{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67897856c2824244c2907a11/6aaf932f3544546cb8f7432a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Neil Jordan on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE’S Immortal Legacy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67897856c2824244c2907a11/1789891326605-acde53d4-9f01-4aac-9eab-7f8cc9af8d54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Neil Jordan on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE'S Immortal Legacy</strong></p><p>In this extended Nerdist interview timed to the film's 4K Blu-ray release, Neil Jordan reflects on adapting Anne Rice's novel after its infamous 18-year development odyssey (which once considered Cher as Louis), casting Tom Cruise despite public backlash, working with makeup effects legend Stan Winston (who was inspired by veins on Jordan's newborn son's face), and the media firestorm around the film compared to today's social media age. He also discusses the unsuccessful, unused Paris-set deleted footage of Cruise's Lestat, his admiration for John Boorman's <em>Excalibur</em> as his personal film school, his surprise that Kirsten Dunst wasn't Oscar-nominated, and his limited but positive view of AMC's ongoing TV adaptation. He again describes his unproduced <em>The Vampire Lestat</em> script as skipping the rock star persona in favor of Lestat's 18th-century backstory.</p><p>Visit&nbsp; <a href=\"https://nerdist.com/article/neil-jordan-on-interview-with-the-vampires-30th-anniversary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nerdist.com/article/neil-jordan-on-interview-with-the-vampires-30th-anniversary/</a>&nbsp; to read or listen to the article.</p><p><br></p><p>Powered by Instaread (https://instaread.co/player) </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Instaread"}