highly watchable but there is so little sense in the plot of the movie the whole thing is basically a beautiful music video and not much else. The soundtrack made the books alive when i reread them after watching the movie and. Vampire fun for young irish actor stuart townsend, playing the rock n roll. Trading in the southern gothic of interview with the vampire, the first rice horror adaptation, for a modernday story, queen follows the vampire lestat stuart townsend as he is roused from a centurieslong hibernation to become a rock star only to awaken an ancient and dangerous egyptian vampire queen akasha. 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.
Irish actor stuart townsend opens up about his childhood in dublin, and losing his mother at 21. Queen of the damned crew interviews ny times aaliyah. Problem is, mere mortals have trouble believing lestat because hes a famous gothrock star. The musical composed by elton john and bernie taupin. Simply put, interview with the vampire was an a movie and queen of the damned is a b movie, and they both succeed in their respective territories. The movie follows lestat stuart townsend, a vampire whos awoken by the sound of a rock band. In july 2001, warner bros was denying that its troubled production queen of the damned the sequel to interview with the vampire would be a.
In the 2002 film adaptation of queen of the damned, he is played by stuart townsend. There could have been more character development on the main female character, jesse reeves. This is basically what vampire lestat stuart townsend, filling in tom cruises interview with a vampire role does in queen of the damned. Lestat, tired of hiding from mortals, has also emerged as a vampire whos come out of the closet, as it were. Now irish newcomer stuart townsend is tapping the same vein. Queen of the damned 2002 stuart townsend as lestat imdb.
The vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. 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 1988, although the film contains many plot elements from the novels predecessor the vampire lestat. Jan 06, 2008 interview with a vampire is the first in the series, then the vampire lestat and finally queen of the damned. Queen of the damned 2002 trailer aaliyah stuart townsend. Queen of the damned 2002 stuart townsend as lestat. The acting in queen of the damned was moderate, if disappointing.
Feb 22, 2002 in interview with the vampire 1994, tom cruise chewed the scenery and some costars as the rogue bloodsucker lestat. Queen of the damned 2002 the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. Stuart townsend of queen of the damned, night stalker, and xiii the series. Queen of the damned, stuart townsend, interview with the.
Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned vampire love, vampire art, real. On aallyah giving advice on music videos interview 00. First let me say that stuart townsend is the perfect lestat. This is a fun film, which is better than its reputation suggests. There are worse movies, but other than watching aaliyah, i would put this one way down on your bucket list. This may have been worse than the dark tower movie. Stuart townsend lestat physically looks more like the lestat that i envisioned in my mind when i read the books, than tom cruise. Takes the worst book of the series and manages to be better than iwtv. Stuart townsend stuart townsend, interview with the. There comes a time for every vampire when the idea of eternity becomes momentarily unbearable.
Stuart townsend opens up about his childhood youtube. Trading in the southern gothic of interview with the vampire, the first rice horror adaptation, for a modernday story, queen follows the vampire lestat stuart townsend as he is roused from a centurieslong hibernation to become a rock star only to awaken. Anne rice has written dozens of books, particularly about vampires, and quite. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. Film of the damned the tragedy behind queen of the damned. And his awesome gothriffed sound has echoed around the globe. Watch interview with the vampire if you want a good movie true to the anne rice books and who lestat really is. 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 is about a rocking vampire while interview with the. Especially that hack version of lestat stuart townsend played. The characters are nothing compared to the ones established in interview with a vampire. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview.
Feb 22, 2002 stuart townsend plays lestat, the thinking mans vampire, who is now a pop star. As a fan of the novels and the movie interview with a vampire, i spent a good half. I hope someone takes the time to make a movie based on the vampire lestat and the queen of the damned that actual makes sense and sticks to the source material. For the full interview on george stroumboulopoulos tonight g.
In the movies, the character was played by different characters, tom cruise in interview with a vampire and stuart townshend in queen of the damned. Stuart townsend, star of queen of the damned, talks about baring his fangsand his absas anne rices vampire lestat. On stage, lestat was portrayed by hugh panaro in the shortlived broadway show lestat. Lestat and jesse fanpop is a network of fan clubs for fans of television, movies, music and more to discuss and share photos, videos, news and opinions with fellow fans. Jul 26, 2018 this pin was discovered by yamilett rincon. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview youtube.
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