Queen of the Damned (2002)
Directed by Michael Rymer

Horror / Music / Fantasy
aka: Interview with the Vampire II

Film Synopsis

To make himself popular, the vampire Lestat takes up rock music and becomes the singer with an underground group.  His allure and vampiric ways make him a success.  Night after night, groupies flock to his sumptuous residence, providing him with an abundant supply of the blood he needs to survive.  In the course of his rise to stardom, Lestat meets Jesse Reeves, an English student who is the niece of the vampire Maharet.  Fragile and confused, the young woman offers herself to Lestat so that she may become like him.  For the first time, Lestat refuses to take advantage of an innocent admirer.  By breaking with the vampiric tradition, Lestat incurs the wrath of Marius, his former master...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Michael Rymer
  • Script: Anne Rice, Scott Abbott, Michael Petroni
  • Cinematographer: Ian Baker
  • Music: Richard Gibbs
  • Cast: Aaliyah (Queen Akasha), Stuart Townsend (Lestat de Lioncourt), Marguerite Moreau (Jessica 'Jesse' Reeves), Vincent Perez (Marius de Romanus), Paul McGann (David Talbot), Lena Olin (Maharet), Christian Manon (Mael), Claudia Black (Pandora), Bruce Spence (Khayman), Matthew Newton (Armand), Tiriel Mora (Roger), Megan Dorman (Maudy), Johnathan Devoy (James), Robert Farnham (Alex), Conrad Standish (T.C.)
  • Country: USA / Australia
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Aka: Interview with the Vampire II

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