“Queen of the Damned” is an adaptation of Anne Rice's best-selling novel (third volume in the VAMPIRE CHRONICLES series).  The supernatural adventure follows the legendary vampire Lestat, played by Stuart Townsend (originally portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1994 thriller INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE), who essentially reinvents himself as an up-to-date rock star on the music scene. His music awakens ancient Egyptian Akasha (Aaliyah), from a 6000-year sleep.  As Lestat attempts to convince Akasha through his music that he should be her king, a young woman (Jesse) becomes fascinated by the dark side and falls madly in love with Lestat. Akasha, the queen of all vampires, unleashes her powers of the night in a devious plan to save mankind and destroy Lestat.  Both sensual and erotic, she electrifies all by a power so great that all the immortal vampires must stand against her if they hope to survive her wrath. 




Casting and Credits:

Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Claudia Black, Vincent Perez, Lena Olin

Directed by: Michael Rymer

Produced By: Jorge Saralegui

Song Composer: Jonathan Davis

Source Writer: Anne Rice

Distributor:  Warner Brothers

 




 




 




 

 

 




(Feb. 12, 2002) **It seems that "Queen Of The Damned," starring the the late Aaliyah could be the hit everyone hoped it would be. At a screening Sunday evening in LA, the audience gave the movie a standing ovation, we're told. The New York Post reports that Anne Rice, the author of the book upon which the movie is based, is also impressed with it and Aaliyah's performance.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Aaliyah

Stuart Townsend

Vincent Perez

 Claudia Black Marguerite Moreau Lena Olin

R&B star Aaliyah was poised to become a dual threat in both the recording and film industries when her life was tragically cut short in an airplane accident in August 2001. She was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn and moved to Detroit when she was five.  Her Filmography roles include: Romeo Must Die 2000 and Queen of the Damned 2002.

With the kind of dark, coolly seductive looks that lend themselves to playing either ladies' men or raving psychos, Stuart Townsend is one of the more compelling actors to have emerged from Ireland during the 1990s. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.  His Filmography roles include: Queen of the Damned 2002, About Adam 2001, Simon Magus 2000 and Wonderland 2000. Trained at the Conservatory in Paris, Swiss-born actor Vincent Perez is best known to English-speaking audiences for a brace of performances in two important early-1990s French films.  His Filmography roles include: Queen of the Damned 2002, Bride of the Wind 2001, Le Libertin 2001, The Treat 2001 and Cyrano de Bergerac 1990. Her Filmography roles include: Queen of the Damned 2002, Farscape Vol. 10: Nerve/The Hidden Memory 2000 and Pitch Black 2000. Her Filmography roles include: Queen of the Damned 2002, Wet Hot American Summer 2001 and D3: The Mighty Ducks 1996.

Lena Olin is an internationally respected actress noted for the smoldering sensuality and free spiritedness she brings to her roles. The daughter of Swedish actor Stig Olin, who starred in several early Ingmar Bergman films, she made her film debut in Karleken (1980) while still in drama school. Like her father, Olin worked with Bergman and appeared in three of his films. Her Filmography roles include: Queen of the Damned 2002, Chocolat 2000, The Ninth Gate 2000, Mystery Men 1999 and Karleken 1980.








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