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. And his awesome gothriffed sound has echoed around the globe. In interview with the vampire 1994, tom cruise chewed the scenery and some costars as the rogue bloodsucker lestat. Stuart townsend the vampire chronicles wiki fandom. 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 stuart townsend, interview with the. Queen of the damned 2002 watch online latest hd movies. The black lily is book one in the brand new series tales of the black lily by juliette cross. The vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. There comes a time for every vampire when the idea of eternity becomes momentarily unbearable. I like how the movie intertwined the history of vampires with that of mortals heritage. Watch interview with the vampire if you want a good movie true to the anne rice books and who lestat really is.
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. Stuart townsend in queen of the damned home facebook. On aallyah giving advice on music videos interview 00. 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 2002 stuart townsend as lestat imdb. 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. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer. 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. Irish actor stuart townsend opens up about his childhood in dublin, and losing his mother at 21. Stuart townsend and aaliyah have a surprising chemistry, though it only shows when the acting is at its best not very often. The soundtrack made the books alive when i reread them after watching the movie and.
Akasha, queen of the damned is a vampiress who breaks through the noise bringing a silence with her. Not lestat but i did love this before i read the book. Feb 22, 2002 stuart townsend plays lestat, the thinking mans vampire, who is now a pop star. 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. And even if stuart townsend had read the books and wanted to portray more true version of lestat hed have found it. Stuart townsend, star of queen of the damned, talks about baring his fangsand his absas anne rices vampire lestat. Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. The musical composed by elton john and bernie taupin.
Queen of the damned 28 movie clip you should be more. Based on the vampire chronicles by anne rice, whose work previously came to the screen in interview with the vampire. 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. 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. This may have been worse than the dark tower movie. Stuart townsend and marguerite moreau are also highly watchable but there is so little. 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. 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.
But ive grown up a bit since then, laughs actor stuart townsend. The vampire chronicles 35 movie clip forever young 1994 hd duration. As a fan of the novels and the movie interview with a vampire, i spent a good half. Stuart peter townsend born 15 december 1972 is an irish actor. This time, lestat finds acceptance in a tattooed and pierced world. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. There could have been more character development on the main female character, jesse reeves. Now irish newcomer stuart townsend is tapping the same vein. Stuart townsend opens up about his childhood youtube. 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. Okay, okay, okay, queen of the damned isnt a cinematic masterpiece. See more ideas about stuart townsend, queen of the damned and actor. In neil jordans 1994 film adaptation of interview with the vampire, he is portrayed by tom cruise.
The lestat in qotd was a shallow, hollow shell of the lestat in interview or the books. With the vampire culture, there are so many references. Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned queen of. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer aaliyah. He does okay but he couldve gone further with the part. This is a fun film, which is better than its reputation suggests. Feb 22, 2002 in interview with the vampire 1994, tom cruise chewed the scenery and some costars as the rogue bloodsucker lestat. Film of the damned the tragedy behind queen of the damned. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview. Problem is, mere mortals have trouble believing lestat because hes a famous gothrock star.
Stuart townsend completely made me forget about tom cruises portrayel of. Stuart townsend portrays lestat, the undead antihero previously seen in the movie version of anne rices interview with the vampire. Queen of the damned, stuart townsend, interview with the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Stuart townsend or tom cruise queen of the damned 2002. 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. Stuart townsend as lestat in queen of the damned vampire love, vampire art, real. 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. Akasha and enkil nearly drank the earth dry when they ruled over egypt. This is basically what vampire lestat stuart townsend, filling in tom cruises interview with a vampire role does in queen of the damned. Queen of the damned 2002 the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. Rock star looks, a mischevious narcisism and just a hint of a french accent yes, tom cruise, lestat is french.
Queen of the damned 2002 stuart townsend as lestat. The vampire lestat from queen of the damned, stuart townsend who is a way superior lestat than cruise could ever wish to be. Lestat, tired of hiding from mortals, has also emerged as a vampire whos come out of the closet, as it were. External links stuart townsend on wikipedia stuart townsend on the internet movie database. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin mpaa rating. They drank and drank until enkil lost his will to drink. Surely they didnt think they had made a film that was even remotely similar to the two books it was based on. The movie follows lestat stuart townsend, a vampire whos. The music of lestat 2012 robot chicken ron weasley 20052011 23 degrees, 5 minutes babbage 2011. Vampire fun for young irish actor stuart townsend, playing the rock n roll. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin, matthew newton, michael rymer, scott abbott. In the 2002 film adaptation of queen of the damned, he is played by stuart townsend. Queen of the damned is about a rocking vampire while interview with the.
Jul 26, 2018 this pin was discovered by yamilett rincon. Queen of the damned crew interviews ny times aaliyah. Queen of the damned bluray uk region b australian import. Stuart townsend actor, director, screenwriter tv guide. On stage, lestat was portrayed by hugh panaro in the shortlived broadway show lestat. 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. 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. Even if it is not the interview with a vampire sequel expected. 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. 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. 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.
After years of slumber, the legendary vampire has awakened and found acceptance in a tattooed, pierced and blackclad world. Queen of the damned 2002 trailer aaliyah stuart townsend. There are worse movies, but other than watching aaliyah, i would put this one way down on your bucket list. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview duration. Stuart townsends portrayal of lestat was completely off the mark. For the full interview on george stroumboulopoulos tonight g.
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. The characters are nothing compared to the ones established in interview with a vampire. 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. Combining the vampire lestat and the queen of the damned novels into one.
Stuart townsend lestat physically looks more like the lestat that i envisioned in my mind when i read the books, than tom cruise. Johnny carson interview drew barrymore age 7 duration. Especially that hack version of lestat stuart townsend played. The acting in queen of the damned was moderate, if disappointing. See more ideas about queen of the damned, stuart townsend and the vampire chronicles. Queen of the damned 2001 stuart townsend interview youtube. Takes the worst book of the series and manages to be better than iwtv.