Anne Rice Gives a Quick Update on The Vampire Chronicles TV Series and Teases Another Project with Son Christopher Rice
Last night author Anne Rice wrapped up her whirlwind tour in support of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis at Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla, California; but first she made a stop at the San Diego Library, where local station KUSI chatted with both Anne and her son, Christopher, a gifted writer himself, who accompanied her on a few stops along the way.
Things began where they usually do with Ms. Rice: a question as to her feelings on the success and longevity of Interview with the Vampire, which just celebrated its 40th anniversary, and The Vampire Chronicles as a whole. Rice says, “It’s been an absolute adventure.” As for incorporating Atlantis into the mythos, she explains that in her latest tome, the lost kingdom is “linked” and “intimately connected with not only the origin, but the fate of the vampires.”
While at first she didn’t see herself as a “horror writer,” now she’s fine with the label. “I really love horror fiction myself,” she says, “…[it’s] a lot more than what most people think; there’s a lot of philosophy, poetry, drama. I think of these books as ‘metaphysical thrillers’… [but] I’m happy with any label, I really am, at this point.”
She confirmed the upcoming TV series based on The Vampire Chronicles she and Christopher are developing will start with the second book in the series, The Vampire Lestat, which is of course the Brat Prince’s origin story. “We want to write the pilot and several of the scripts for the first season and also a detailed outline for about five seasons, five years… We’ve been very, very surprised – and we’re grateful for – the response we’ve gotten. Our agents have heard from a lot of people. It’s been very exciting.”
She also comes close to spilling the beans on what Christopher called on his Facebook page “a #topsecretproject we’re working on but can’t talk about yet.” She teases, “There might be another project out there, but we’re not at liberty to talk about it.” Christopher quickly jumps in with, “We’re not at liberty to discuss it yet. We will get back to you when it’s time to give you the scoop, I promise.” Here’s hoping it’s horror-related!
You can watch the whole interview below, and if you haven’t gotten your hands on it yet, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (review) is out now from Knopf!
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