Yes, in fact they did!
Faceclaims:
David: Sendhil Ramamurthy
Louis: Miles McMillan
Armand: Kirill Nikolini
Marius: fanart by @sheepskeleton
Lestat: Martin Rolinski
Tweets from celebs [X]
Interview with the Vampire + The Song of Achilles
♥OMG thank u so much what a wonderful message!♥
[i see what u did there re: 9000 so DBZ gif source, VC kittehs are mines]
I love you guys, too! You make my day on a daily basis *u* This is a social media platform after all, it’s all about making those connections w/ your followers and the ppl who you follow, even making some closer friends out of mutuals.
You actually already hit upon the main parts of running a great fandom blog, to quote you directly: “it’s not just about dedication and chasing off haters (which are super important) but like the mechanics of it (organizing posts, engaging followers, keep people interested).” And of course it’s about “being so kind and welcoming with all your followers!”
The main thing is to Make the blog you would want to see, and build social connections w/ other bloggers. You’re not posting into a void, this is a very public forum; ppl are more likely to engage w/ your content if you engage w/ them and/or their content, too. Some will just follow you for your content, some ppl are also looking for that *~meeting of the minds~*. I think that’s what ppl get from my blog, that their opinions are validated, or that they like to consider and possibly absorb whatever ideas I share here.
–It’s Not About Your Follower Count.– Mine fluctuates, I lose some and gain some
almost daily. It’s not like you’re going to get an award for it at the end of the year! If all you want are followers, then you’d have to ask a much more popular blog for pointers on that. If I gave just one person #feels through smtg I shared here, that’s reward enough for me. I think of it in terms of “What would have made my 15 yo self happy?” Bc she couldn’t find the fandom! My 15 yo self is always very thirsty for the content and the interactions of fandom >;} And I think that passion translates through and that’s why ppl choose to follow this blog.
I do have some pointers and they fit in well w/ what you wrote, I just rearranged the order a bit ;]
Dedication-
Mechanics of it (organizing posts, engaging followers, keep people interested)-
Being kind and welcoming with all your followers!-
A couple of Don’ts: It’s your blog and you can do whatever you like, but just from my experience, these are things that tend to be divisive rather than inclusive.
Chasing off haters-
Hope all that helps! I’ve left out alot of normal etiquette for topics like social justice (bc that’s more along the lines of life advice than a fandom-specific blog), and left out specifics about blogging to my own fandom so that it can apply to any. I might do a followup post about engaging ppl in this fandom specifically.
As always, anyone is free to reblog and add their own ideas 😉
944. BRAD PITT “LOUIS” HERO COSTUME CREATED FOR INTERVIEW
WITH THE VAMPIRE. (Warner Bros., 1994) In the gothic, romantic horror film Interview with the Vampire, Brad Pitt plays “Louis de Pointe du Lac”,
a handsome vampire with a conscience. Here is the memorable 18th
century “Louis” costume created by Academy Award winning designer
Sandy Powell for this opulent film. Consisting of a rich blue, taffeta
frock coat with shimmering brown silk lining, meticulous gold lace
appliqué piping on collar, pockets and sleeve cuffs. Fabric-covered, hand
embroidered and sequined buttons on faux front closure, back vents and
sleeve cuffs. Long crème linen undershirt with balloon sleeves, ruffled
cuffs and one-button ruffled collar, open to below chest. Matching
blue crushed velvet, fall-front breeches with button-waist front, lace-up
back and orange sateen lining at the buttoned knees with taffeta bow
ornaments. Ornately embroidered gold and brown vest with puff-paint
detail, lace-up fabric back and hollow filigree brass buttons along the
front closure. Shallow hip pockets and brown silk lining. Crème-colored
linen ascot neck wrapping. A pair of brown leather, slip-on loafers
with embellished, ornamental brass buckles. Bias labels in jacket, vest
and breeches with “Brad Pitt” handwritten. This beautiful, period hero
costume is in very good condition, having been carefully archived by
the studio. Included are the Capezio brand white tights that complete
the ensemble. Accompanied with an original Warner Bros. Studios
Certificate of Authenticity. $15,000 – $20,000
Fun fact: the Capezio tights are the brand used by figure skaters.
^A piece of a NSFW comic I commissioned from the incredibly talented @riwox whose talent is matched only by how great they are to work with! 10+/10 HIGHEST PRAISE HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Their commissions open from time to time, here’s one of their posts about it w/ prices (it’s too NSFW for my blog, VERY HAWT).
They also do NSFW chibis! Hmmmmm… now I gotta think about scraping together more money for more indulging…
We kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong. [X]
I think what you’re asking is:
Lestat went there for normal reasons: hunting evildoers as per usual, but it was NOLA bc he was looking for a fresh start in the New World. And Louis was there for also fairly normal – if not kind of upsetting – reasons, too: looking for someone to put him out of his misery, basically.
I would say it was kismet: Lestat was created for Louis, he was originally intended to serve as Louis’ maker, since we are introduced to him that way in the first book. Even Anne Rice didn’t anticipate that Lestat would essentially take the driver’s seat and create the rest of the series.
But it’s important to remember that, because he wouldn’t exist at all without Louis, in the fictional sense, and I think that’s part of what makes him so loyal to Louis in an ongoing way throughout the series. Louis’ rebelliousness as a fledgling and then the precarious but loving peace they shared for decades sets Lestat up for the pining for him forever after, and it’s only recently in the series that it feels like they are explicitly more in mutual love and awe of eachother than ever before.
If we look at it from Lestat’s perspective, which begins before Louis’ story chronologically, that relationship was a huge turning point for him. He lived out that lifetime that Marius told him to do, and for the most part, it was very good for all of them as long as it lasted. Lestat was the provider again, but this time, it was for a family who actually loved him, who he could love back ❤
^[Commission for me by the amazingly talented @ashetray]
^So of course I really love this fanart bc I COMMISSIONED IT, I asked for this composition, w/ Lestat in between Louis and his “dinner.” It’s actually based on an iconic moment in Dirty Dancing but anyway… Lestat had alot to teach Louis, and at least in this moment, he was saying, “I’ll bear the moral burden of killing tonight, it’s more important that you get what you need, so you can take it from me… rather than have /junk food/… but we’re not doing this EVERY night…” Also, he likes it when it’s HIS bodice being ripped open by Louis, for a change of pace!
They’ve also been through alot of canon events, terrible betrayals of eachother, generous forgiveness… so much feels. Which is why I can’t throw out entire books, there’s something worth saving in even the most difficult books to accept.
They say that your relationship with someone is established within the first 5 minutes of being with them, and I think those mutual feelings of friction and awe and attraction between them, added to the decades they shared as murder dads, and the other canon things they’ve survived, it’s all added up to keep them tied together, inexplicably. I think they’ve encouraged each other to be better versions of themselves, for the most part.
Hit the jump for moar thoughts.
In the universe of the books themselves, to elaborate a little: both Louis and Lestat were in a bad place when they found eachother. Lestat had a pretty rough first decade as a vampire, had already made and lost two fledglings. He lost them for different reasons but it still had to hurt. He had successfully gotten kicked out of Marius’ house for his usual bad behavior. Paris was no longer that great of a place for him. He had his blind old dad to deal with.
Louis was almost worse off, a lifetime spent as the man of the house, vigorously trying to kill himself by drinking all night and picking fights w/ whoever would fight him, feeling like a huge failure in the eyes of his family for the death of his younger brother.
So when they met and fell for eachother, it was intense, because they filled a void for eachother. Lestat wanted that companion that he thought Louis could be if he worked the magic on him, and Louis was overwhelmed by the attention of this supernatural creature, not just that he was a vampire (which would have been enough on its own!) but that he was LESTAT, with all that bravado and charm.
Add to that that they were both pretty awful to eachother, too, the friction actually adding to their mutual attraction in a way; Louis felt that vampiring was a great way to damn himself (tho he does admit he appreciated the heightened senses), and Lestat had found someone to question his authority ALL THE DAMN TIME.
It’s a very good ship from all angles, as dysfunctional as they both are.
[X] ^Also on this VC casting note, some ppl have suggested Paul Boche as Lestat and I have resisted it, but seeing him w/ Miles McMillan here, it’s very Louis & Lestat, oui?They look like they have really good chemistry and that matters more to me than looks alone w/ acting *u*
Y’know, I’ve seen him in the MCU movies and not a lot else, so when I googled him I was pleasantly surprised to find the gifs below.
But before we get to Stan, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so if he works for you, that’s totes fine!
For meeeee, however… I’m not sure about him playing Louis bc my heart is pretty set on someone I would consider more sinewy, like Miles McMillan (BTW he paints, sometimes does amazing self-portraits! Check out @fuckyeahmilesmcmillan, there are nude pics of him there, too *u*), someone w/ a more narrow face shape w/ these defined cheekbones that are almost feminine:
^Lestat forced him to replace his decaying sweater w/ a jacket to go out but couldn’t get him to put on a t-shirt first.
Whoever they cast as Louis should bear some resemblance to whoever they cast as Nicolas, bc they are described as being similar in appearance (and attitude to some extent!), but I would imagine Louis as being slimmer and more delicate-looking, since he was in pretty bad physical shape when Lestat found him, a combination of malnourishment and excessive alcohol and picking fights w/ whoever would fight him ;A;
^Plus, his sass is a more gentlemanly brand, he has a dignified way of shooting Lestat down.
Stan is built more sturdy, his facial structure is a little wider, seems more like Nicolas in my mind. And I think he’s played non-straight characters before so I think he’d be willing to do that here, too ^_______^
Difficulty: I bet he is SO FRICKIN EXPENSIVE NOW like damn! ANYWAY LETS FANTASIZE…
^Late night drinking w/ Lestat in the tavern.
^When his mood has been significantly improved and he’s like, “Let me show you some new fingering I worked out…”
^When Lestat agrees to this offer so easily.
I-want-my-IWTV 