At long last, Anne Rice’s newest installment of The Vampire Chronicles arrives in bookstores today.
I am forgoing buying it on my Nook in favor of a hard copy so that I can add it to my collection.
Be sure to check back for my review in a few days. If you’re reading Prince Lestat, be sure to let me know what you think of it!!
Now that Universal has acquired the film rights to The Vampire Chronicles (see my earlier post for a link to more information), my excitement is growing with each new announcement.
A few days ago, Anne Rice asked fans on Facebook and Twitter when they first encountered Lestat. It started me thinking.
I’ve talked about my history with The Vampire Chronicles. I saw Interview with the Vampire in the theater 20 years ago when I was 14, then a few weeks later I stumbled across a copy of the book. I was hooked. The film and the book are nothing alike. While there are subtle similarities, there really is no comparison.
But I certainly didn’t understand the complexities of the books or her writing until later on. As every new book came out, I went back and read the earlier books to recall fine details, and with every reading came new observations. And I also noticed that themes struck me in different ways at different points in my life.
I have read comments from other fans and I know I’m not alone in this. But it is interesting to note.
The next step is to start imagining how Bob Orci (of the Star Trek reboot fame) will handle the books. He is a fan (perhaps more so than Neil Jordan) and so his treatment promises to yield a very sympathetic take on the books that are beloved by so many.
So how did you first meet the Vampire Lestat and the world of Anne Rice? Feel free to share your experience in the comments below!
This is very exciting news indeed. In this Aug. 16th article from The Examiner, Christopher Rice talks about the screenplay he wrote for Anne Rice’s The Tale of the Body Thief. Universal has acquired the film rights and Bob Orci (Star Trek) has been linked to the projects.
This news is manna from Heaven for Anne Rice fans who have waited for something to happen with the books after several stalled attempts after the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It also helps to create more buzz in advance of Ms. Rice’s newest book, Prince Lestat, featuring the Brat Prince himself.
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.examiner.com/article/christopher-rice-on-the-vines-the-vampire-chronicles-and-universal
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