Anne Rice's 'The Vampire Chronicles' wordt tv-serie
De auteur wist onlangs de filmrechten van haar boekenreeks weer in haar bezit te krijgen.
Auteur Anne Rice wil van haar beroemde boekenreeks The Vampire Chronicles een tv-serie laten maken, nu zij de filmrechten van de boeken weer in haar bezit heeft. Rice liet via een uitgebreid Facebookbericht weten dat ze zich beseft dat haar verhalen zich beter lenen voor een tv-serie dan voor films. Het is de bedoeling dat de serie moet beginnen met het verhaal van The Vampire Lestat, het tweede boek in de reeks.
Universal en Imagine Entertainment kochten de filmrechten in 2014, maar deden er vervolgens weinig mee. Rice en haar zoon Christopher, die zullen fungeren als uitvoerend producenten van de serie, zullen het script van de pilot schrijven, alsmede een outline voor de gehele serie, waarin Lestats verhaal volledig zal worden verteld. Hieronder het bericht van Rice:
"The theatrical rights to the Vampire Chronicles are once again in my hands, free and clear! I could not be more excited about this! A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marius and the entire tribe.
In this the new Golden Age of television, such a series is THE way to let the entire story of the vampires unfold. My son Christopher Rice and I will be developing a pilot script and a detailed outline for an open ended series, faithfully presenting Lestat's story as it is told in the books, complete with the many situations that readers expect to see.
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We will likely begin with "The Vampire Lestat" and move on from there. When we sit down finally to talk to producers, we will have a fully realized vision of this project with Christopher as the executive producer at the helm. I will also be an executive producer all the way. Again, I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to be able to announce this.
As many of you know, Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment had optioned the series to develop motion pictures from it, and though we had the pleasure of working with many fine people in connection with this plan, it did not work out. It is, more than ever, abundantly clear that television is where the vampires belong.
Over the years you all have told me how much you want to see a "Game of Thrones" style faithful rendering of this material, and how much you want for the series to remain in my control. Well, I have heard you. I have always heard you. What you want is what I want. You, the readers, made these books a success before any movie was ever made based on them, and I will never forget that fact.
Christopher and I will be posting many questions on the page for your input in the days to come. I am filled with optimism this morning about the future for my beloved Brat Prince. What better way to start a tour for the new book!"
De boeken van Rice zijn tweemaal eerder verfilmd; in 1994 kwam Interview with the Vampire uit en in 2002 kregen we Queen of the Damned voorgeschoteld.
