Anne Rice Makes Major Announcement

The Future Of The Vampire Chronicles In Hollywood Is Revealed

Today Anne Rice announced the following on her official Facebook page:

The theatrical rights to the Vampire Chronicles are once again in my hands, free and clear! I could not be more excited about this! — A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marius and the entire tribe. In this the new Golden Age of television, such a series is THE way to let the entire story of the vampires unfold. — My son Christopher Rice and I will be developing a pilot script and a detailed outline for an open ended series, faithfully presenting Lestat’s story as it is told in the books, complete with the many situations that readers expect to see. We will likely begin with “The Vampire Lestat” and move on from there. —– When we sit down finally to talk to producers, we will have a fully realized vision of this project with Christopher as the executive producer at the helm. I will also be an executive producer all the way. —- Again, I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to be able to announce this. —- As many of you know, Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment had optioned the series to develop motion pictures from it, and though we had the pleasure of working with many fine people in connection with this plan, it did not work out. It is, more than ever, abundantly clear that television is where the vampires belong. —- Over the years you all have told me how much you want to see a “Game of Thrones” style faithful rendering of this material, and how much you want for the series to remain in my control. Well, I have heard you. I have always heard you. What you want is what I want. — You, the readers, made these books a success before any movie was ever made based on them, and I will never forget that fact. —- Christopher and I will be posting many questions on the page for your input in the days to come. —– I am filled with optimism this morning about the future for my beloved Brat Prince. What better way to start a tour for the new book!

So there you have it. Anne Rice now has the rights to all of her works in The Vampire Chronicles and now it’s up to her what happens to her beloved characters now.

This obviously didn’t just happen overnight. Anne Rice has clearly thought this through and she feels that television is the best way to go with it. While there will be no Vampire Chronicles films any time soon, it’s safe to say that her work so far will lead to countless hours of television for anyone to enjoy. Now the only question is where there series will land. With the success of Game Of Thrones and The Walking Death, there shouldn’t be any shortage of networks and streaming services looking to land this, which means Anne Rice can pick and choose who she thinks will do the best by her characters. The ball is in Anne Rice’s court, and for the fans of her novels, that is a very good thing.

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