Re: to the nonnie who doesn’t want more movies. I have to agree partially because I feel that Kristen, Brad and Tom will always be the best. But I would be okay with some animation or CGI to make them look ten and 30 again.

Yes, you are preaching to the choir about Brad, Tom, and Kirsten *u* As for de-aging them, it worked for RDJ in Captain America Civil War.

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[^Digging this up again bc it gets funnier to me every time I repost it so you can all DEAL WITH IT]

It could work for the dudes but I don’t think Kirsten could be de-aged that far. As much as I loved our dream team, I’m also excited about the idea of casting fresh ppl, even if it’s ppl who are lesser known; they won’t carry the baggage of other characters we’re already familiar with. Give some new ppl a chance ^____^

We could cast ppl who are closer to the ages they were meant to be in canon. Brad and Tom were 30 and the characters were 20-21 (Lestat) and 25 (Louis), there was some difficulty finding a 5 yo talented enough to play Claudia, so I wouldn’t mind if they aged her up to 10 or 11. If they cast a 5 yo who looks perfect but can’t act like the frustrated adult inside, it won’t really work. 

… or we could do it as an animated feature and then cast the original voices zomg… 

No matter what, I would want Kirsten, Brad, and Tom (and Stephen Rea plz!) brought in to work with their replacements, at least to give them a few pointers, bc they nailed it. 

We Are Our Own Saviors – by Gairid, Leshan – Vampire Chronicles fic – Anne Rice [Archive of Our Own]

gairid:

**Chapters 3, 4 and 5 now posted**

Summary:

Part 3 of the series Torn, Frayed & Mended – Lestat and Louis continue to mend their relationship and to explore the past. Brian takes some time to consider his life and to complete some arrangements he’s had in the works.

We Are Our Own Saviors – by Gairid, Leshan – Vampire Chronicles fic – Anne Rice [Archive of Our Own]

I may feel bad for saying this, but I really, kind of don’t want there to be more movies. I know TVC is underappreciated but I really like that it’s a book fandom, book only (apart from 2 movies but w/e) and I just don’t want movies to cheapen it or represent the books in a bad light or for it to get overly popular- or the worst scenario- for it to be associated with the vampires of today *shivers*

firelight-fading:

i-want-my-iwtv:

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I know what you mean, Louis would probably agree w/ you for similar (or the same!) reasons why he wants Lestat to stop writing any more books or authorizing his ghostwriter to do so.

[I just don’t want movies to cheapen it or represent the books in a bad light…]

^So I think Josh Boone is going to handle the material very respectfully, looking at the way he tagged up the Stand for that adaptation, he clearly is treating that book like it’s the Bible for that project *u* We’ll see how the Stand fandom (what do they call themselves? now I’m curious) reacts when that adaptation comes out, as my Dad says, “The proof is in the pudding.”

Hit the jump for more response, cut for length.

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Anon definitely has some valid concerns, but I wouldn’t worry too much for the reasons given above from Burnadette and myself. Also, on your concern with Boone representing the books in a bad light or cheapening it, evidence has been shown on his twitter that he has been taking careful account of the series and been communicating with Anne pretty well, enough for the both of them to show love and gratitude to each other. Take this recent conversation for example:

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Or these pics from his Instagram:

And there are other mentions all over the place with Boone mentioning his love of the series. I think we’re in good hands 🙂

Reblogging for @firelight-fading/@phoenifia‘s comments. We don’t have a wide sample size to state it beyond doubt but we’ve seen that when AR is involved (movie!IWTV, Claudia’s Story), the VC adaptation tends to be hella better than when she’s not.

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fuck-yeah-vampire-chronicles:

Here was the Facebook Live video Anne Rice had posted on her page, what a beautiful cake!

Happy birthday, Anne Rice, the creator of our fandom, now 75 today, what a cool lady

@i-want-my-iwtv i think you’d like this-

Thank goodness they didn’t put 75 candles on that cake! and I assume w/ the chocolate icing that it isn’t red velvet cake but that’s ok not everyone demands RED VELVET EVERYTHING

Whatever your feelings are for our Mater Gloriosa, she gave birth to our fave characters and I, for one, will be forever grateful ❤

Hello, my sweet prince. Look who’s back! Did you miss me? I did.

♛*Lestat stops in his tracks* “What an unpleasant surprise. You’re far too early for Halloween, petit fantôme.” *He continues on.*

Sometimes I feel like I am Louis, everyone is fighting over me and I just want to read a book and not burn in the sun.

Don’t forget that ppl also force him to dress up, too! Everyone fights over him and makes him dress fancy when all he wants to do is read a book and not burn in the sun.

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chrissydeath:

  • Mermaid Lestat & Armand the evil squid (Prince Lestat & the Realms of Atlantis) ~ sketch

After the announcement by Mrs. Rice on twitter about the new book
me and @honey-in-the-sunshine​ had a funny tweet moment. That ends in this fanart.

Honey: I am the vampire Lestat. I am also a mermaid. 🌊 🐳
ChrissyDeath: Looolz. And I’m the Vampire Armand aka the evil squid. 🌊🐙