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. Stuart townsend in queen of the damned 2002 aaliyah and michael rymer in queen of the damned. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin, matthew newton, michael rymer, scott abbott. Marguerite moreau jessee also does fine, but her part is beyond thin. Aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, paul mcgann, lena olin, christian manon. Jesse reeves marguerite moreau is attacked by vampires after entering their club, but is saved by lestat stuart townsend. Based on the novel from anne rices the vampire chronicles series, this over the top horror outing stars aaliyah as queen akasha, an evil and powerful goddess of the underworld with an affection for the vampire lestat stuart townsend, a bloodsucker who has become a modernday rock star.
Based on the novel from anne rices the vampire chronicles series, this overthetop horror outing stars aaliyah as queen akasha, an evil and powerful goddess of the underworld with an affection for the vampire lestat stuart townsend, a bloodsucker who has become a modernday rock star. The vampire lestat wakes from a centurylong slumber to find the world much changed. Having not read the books i didnt really know how the story continued after interview but i thought that the lestat rock star story and the queen of the damned were two separate books. Queen of the damned headhunters horror house wiki fandom. Anne rices vampire chronicle books and their respective movies were such a huge part of my teenage years. Undernourished goth club kids are the focus of the film and they all look great with piercings, net tshirts, tattoos, dyed hair, and dour facial.
Jesse reeves marguerite moreau queen of the damned anne rice books, anne rice. But a young london woman with a gift for the occult falls in love with lestat and wields a far greater power than the vampires expect. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin. The movie is a followup to interview with the vampire from 1994, but none of the cast from the film returned. The film will not be entirely based on the second anne rice book, but will include portions from the third novel queen of the damned as well. Anne rice novels, scott abbott screenplay 1 more credit. As the rights to the novels would revert to anne rice at the end of 2000, initial story meetings to adapt. Jesse reeves marguerite moreau queen of the damned anne rice books, anne.
Per secoli ha atteso lessere giusto che linvitasse a tornare a dominare sul regno del male. She has also made appearances on the popular television series smallville, lost, cupid and the o. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, et al. In this loose sequel to interview with the vampire. Michael rymer starring aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau. The vampire chronicles 1994, the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires. She is best known for her role as katie in the comedy cult film.
Queen of the damned fan vid look away queen of the. See more ideas about queen of the damned, vampire, queen. She is best known for her role as jesse reeves in the fantasy horror film queen of the damned, katie in the comedy wet hot american summer, and her role in the mighty ducks series of films. Anne rices queen of the damned has a 17% rating on rotten tomatoes. And his awesome gothriffed sound has echoed around the globe. 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. Information page about the queen of the damned starring aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa a reincarnated vampire queen and vampireturnedrockstar lestat join forces to take over the world, but a group of ancient vampires aim to stop them. Jesse reeves queen of the damned, the vampire chronicles.
The queen of the damned a deep, dark, stylistic adaptation of the book by anne rice from her hugely popular series of vampire novels, the queen of the damned is like a nine inch nails rock video. Movie clip 28 you should be more careful 2002 hd added by xxxplicit clip description. Feb 18, 2011 queen of the damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the. Based on the vampire chronicles by anne rice, whose work previously came to the screen in interview with the vampire. So is the new qotd project in fact a mixture of rices the vampire lestat and queen of the damned books. Queen of the damned is an american feature film of the vampire horror subgenre. Queen of the damned doesnt pick up the story immediately after 1994s interview with a vampire, but it does come after it. The vampire chronicles 1994, the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and. Miriam, seven months pregnant with jesse, was driving a car when she got into an accident. Upcoming, new, and past marguerite moreau movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. For that audience this movie is more or less perfect. The movie missed the vampire boom created by interview with the vampire by coming too late and with too little. 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, although the film contains many plot elements from the novels predecessor the vampire lestat.
Queen of the damned all the tropes wiki fandom powered. Queen of the damned 2002 directed by michael rymer, paul goldman. The movie was directed by michael rymer with a screenplay written by scott. Is the queen of the damned available to watch on netflix. A cocksure lestat an extrawhite stuart townsend decides to show off his vampire bloodline through glam rock, flashbacks from yesteryear highlighting his indoctrination into the world of the undead when fashion whore marius vincent. Queen of the dammed dvd movie stuart townsend, aaliyah. Native californian marguerite moreau was a pretty yearold when she made her professional acting debut in a 1991 episode of the popular abc sitcom the wonder years playing a junior high student.
Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. In queen of the damned, adapted from anne rices books, moreau played a member of a society of vampire hunters who develops an unhealthy interest in one of their prey. Based on the third installment of anne rices the vampire chronicles, it is a sequel of sorts to the 1994 film interview with the vampire. Marguerite moreau portrays her in the 2002 film, queen of the damned. One must regard this not as a film in the truly artistic sense, but as a form of vampire porn, created for a very specific audience, intentionally or not. Queen of the damned veers closest to the hilarious when its trying to sell us this guy as some sort of dark undead svengali. It is the second film adaptation take from books in this series and follows the 1994 film interview with the vampire. Costumes, makeup, and sets are flamboyantly gothic. There are many special features on this dvd release, including commentary with director michael rymer, producer jorge saralegui, and composer richard gibbs. Shop movies starring marguerite moreau on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. It showed potential at points but lost the artsy nature of the original film. Vincent perez as marius, paul mcgann as david talbot, lena olin as maharet and marguerite moreau as jesse reeves.
There are worse movies, but other than watching aaliyah, i would put this one way down on your bucket list. Unlike its predecessor though, qotd played very fast and loose with the events of the original novel, was panned by critics, and was greeted with scorn by many vampire chronicles fans. There are three basic categories of people who will want to see this movie, anne rice fans, aaliyah fans and vampire movie fans. One must regard this not as a film in the truly artistic sense, but as a form of vampire porn. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer aaliyah. The vampire thriller queen of the damned comes to dvd on warner home video with a 2. Marguerite moreau filmography filmography moviefone. She is best known for her role as jesse reeves in the fantasy horror film queen of the damned, katie in the comedy wet hot american summer, and her role in the mighty ducks series of. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Queen of the damned is a 2002 movie based on the third installment of anne rices vampire chronicles, and is a sequel of sorts to the acclaimed 1994 film interview with the vampire.
Akasha, queen of the damned is a vampiress who breaks through the noise bringing a silence with her. Stuart townsend, aaliyah, marguerite moreau, vincent perez, lena olin mpaa rating. Queen of the damned 2002 theatrical trailer youtube. Is the queen of the damned available to watch on netflix in. I could see a relaunch of the vampire chronicles, but it probably wouldnt be the best idea.
In the meantime, lestat becomes an object of fascination for jesse reeves marguerite moreau, member of a secret order studying the supernatural called the talamasca, and a band of ancient. For the small screen, she assumed the role of charlie mcphee originated by young drew barrymore in the scifi channel production firestarter. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. If you want to see a vampire struggling to survive immortality, and screwing it up. Later that year, the blondish teen was cast as the friend of the catholic girl dated by a jewish boy danny gerard in the nostalgic sitcom brooklyn bridge cbs.
It stars aaliyah in the title role as the vampire queen akasha and stuart townsend as the vampire lestat. Queen of the damned is a 2002 fantasyhorror film directed by michael rymer. It is based on the novel queen of the damned by author anne rice, which is the third novel in the vampire chronicles series. Unfortunately, lestat is who were stuck with for most of the movie, occasionally trailed by a vampirehuntress with obscure motives marguerite moreau, in an awful performance and by marius vincent perez, the vampire. She is best known for her role as katie in the comedy cult film wet hot american summer, and her role in the mighty ducks series of films. Queen of the damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the. Directed by michael rymer, queen of the damned is an adaptation of anne rices vampire chronicles second and third novels the vampire lestat 1985 and the queen of the damned 1988. Happy 42nd birthday to marguerite moreau 4 25 19 american actress. The queen of the damned a deep, dark, stylistic adaptation of the book by anne rice from her hugely popular series of vampire novels, the queen of the. See more ideas about marguerite moreau, model minority and queen of the damned. Queen of the damned stuart townsend aaliyah marguerite moreau 2002 the vampire lestat stuart townsend awakens after 100 years, becomes a rock star and unites with a female counterpart aaliyah. Unlike its predecessor, though, this film plays very fast and loose with the events of the original novel the story begins when the vampire lestat stuart townsend awakens after.
Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror film directed by michael rymer, loosely based on the. There are worse movies, but other than watching aaliyah, i would put this one way down on your bucket. Extensive flashbacks tell of lestats previous nascence as a vampire, and a serious love story unfolds between him and an admiring mortal marguerite moreau. Each group will leave the theater with a vastly different impression. Jessica miriam reeves or jesse reeves was a witch and later vampire who is part of maharets great family. Undernourished goth club kids are the focus of the film and they all look great with piercings, net tshirts, tattoos, dyed hair, and dour facial expressions. I like how the movie intertwined the history of vampires with that of mortals heritage. Queen of the damned by paul goldman, michael rymer. Vincent perez marius holds his own and manages to inject the occasional humorous touches. After years of slumber, the legendary vampire has awakened and found acceptance in a tattooed, pierced and blackclad world.
M ichael rymers the queen of the damned is a relatively lifeless, abridged version of the second and third tomes of anne rices the vampire chronicles. But the real fun is watching lestat as a contemporary. Jesse was born to miriam reeves, a seventeenyearold girl who was raped by an older unidentified male. What i was greeted with was a very disjointed story that seemed to introduce a new subplot every twenty minutes and then never really followed up on them. There could have been more character development on the main female character, jesse reeves. Marguerite moreau putting on a fancy coat and gwen stefani pigtail buns to infiltrate a vampire club is my new aesthetic. Marguerite moreau and stuart townsend in queen of the damned.
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