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Image: AMCAMC’s beloved messy vampire drama will soon return for second bites. In season two of Interview with The Vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) continues to recount his life story to Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian)— but this time, with his partner Armand (Assad Zaman) chiming in.Why Are Vampires Associated With Queerness?Season two will delve deeper into their journey meeting at the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, along with Claudia (Delainey Hayles)—and how their love affair in the wake of Louis’ escape…

Kung Fu Panda director Mike Mitchell hopes there’s more movies in the series’ future. Get a new look at a brooding Lestat in Interview With the Vampire season two. Plus, get a look at Hulu’s fantasy anime/live-action hybrid Dragons of Wonderhatch. Spoilers, away!Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023IckAccording to Jeff Sneider’s The Insneider, Brandon Routh, Mena Suvari and Malina Weissman have wrapped filming on Ick, a horror film heavily inspired by Chuck Russell’s 1988 remake of The Blob from…

Image: AMC | Alfonso BrescianiIn an unsurprising move, Deadline reports that Interview With the Vampire has shut down production entirely after SAG-AFTRA announced a strike against AMPTP-backed productions. The series, created by Rolin Jones, was a sensation last fall as the gothic horror/romance reworked Anne Rice’s seminal debut novel. Jacob Anderson plays Louis de Pointe du Lac and Sam Reid is Lestat de Lioncourt.Why Are Vampires Associated With Queerness?Although the production is shut down, the show will still have a…

Image: AMCAMC’s Interview With the Vampire will be recasting Claudia, the adopted daughter of vampires Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid).Favorite Vampires in Media | Jacob Anderson & Sam Reid The network broke the news on Friday evening as part of an email sent to press confirming season two would start production next week over in Prague. Per the the email, original actor (and scene stealer) Bailey Bass couldn’t return for “a variety of reasons.” The press release further called her “a talented actor who…

Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMCThe AMC network has been very upfront about being all-in on bringing Anne Rice’s gothic horror universe to TV. First was the excellent Interview With the Vampire series, which premiered last October, and then there’s the decidedly less-excellent Mayfair Witches, which began airing just this past Sunday. Now it’s been revealed AMC is already working on bringing the two series together.Speaking at today’s Television Critics Awards press event, executive producer of both series Mark Johnson…

io9 inhaled a lot of TV this year. We do it for work, we do it for fun, we do it when we really should be sleeping. We’ll be getting into our favorite shows of the year next week, but today we’re celebrating the individual moments that stood out: big twists, shocking reveals, notable brawls, character revelations, and…Read more... io9 inhaled a lot of TV this year. We do it for work, we do it for fun, we do it when we really should be sleeping. We’ll be getting into our favorite shows of the year next week, but today…

Image: AMC | Alfonso BrescianiThe Immortal Universe at a GlanceAMC has bought the rights to 14 of Anne Rice’s novels, from both her Vampire Chronicles series and her Lives of the Mayfair Witches series. In June 2021, AMC greenlit the first foray into the Immortal Universe with Interview With the Vampire, which premiered in October 2022. The first season of Interview With the Vampire began airing on AMC on October 2, and is currently available to stream on AMC+.The first season of Interview With the Vampire was seven…

Image: Alfonso Bresciani/AMCWhen Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) gets whisked off to a Dubai apartment in the middle of the pandemic, we already know something’s up. It’s only the first episode of Interview With the Vampire, but if you are a Vampire Chronicles fan, there’s something strange about this characterization.After the first episode ends it becomes even more clear that this apartment, which is made of concrete, isolated, and full of incredible art, feels wrong for Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson). That’s…

Photo: GizmodoA couple of weeks ago G/O Media had a casket delivered to the office. We received a crimson red burial fixture from Titan Casket because my colleague, Kevin Hurler, has made Taylor Swift a facet of his personality that can be mined for blogs, and this casket (in a different colorway) was featured in her Anti-Hero music video. Naturally, he attempted to sleep in it, lasted about 30 minutes, and went about the rest of his day.I don’t have any particular feelings one way or the other about Taylor Swift (she’s…

Here we are fledglings, nearing the end of our time together with AMC’s adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire, and I have to say, it’s been a ride. I’ve said as much elsewhere, but this show constantly surprised me with its intricate storytelling, nuanced characters, and unyielding dedication to the drama of messy queer vampires.And now, the season one finale, “The Thing Lay Still.”We open on Daniel Molloy’s computer as he begins a new session. Rashid walks by, holding a bowl of blood for Louis. Rashid, if…