29 What's with all the hoopla over the Interview movie? (Anne Rice FAQ)
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This article is from the Anne Rice FAQ, by Laura Ann lat13@columbia.edu with numerous contributions by others.
29 What's with all the hoopla over the Interview movie? (Anne Rice FAQ)
Well, the first problems over making Interview into a movie
came when Hollywood couldn't deal with Lestat and Louis
being as close as they were *and* having a little girl in
the house (they thought Lestat and Louis were pedophiles).
Interview went through a lot of scripts, companies and
formats before David Geffen went to Anne and asked her to do
the script that she wanted. She did and then David set
about casting the characters. However, he (after a few
other choices such as Daniel Day-Lewis fell through) picked
Tom Cruise to play Lestat. Anne saw red when this happened
and felt, in her words, "betrayed" by what David did, as did
most of her fans. They exchanged a lot of not-so-nice words
in the media while Interview went into production. When
Interview was finished, David sent a tape of it to Anne (who
was unable to attend a screening) and Anne loved it! She
loved it so much that she took out two full-page ads in
Daily Variety, The New York Times and the Advocate to tell
her fans that she loved the film, that everyone involved did
a great job and that, if her fans saw the film and still
didn't like it, they could tell her to her face (at book
signings and what have you).
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