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Famed, best-selling American author Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire, Lives of the Mayfair Witches) has passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from a stroke Rice's son Christopher Rice broke the news via the author's Facebook page, writing in part, "Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a[...]

With AMC staring down a lot of their most popular series departing by the end of 2022, there's some good news to report for both the network and fans of Anne Rice On Wednesday, it was announced that Anne Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches will join Interview With the Vampire at AMC, a little more[...]

Newcomer Kalyne Coleman is set to star opposite Sam Reid's (Lambs of God, The Hunting) Lestat, Jacob Anderson's (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who) Louis, Bailey Bass' ("Avatar" sequels) Claudia in AMC Networks' upcoming adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Variety reports exclusively that Coleman has been cast in the recurring role of Grace, Louis' sister[...]

"Avatar" sequel star Bailey Bass has been cast in the role of Claudia opposite Sam Reid's (Lambs of God, The Hunting) Lestat and Jacob Anderson's (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who) Louis in AMC Networks' upcoming adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Played by Kirsten Dunst in the 1994 movie, Claudia was an orphan child turned[...]

Less than two weeks after AMC Networks announced it had found its Lestat for its upcoming adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire in Australian actor Sam Reid (Lambs of God, The Hunting), they're also confirming that they've found their Louis in Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who). With showrunner Rolin Jones (Perry Mason, Weeds)[...]

Less than a week after some major casting news for its upcoming series adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire, AMC has officially opened a writers' room for a series adaptation of Rice's "The Lives of the Mayfair Witches" book series If given permission to enter AMC Networks' home, the series would focus on an[...]

Nearly a month after learning that Emmy Award-winning director Alan Taylor (Mad Men, Game of Thrones) would direct the first two episodes of the series and serve as executive producer, AMC and AMC+ have found their Lestat for their upcoming adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire With showrunner Rolin Jones (Perry Mason, Weeds)[...]

Nearly a month ago, news broke that AMC Networks was officially getting into the Anne Rice business, announcing an eight-episode order for a series adaptation of Interview with a Vampire for 2022 on AMC and AMC Plus Rolin Jones (Perry Mason, Weeds) is set to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner Mark Johnson (Breaking[...]

AMC Networks is officially getting into the Anne Rice business, announcing an eight-episode order for a series adaptation of Interview with a Vampire for 2022 on AMC and AMC Plus Rolin Jones (Perry Mason, Weeds) is set to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) will also executive[...]

On Wednesday, it was AMC Studios' turn to celebrate, with the news that the company had secured the rights to author Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles" and "The Lives of the Mayfair Witches" Variety reported first and exclusively the deal will include film and television projects for the networks and streaming services under the corporate[...]

UPDATE: Variety is reporting that Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles is now being shopped by the author and her team to other services as a complete buyout of the TV/film rights The deal would reportedly include "The Vampire Chronicles" as well as "Mayfair Witches" (currently at Warner Bros.) – with a pricetag of $30M-$40M (as well[...]

What would the month of October be without Vampires and creatures of the night? One author synonymous with the word, the grande dame of the dark Anne Rice, is bringing one of her most well-known vampire characters back in pages this Halloween season. Author Anne Rice signs copies of "Prince Lestat" at Opera Plaza Books[...]

Hulu announced today that they will be sinking their fangs into the television series based on the works by Anne Rice.  Also, the confirmation that the series will be about the chronicles, and not just the Brat Prince Lestat. Long rumored to be in development as a relaunch of the film Interview with the Vampire, the series was[...]

Because sometimes truth is stranger than fiction- a mysterious black sarcophagus has been unearthed in Egypt, and no one knows who's it is.  Okay, well, maybe Anne Rice does. Author Anne Rice at a book signing in San Francisco, photo by Mary Anne Butler Back on July 1st, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr[...]



Christopher Rice is working with his mom on the long-rumored and long in development tv series about the brat Prince of Vampires, Lestat deLioncourt.

 Anne Rice, author and creator of the Vampire Chronicles, has long lamented the lack of additional film/tv about her main fanged character Lestat, and has revisited her creations in written form[...]

Bryan Fuller has exited as showrunner of the Amazing Stories reboot for Apple, concerns over content the likely culprit.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) debuted a miniseries version of Atwood's Alias Grace in September, with the show premiering on Netflix in November. Anonymous and Paramount has been running the table recently when it comes to book adaptations, including: Catch-22 with George Clooney on Hulu; 13 Reasons Why at Netflix; TNT's The Alienist; and Anne Rice's[...]

The Weekly Static is our righteously desperate-yet-endearing look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from what an interesting, unique and entertaining perspective. At least that's how it reads on paper - let's see how it goes...

Credit: The Vampire Chronicles (Facebook) Following up on Bleeding Cool's earlier reporting, author Anne Rice's son, novelist/columnist Christopher Rice, has confirmed that American Gods writer/producer Bryan Fuller is officially part of the creative team behind the series adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles. The author originally announced in 2016 that she had reclaimed the rights to her novels,[...]

Credit: CarlaVanWagoner / Shutterstock.com Fans of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles were excited when the author announced in 2016 that she had reclaimed the rights to her novels, writing on her Facebook page at the time, "A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marius, and the entire tribe." With Rice's son, novelist and[...]

Fans of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles were excited when the author announced last year that she had reclaimed the rights to her novels, writing on her Facebook page at the time, "A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marius and the entire tribe." Excitement continued to grow[...]

In news that is going to make some high school goths very happy The Tracking Board has announced that Paramount TV and Anonymous Content have gained the rights to make a TV series based on Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles The eleven book series is on the syllabus of "books you need to read when[...]

Over two years ago I wrote a story about Anne Rice working a deal with Brian Glazer and Universal for the rights to do a Vampire Chronicles television series Yesterday she posted the following on Facebook: The short version is that she will be working with her song Christopher Rice on a pilot script for an[...]

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Brian Grazer have acquired the rights to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles according to deadline The deal includes the entire library of vampire novels from the author. Centered around former French nobleman and vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, the characters were featured previously in Interview with the Vampire and Queen of the[...]

And rather than paying options… they are paying for the entire project. That's what happened to Mike S Miller's adaptation of Anne Rice's retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, in graphic novel form Someone paid for the lot, and it was taken off Kickstarter. But it's not just a one off Mike Lukash writes below for[...]

There's a headline I never thought I'd write. Mike S Miller, the artist on the Injustice: Gods Among Us comic, is drawing an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel about the early life of Jesus written by Anne Elizabeth And funding it with Kickstarter. Christ The Lord: The Road To Cana will be published next year, if funding[...]

Anne Rice Vs Joe Quesada Who'll win? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself.  If you are unable to do so, please return[...]

Debuting at San Diego Comic Con… Title: Anne Rice's Servant of the Bones #1 Creators: Anne Rice & Mariah Huehner, Renae DeLiz & Ray Dillon Publisher: IDW Available: Booth #2643 High concept: An adaptation of Anne Rice's novel that takes us back to the time of ancient Babylon with this six-part tale of murder, demonic revenge, and the[...]

We already know about the intriguing Star Trek #1, but September also brings True Blood, Turtles, new Ghostbusters, The Cape, a Locke & Key guide to the Keys, GI Joe stuff, Doctor Who stuff, Jurassic Park stuff, Transformers stuff, Godzilla, Dukem Nukem, Crysis, DC Dungeons & Dragons, Anne Rice, Wormwood, Metal Gear Sold, Crawl To[...]

You probably know her for her vampires. Now it's time to know her for her comics. IDW are adapting Anne Rice's Servant Of The Bones as a six issue comic book series by Mariah McCourt, Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon, set in such less-disparate-thanyou-might-imagine settings of ancient Babylon to modern day New York City, following immortal[...]