What an interesting ship that could have been, too. Daniel could have brought out Louis’ sense of humor, which he DOES have. Daniel basically did ask Louis to turn him and got majorly rejected. Louis was only interested in a kayak for one at that time, or to draw Lestat out from wherever he was by painting him as a horrible monster to provoke him into breaking out a can of whoop-ass or correct the record, or both.
“…no amount of explanations to her which passed through
and through my mind now, even forming on my lips in desperate whispers as I
left the Rue St. Michel and went deeper and deeper into the older, darker
streets of the Latin Quarter, no amount of explanations seemed to soothe what I
imagined to be her grave dissatisfaction, or my own pain.
Finally I left off words except for a strange chant. I
was in the black silence of a medieval street, and blindly I followed its sharp
turns,… `I cannot make her happy, I do
not make her happy; and her unhappiness increases every day.’ This was my chant,
which I repeated like a rosary, a charm to change the facts, her inevitable
disillusionment with our quest, which left us in this limbo where I felt her
drawing away from me, dwarfing me with her enormous need.” – Louis de Pointe du Lac, Interview with the Vampire
First of all, omg you are one of my fave VC fanartists *appreciative flailing* thank u so much for asking my opinion on this!
You guys, this is one of @muirin007’s fanarts [X] and still one of my absolute faves, from when I began this blog:
Yes, I have been asked this before but my opinions do change over time, and it’s always worth taking a fresh stab at it *,….,*
Some of this is a dreamcast for obvious reasons, and I’m limiting it to The Vampire Lestat, since it looks like that’s the focus of the new adaptation (And I’m also giving myself the difficulty of not recasting anyone from movie!IWTV bc u all know how attached I am to all of those actors by now). And I tried to pick ppl that would mesh well together as a set. Some characters get alot of commentary and some get none. These are the ppl that give me that “THAT’s exactly how I picture Lestat/Louis/Armand etc.?” feeling.
There are alot more options in the #VC casting tag, if you have some time to kill!
Lestat de Lioncourt: Brett Scallions from Fuel, circa the 90′s.
His singing voice is close to my headcanon of Lestat’s. Yes, somewhat nasal, vocal growl, some range. IMO, he has the perfect build, and yeah, he’s attractive, but what makes him so magnetic and not just another slab of manflesh are his huge soulful eyes and that generous mouth, which really can look cruel at times. He just needs a little dental work and a quality hairstylist. [Some more of my fave pics of him here]
Runner ups: Taylor Hanson circa the 90′s (VERY CLOSE SECOND CHOICE), Gaspard Ulliel,
I’ve only seen him recently in The Walking Dead, and you have to see him in that, bc he’s as sweet and tender and intense and depressive as Nicolas needs to be. Physically, these full lips and dark brooding eyes, the wide smile that’s
almost manic and the frown that speaks to a deeper well of misery
that no one can hope to touch. Am I praising him too much? PROBABLY BUT I DO WHAT I WANT. [I wax on poetic about him a little more here]
Actually I haven’t found my perfect headcanon of Louis yet, but for now, he’s a placeholder. While Louis isn’t a ~starring~ character in TVL, he is mentioned, and what with being compared to Nicolas, I have to include him.
I feel like Miles has the slender build, the soulfulness to his expression, and he looks great dressed up w/ disheveled hair. [X]
Marquis Valère de Lioncourt: Timothy Omundson, 2016
I can’t explain. JUST WANT. He is a very likable bully in Galavant and tbh I imagine Lestat’s Dad would have a sense of humor, and that’s partially where Lestat got it from. Unfortunately, that wasn’t all he got from his father. [Moar gifs and pics I’ve gathered of him here]
Marius de Romanus: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, 2016
I can’t explain. JUST WANT. A better father-figure for Lestat, one he would have given just about anything to stay with for awhile.
And that’s just my opinion, you guys are free to disagree, but please do so w/ respect bc this took alot of guts and alot of time and ALOT of effort to put together!
Louis: Haven’t you get my own coffin yet!!!??? Lestat: No… my bad… lets sleep together again Louis: No way! Lestat: If you don’t come your own I will carry you myself… Louis: Don’t you dare to touch me bastard!! (Lestat puts Louis over his shoulder) Lestat: Let’s go! (paws Louis’ backside) Louis: Don’t paw me, pervert!!!
kinda a werewolf for a bit until bram stoker forgot about it
can crawl down the side of a building, head first. stoker claims this is lizard like, i think it’s more like spiderman
apparently has magic clothes? because as he is doing said spiderman crawl down his castle, his cloak is spread out like wings. sir, that is not how gravity works
master of disguises. and by master i mean casually hides as a ginger sometimes
can turn into: a bat, a dog, and dust?
looks super old, has a blood feast, looks younger
needs tons of dirt to sleep on. luckily that dirt never actually ruins his clothes. most likely because they are all magical?
does his own chores. mostly because everyone in transylvania KNOWS HE IS A VAMPIRE AND AVOIDS HIM. so no servants for this count.
sometimes can be in the daylight? depending on stoker’s mood i think?
bites people in a way that makes zero sense. he leaves two marks? how??? does he not use his bottom teeth?????
stoker sometimes just forgot what he already wrote so good luck with this mess
Daniel : So there are no vampires in Transylvania? No Count Dracula?
Louis: Fictions, my friend. The vulgar fictions of a demented Irishman.
I-want-my-IWTV 