Thursday, August 7, 2014

Richard Armitage Is STILL Not Busy Enough

Yes, he needs and deserves a vacation. No, he's probably not going to get one soon and I have another suggestion for him because I'm helpful like that. A couple of weeks ago Obscura posted about a rather loopy conversation we had where we dreamcast Anne Rice's The Mummy with Richard Armitage leading the way as Ramses the Damned (and threw in Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hiddleston for good measure because, again, we're helpful). While the conversation itself was pretty goofy the idea of Armitage in a movie based on something Rice has written isn't outside the realm of possibility if Rice herself has anything to say about it. On her Facebook page in December 2010 she announced, "RICHARD ARMITAGE IS MY LESTAT," AND YES...uh, sorry...and yes, it was an all caps moment. Very cool, right? But like most dreamcasting how close to happening was it really?

It just got a whole lot closer. According to Deadline.com, "Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Brian Grazer have acquired rights to The Vampire Chronicles..."

!!!!!!!!! And ajksf&*sdhf!!!!!!!!!eleventy!!!!!!!!

Soooooo, will Rice make good on her dreamcast (which also includes Matt Bomer and Matthew MacFadyen)? Will you go? My butt is already in the seat no matter who plays Lestat, frankly, but Armitage would definitely be gravy there.

*Sigh* A fan can dream, right? Even Anne Rice.

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  1. I saw that and thought the same thing, even though I'd rather see him vamping as Matthew Clairmont.

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    1. I'm one down there because I haven't read the Clairmont books but I know there's a huge part of the fandom that agrees with you. I should maybe get on that. :)

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    2. I'm 80% through book three of the All Souls Trilogy, and it's hard not to see our boy as Matthew. Like, REALLY hard.

      As you said, he'd give good Lestat. ;)

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  2. Long-time Lestat fan here....so I will be seeing that one no matter who is in it! Like you said, Armitage would be gravy. :)

    On the other hand, I can see him as Matthew Clairmont, too....

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  3. I was a Lestat fan back in the day but then Tom Cruise, need I say more? I would love to see the Vampire prince brought back to the big screen by someone who could actually understand him & do him justice. choosing between Lestat and Matthew though? I love them both! I think Richard himself would prefer Lestat b/c he has more inner conflict but Richard as Matthew would be extra swoony.

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    1. Swoony is good. Okay, fine, I'll read the Clairmont books...arm twisters. :)

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