Interview With The Vampire: San Diego Comic-Con 2022

The cast of Interview With The Vampire chat with Screen Rant about bringing Anne Rice's magical world to life and going all the way with the love story between Louis & Lestat.
Interview With The Vampire premieres October 2 at 10 pm ET on AMC.
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[@laureneras9523]

Sam's face every time Baily would say something bad about Lestat was priceless!!!! This show is the BEST TELEVISION I've seen in years!!! I cannot wait for season 2! I hope this show wins all the awards!!!

[@Littlestraincloud]

Watching the other three lose it laughing when Eric just spoils a huge reveal of the show is so funny.

[@MarthaGarvey]

So cute.

[@justraydentv]

The way Sam and Jacob look at eachother

[@lsmingo]

sam reid is indeed lestat.. in the flesh.. it breaks my heart that ann rice may have passed away without seeing her beloved lestat finally come to life.. sam is eveyrthing anne would have wanted lestat to be on screen. funny.. powerful.. spoiled.. evil.. and sexy as hell.. I love this show..

[@yvonnemcgruder3296]

I had this very thought yesterday--how she never got to see this version. I think, in every single way possible, THIS version is what she had in mind when she originally wrote the books. There is no other Louis, Lestat, Daniel, or Claudia. The time period change is absolute and utter perfection.

[@alekschz]

Their chemistry wow..

[@bettycade9773]

I saw both versions. This version is amazing. To me the characters are more developed. I love the dialoque as well. Very seldom do you see a remake better than the original.

[@PortmanRd]

Seriously!!?? It's crap!!!

[@noelle2624]

@@PortmanRdsir ur either racist or homophobic

[@MrMgage13]

@@PortmanRdyour comment is crap lmao but it’s your opinion, I don’t think there are too many who will agree with tou

[@PortmanRd]

@@MrMgage13 Oh, but there are plenty of purists on KZbin who would agree with me.

[@cloudysupreme9859]

@@PortmanRd very few will agree with you lol. The majority believes that the series is 10 times better and it is

[@ChthonicRemains]

Louis and Lestat are the one couple in the novels that are written as soulmates, but I've never heard a more accurate description of their relationship than when Jacob Anderson said they're like home to each other. He clearly understood the assignment.

[@gabriel_the_salubri]

It's good to see a Lestat that is "Lestat". For as much as I enjoyed Tom Cruise and Stewart Townsend in the role, Sam Reid is owning and "killing" it.

[@yoonahkang7384]

Yes!! I never like tom cruise's lestat. He didnt make me CARE for him

[@mariapapadopoulou549]

same with Louis for me, Jacob Anderson is the Louis we deserve

[@PortmanRd]

More like 'killed' the orinal story. Not impressed

[@timothygraham982]

Best Lestat ever😍

[@justineharper3346]

I’ve always loved Tom’s performance, but this dude IS Lestat come to life off the pages. I wonder if Anne got to see any of his acting before she passed. I think she would have approved of him

[@backto-il9ne]

This show is so good. So so good. From the writing to the performances to the overall aesthetic, A+. And nice to see all of these actors who are at very different stages of their lives and careers, debating issues relating to mortality and humanity. Just amazing. Thank you guys for this.

[@skylessnights]

I swear Sam and Jacob own my heart! I just love their bond with each other and they have such obvious chemistry! October can’t come any sooner 😭✨

[@roshafam3477]

Not me finishing the season. Waiting on next October to get here 😭😭 hurryyyy upppp

[@skylessnights]

@@roshafam3477 Ahhh I’m watching the finale today! Can’t wait! 😭💜✨

[@roshafam3477]

@@skylessnights oh mannnn be ready😭❤️ mentally prepare yourself

[@skylessnights]

@@roshafam3477 Yeah I was not mentally prepared! 😭 Omg what a finaleeeee! Give the second season now!!

[@roshafam3477]

@@skylessnights right I was crying my eyes out.😭 we need season 2 now

[@arinaarinza]

Oooo! So instead of being an eternal child, Claudia is an eternal crazy hormonal teenager with all kinds of super strong emotions all over the place and mood swings and she will probably be rebellous and other teenage things. Interesting. Looking forward to see how they do this.

[@gilsurf8]

My heart brakes for Claudia .

[@scrappycoco7428]

loved claudia in the 1st movie but i feel like the change was for the better, makes it more narratively compelling and bailey bass is insanely good in the role. what did you think?

[@lindaq2362]

I really love this show. And I really appreciate that they have given Louis more than what his was in the books. They have evolved him let him have more agency and presence. I also like today let Lestat be more than what the first book was about all the books into fill out lestat. In looking at some of the books I always felt it was a shortcoming of Anne Rice that she did not let Louis evolve that she kept him at the same place. I think it was a very neglectful mistake. That I have loved about the show they're not neglecting Louis they're letting him evolve.

[@Zuvuyapoet]

The way that Jacob and Sam are mirroring one another in their postures is utterly dazzling! These two are closer than close and it is brilliant to observe❣️

[@lakuandalafontain6293]

this show is A+++. I'm obsessed with louistat.

[@joponicatruitt2985]

I am right there with you. I am a huge Loustat shipper and better be endgame. Jacob and Sam are amazing and are doing a wonderful job.

[@Ngehdrama]

Ok am not shipping.. but bro.. the way they look at each other.. I so much love the show and the actors are killing it.. thump up guys

[@Ryan-zv3os]

I love this cast more than i have any other cast I've ever had the pleasure of watching. The Acting is beautiful.

[@dogquixote]

And if I say I’ve rewatched this interview multiple times every week for a month, what then?

[@Buniverself]

😂😂😂😂

[@jordanparker657]

I say you're not alone. And after tough episodes I have to watch again.

[@_notmyproblem_]

Same, this show is so addicting you watch it multiple times.

[@dogquixote]

@@_notmyproblem_ and it’s so GOOD that multiple rewatches are actually worthwhile! All the acting choices and dialogue and set pieces and background music are so interesting and layered that it rewards multiple viewings!!

[@_notmyproblem_]

@@dogquixote The show is just a feast for eyes and ears. I wish more people would give it a try. It's sad it got so much hate before release. I'm glad it has a following now, but if it wasn't for the pitchfork, hate train, I think it would be even more popular.

[@cocoamochaorange]

this was suuuuch a lovely interview!!! kudos to the interviewer! also losing it at sam and jacob AGGRESSIVELY heart eyeing each other

[@absolutetwaddle]

Love Sam saying there’s no room for interpretation they are lovers, husbands and that’s that on that ❤

[@luzluna6808]

Look like sparks are flying during this interview 🤩🤩 the acting on this show is top tier. I love Claudia

[@tsuumee4545]

It’s so cute that Sam and Jacob tend to sit the same way. Legs crossed with one arm over the other. Mirroring, right?

[@mr.animelover4691]

I noticed that lol ❤

[@yvonnemcgruder3296]

Watch other interviews--they also tend to take breaths at the same time and frequently look to the other other for validation of their answers.

[@loriworthy-white6871]

IWTV is absolutely amazing. I read ALL the books and the way they've updated the story is perfect. I had my doubts about making Louis black but the change made this character more awesome and complex. Can't wait for season 2!

[@yvonnemcgruder3296]

I actually paused when I first saw Louis as Black and the time period change. I thought "why did they change this--how will this affect the story?" But then I kept watching and this current version is **absolute perfection**. Every change to the story, the time period, and making Louis truly Creole in order to explore the implications of the racism as well as going all out on the queer aspects of the relationship has just been amazing to watch. There are so many layers to every scene. Season 2 can not come quickly enough.

[@thornwalker8970]

Bruh I felt way too emotional when Jacob said he couldn't wait to see other Anne Rice fans see the show and say "yes, these are the characters I know and love" because that's EXACTLY how I felt. These are the characters I envisionned when I was reading the books. These are the stories and dynamics and relationships I've wanted to see onscreen (no shade to the movie I still like it but. I mean. Come on)

[@arinaarinza]

The show is so good! They all did such a good job

[@bronte4356]

I love this cast! They seem so sweet and intelligent 😄

[@kennethjacobs6049]

so refreshing to see a cast that really seem like family this is the best-written show and best cast the chemistry is very welcoming I cannot wait till the second season to start.

[@Hopesperance]

I've never been hooked on a show this fast and with only 2 episodes watched. Sam and Jacob are so perfect in these roles, I need more. I haven't read the books or watched the movie. Ordered the books and can't wait to read and imagine Sam and Jacob as my Lestat and Louis. Beautiful casting and their chemistry in the show and in interviews is insane. You have another hit AMC. Promote it well.

[@akira93_45]

How can You Say that if You don't read any book ? This is so stupid, bc they allready demolish the original stories, Claudia is a Big girl, that just ruined her entire arc. This is not gona be dropping many seassons i tell You and that is for sure.

[@Hopesperance]

@@akira93_45 already renewed for season 2. My condolences

[@akira93_45]

@@Hopesperance good luck whit that. Time Will tell.

[@selene6.238]

good luck and have fun reading them!! when you say you ordered the books, which ones do you mean?

[@Hopesperance]

@@selene6.238 Thanks so much. I got iwtv, tvl & qotd. Finished book 1 and currently tackling book 2. I love these stories and Anne's writing so much. So sad I didn't come across it sooner. 🖤

[@camillemayers103]

The series is wonderful. The acting is top notch, the look of the show is splendid. I watched the first season and immediately watched it again 😁.

[@denisefigueroa7761]

6:09 cute JAM moment, 7:50 Sam’s face tho XD, 9:35 cute JAM moment, 12:34 cute Sam!

[@mlandry491]

i agree the soundtrack is brilliant and the song " come to me" has been in my head for a week!

[@crissiampco]

ok. i'm feeling confident now that i've heard them speak about the dynamic between Lestat, Louis and Claudia. They GET it.

[@HuzlBeauty]

I was only on AMC for the zombies but then I decided to give this show a try and OMG I was IN LOVE immediately! Saw the first movie but THIS! Their Love is so chaotically beautiful and dysfunctional and CLAUDIA 😍 I can't wait for season 2. This interview is amazing showing me that the chemistry on screen is the same in real life. I love everything about this new obsession of mine!

[@mon6745]

This was soooo good! I can't wait for season 2. This is the best adaptation of the book I've ever seen

[@hastaelultimojuego4598]

I can´t with Sam's voice

[@anacarolinadeandrade]

The Veronica Mars reference was *chef's kiss*.

[@bl00dy.bisexual13]

I would die for them

[@XxBreathlessMemoryxX]

It’s so significant that Sam and Jacob haven’t ever fought while working on set. The show would honestly never have been nearly as excellent if they didn’t have any chemistry of some degree.

[@nuwanda6436]

they are DEFINITELY my characters, my lestat my louis my claudia and my daniel

[@pariahmouse7794]

I feel that way, too- these characters have been with me for so long and are so important to me, this show has nailed the essence of them so beautifully and completely, it's awesome! I am just sad Anne didn't get to stick around long enough to see the next generation of fans!

[@sparklesandlessons]

Omg did Tatiana just quote Logan Echolls?! That’s so fitting, I love it.

[@vitoschledwitz6297]

Looking forward to seeing this .

[@PotentPotable5]

I wouldn’t have ever known this show was even being made had it not been for my IG algorithm showing me an Ad for this. Excited to watch this in 25 days🤞. Just got done rewatching GOT too, nice to see Grey Worm😅

[@marchrabbits]

Great interview!

[@erikkak6730]

Awesome interview !!

[@bellarkeforever9265]

omggggg i'm so excited!!!!!!!!

[@freddyjafar1490]

Any notice Jacob and Sam mirroring each other? ❤️😊 they're amazing. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually fell in love with each other because damn the chemistry is off the charts. I haven't believed in a pairing since Michael and Nikita from the Canadian series "La femme Nikita" 🔥🔥🔥

[@xtiniweenie]

God, I really, really, really hope they do Anne and the books justice. I'm intrigued and very excited to see the show, so I guess that's something. I recently reread all the novels when Anne passed and the nostalgia of reentering that world was strong. I hope the show can touch on that.

[@cothillion4703]

aah, my heart! i don’t think i’ll be ready for how good this series is going to be. don’t fail me, amc! ;____;

[@petboy5839]

Good news. They haven't failed you.

[@JamesBPrattJr]

"Spoken like Lestat" perfect ... What a wonderful interview. Bailey Bass is phenomenal both in this interview and as Claudia!

[@tabithajohnson3222]

Are they literally wearing the same jacket just in a different color

[@jordanparker657]

Yes. Jeans 👖 too, I would say. My mom and I can fo shopping at different times and get the same dress 👗 different colors. It happens 😜

[@camilasantos8157]

I am already deep invested to this show, it sounds pretty amazing by the way they are talking...

[@Piratebixth]

I love them

[@cunning-curufin]

I'm so excited for this show 💕

[@tedil2374]

The Veronica Mars quote was perfectly slipped in! Kudos to the interviewer 👏🏾👏🏾

[@1isabus]

I've been really reticent about the time shift (mostly because it messes up the rest of the storyline so much, even if they've kept Lestat being born in the 1700s), but I do think that this being a "second interview" rather than a straight adaptation is a pretty neat idea (in that yes, it allows for more of the latter books to be added in and it solves the problem with repetition once -- fingers crossed -- they get to The Vampire Lestat). But most of all, the way the cast (Sam Reid being a true fan especially) has been talking about the characters and the books has been so perfect that I'm willing to put the rest of my suspicions aside and just be excited for this.

[@popsyturvee5112]

6:09 Awww

[@owensdaniels6244]

and please!! do more supernatural scenes like the card game in episode one where lestat stops time, and start time smacking the table, thats fantastic!!! and the talking in people head, all the new stuff realy grab us please!!! keep that.

[@folly...]

Gotta say, I was unsure what to think after I saw the trailer but the cast's passion for this version of the story is contagious. After watching a couple of interviews I am genuinely excited for this show to come out. Also love love LOVE the lack of queerbaiting, knowing this version of the story is openly and cannonicaly queer (on the screen!!) gives me life. One thing I will say is that the costume design in the movie had a wonderful color theme (basically blue, green, purple) that I wish they'd kept. It really channaled anne rice and helped solidify the charecters as even more iconic (especially lestat with his blues and louis with his greens). Oddly enough the fact that didn't make it into the show saddens me more than the time period change or the changes in charecters. Then again, what do I know, I'm just a little costume design enthusiast. Still excited for the show!!!!

[@ChiralityPracticality]

Yeah someone's gotta push this....Thing...

[@XxBreathlessMemoryxX]

I agree with you on the costume design though, because Lestat in particular always had a flair for flamboyant outfits in the books. It’s part of his need to be seen

[@howtowithd6717]

6:00 Oh they are giving me serious Shumdario Vibes. They are so sweet.

[@zoeruthchalco7891]

La química es tan fuerte entre los dos que se nota en las miradas cómplices la sonrisa y hasta cómo estan sentados Sam y Jacob ...el lenguaje corporal lo confirma❤❤..es hermoso el vínculo

[@MaySins]

I wish Screen Rant ask differently than basic questions. You could've asked about preparation for Louisiana accent etc.

[@sleepyash6013]

Yesssss

[@ktimagined]

Hasta como actores a Sam y Jacob se les siente mucha quimica.. dios sus interacciones me encantan

[@mdmamba2603]

4:25 I feel so sorry for Jacob's neck

[@mr.animelover4691]

Why what's wrong?

[@kennyknight07]

Sam was a book fan!? Hah!!

[@TheAssez]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ayadelapena5012]

"epic, spanning years and continents, lives ruined, bloodshed" being a veronica mars otp quote used to describe loustat....i just have a type dont i

[@user-bg5mf9ki7n]

😍😍😍😍

[@denisefigueroa7761]

4:20 +, 9:10 +, 9:45, 11:50, 12:40 Sam laughs

[@mayaamis]

Why is Assad Zaman (Rashid/Armand) in none of the press interviews ever? :(

[@yoongitrash2699]

They wanted to keep Armand a secret for season 1. The actor himself thought he was just gonna be a side character until the filming of the last episode lol.

[@mayaamis]

@@yoongitrash2699 WOW imagine scoring a role for Armand and shooting the whole season and not knowing you are going to be one of most famous and beloved vamps in the whole saga, crazy lol

[@yoongitrash2699]

​@@mayaamis yeah, I saw a few of the interviews he got after the news broke that Rashid was Armand, and he was equally as shocked and overwhelmed lol. But next season I'm sure he will do a great job.

[@paradoxchild01]

Such huge spoilers in this!!!

[@dicktiny9428]

Sam reid is the true lestat

[@francoiscolin6692]

I feel like the actor who is playing Lestat could have been a better cast for Marius :/. But we'll see!

[@elfredawright]

Noooooo

[@francoiscolin6692]

@@elfredawright Yes.

[@bleachedout805]

I like all of the characters but I do find Lestat's Queenly nature to be annoying. Dude talks so much I wish someone would knock him out 🤣 but I never read The IWTV novel so maybe he is this annoying in that book. I just know the character from The Vampire Lestat and he's so cool in that book. I want that Lestat. I kind of felt like Louie was way more cool honestly. The show kind of seems like it's making Louis Lestat in the whole outing the vampire race thing which is super weird. I haven't finished the show so I don't know what that whole bit is about yet but I do suspect the Middle Eastern boy is a character from the books probably Armand because I recall him being described as boyish.

[@oyami4444]

He looks more Marius to me then Lestat

[@realtalkwithlee-roy592]

Am I the only one that can feel like Sam Reid's french accent is struggling to b heard when he speaks? Or maybe it's just me? No? Okay....

[@noelle2624]

He’s not actually French! He’s Australian

[@kevinlowe4953]

Love this show!!!!... but...why in all the interviews I've seen.... does Ms.Bass always give this mean side eye...or a rude attitude towards Jacob....he seems to be nothing but kind

[@noelle2624]

She isn’t! She’s smiling at him

[@kevinlowe4953]

@@noelle2624 if that's a smile... I sure as heck don't want it.... she's giving him the Malika Andrew's smile

[@Alex-mh3lz]

It makes more sense for Lestat to be black but whatever haha

[@PortmanRd]

Abysmall!!! So far reached from the novels.

[@_lulu8188]

Regardless of accuracy as a series it's great

[@PortmanRd]

@@_lulu8188 Have you read the original books?

[@marti9734]

@@_lulu8188 dont call it anne rices interview with the vampire then...

[@PortmanRd]

@@marti9734 Obviously not.

[@_lulu8188]

@@marti9734 They own the rights, they can call it whatever they want lmao

[@benjaminyates7889]

Superman does not need to be played by a super ripped actor, his strength comes from his alien physiology and not from his muscles, this is evident from his Superboy days and that scrawny cousin o f his Supergirl. So using this logic, lets say a movie studio casts a guy who weighs 400lbs to play Superman, and knowing fans will be pissed at this, the studio and the woke critics make the statment that anyone not happy with this casting is just a fat shaming bigot. Now I ask, do you the millions of pissed off fans are going to be pissed because they hate fat people, or are they pissed off because the character doesnt resemble the source material that they love?

[@bleachedout805]

Why are you ranting about Superman? If you don't like an adaption just ignore it. I don't know any adult who is of stable mind getting mad over fiction. Who has that kind of juvenile fixation when reality requires a lot of focus to sustain having a personal stake in? It's sad. Life is too short to live in other people's fantasies.

[@commess1]

Waste of the talents of a most excellent actor in Sam Reid.

[@luvuiii3898]

I am so excited and the fact that they are also so excited about it makes me even more excited lol. Can't wait to see their amazing work 🤍🤍

[@akira93_45]

The actress said "when i read the book Claudia was on her puberty, at 14 years old" You don't read it, Claudia was Five years old, You guys are just dissgusting, read a book For once on Your life and respect it.

[@selene6.238]

youre embarrassing urself rn bc claudia was actually five in the book. and yes she has read it and she even posted her book filled with annotations and notes

[@ms.diva2u22]

Thank you I was going to say that as well.

[@akira93_45]

@@selene6.238 eleven was christen dunst on the movie You right, but i make a point, and You know this is not right, you really think that making all the storie on 1920 is not gona ruin the hole thing whit the Prince Lestat book ?, And what about Gabriel his mother ? And his father ?, What do you think is going to fix the plot of Claudia being a vampire child whit that actress ? Are we really arguing this ?

[@akira93_45]

@@selene6.238 i can't believe that You actually thinking this is gona make an improve on the novels, they were perfect the way they are, and they are just burning something that cost lot of years to get on screen again.

[@BriarPatchNyra]

@@akira93_45 there’s no way to film a series with an actress that young. Kids that age will visibly age sooo much in short periods of time. It could work for a movie but filming a series takes years, she’d have noticeably aged if she was younger. This was the only solution.

[@ShiningBright777]

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

[@watsonstudio1404]

What crap not like the book at all

[@xlol3255]

that's a complement lol, the books are far from perfect

[@ericstratford5869]

Anybody there read the fucking books. You change the time period. You changed the age of the characters. You change pretty much everything how can you even call it interview with vampire.

[@Niko_Soldo]

I watched the first episode!! Its amazing. Yes i have read all Anne's books.

[@acousthicc5198]

would be pretty boring to make something almost identical to the cruise/pitt movie. the change in certain elements (while keeping the basic storyline the same) gives it a twist that makes it even more exciting to watch. first episode was amazing, change isn't necessarily bad.

[@crazyal8565]

Read the credit Anne Rice was involved, so had her blessing

[@gilsurf8]

Huge fan of the first few novels since the early 1990’s . I’m loving this adaptation.

[@wehappyfew4246]

Good actors just not the right cast for the vampire chronicles

[@timothygraham982]

Perfect CAST

[@RockChick63174]

Whatever

[@lawrencelou3545]

Tom Cruise and Brat Pitt 's Interview with a Vampire .. still unequal.. and it didnt have to content with woke issues.. Can very well do without watching this series..

[@memoryisamonster]

Go fuck yourself. This show is amazing

[@zetizahara]

You're complaining that the gay vampire series is too woke?

[@lawrencelou3545]

@@zetizahara why does everything have to include gender racial issues. ?? MILK was a great movie.. would it be appropriate for its lead character to be played by the straight guy?? Definitely not . neither would a movie about Malcolm X.. be played by a white man or Dragon.. Legend of Bruce Lee be played by someone other than asian or asian descent.. Ghostbusters . the All female cast flopped.. but Charlie's Angels .. not the recent one.. did well.. NOT being given validation doesn't mean offensive or discriminatory .. respect tradition.. and history ..

[@DejaVu-901]

@@lawrencelou3545 Gender racial issues? Can you elaborate specifically in terms of this series and why you believe it's woke? I'm being genuine here.

[@milee8184]

You nonsense

[@groganz5221]

🤮

[@apeluddinm]

I never cared about these characters until this show. Super love everyone in the cast.