- The acclaimed TV series Interview with the Vampire will be rebranded as The Vampire Lestat for its third season.
- AMC announced the name change at San Diego Comic-Con, with the new season set to adapt Anne Rice’s second novel in the series.
- The show stars Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac and Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt, with new cast additions for season three.
- The article also references the 1994 film adaptation, where Tom Cruise’s casting as Lestat was initially met with fan criticism.
- Film director Neil Jordan revealed he first offered the role of Lestat in the movie to Daniel Day-Lewis, who declined.
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