Interview with the Vampire Cast Interview: Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Bailey Bass, Eric Bogosian

Yes, we always want screen adaptations to honor source material, especially when that source material is an iconic Anne Rice novel. But, one of the most exciting things about seeing such a story brought to screen multiple times is it gives artists the opportunity to bring their own unique voices to it. That’s what we can expect from the team behind the upcoming Interview with the Vampire series over at AMC. Based on Rice’s 1976 novel, the show stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid as Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt, the roles played by Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in the 1994 film. As the show’s official synopsis explains, Louis is struggling with the limitations of life as a black man in 1900s New Orleans so becomes tempted by Lestat’s offer of the ultimate escape — becoming a vampire. Louis accepts, but his new powers spark violence and also great responsibility in the form of child vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass). With the Interview with the Vampire series heading towards an October 2nd