When speaking about Cruise and Lestat, Jordan famous “an icy management and sweetness.” That is vampires in a nutshell, all the best way again to Rely Dracula himself. They’re alluring, however irrespective of how completely human they give the impression of being, they see us the identical means we mortals see cattle. Cruise as Lestat embodies that — he charms Louis, however when he cannot hold him or their daughter Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) underneath his thumb, he lets free the monster inside.

Superstar generally is a hurdle for actors. If audiences cannot transfer previous their faces, it may be tougher for them to sink into the function. Nonetheless, Jordan felt that Cruise’s fame would inform Lestat’s character:

“I additionally noticed, I suppose, that Tom’s life — as a result of he was the most important star on this planet on the time — he has to retreat to the shadows as a result of he cannot expose himself an excessive amount of. […] I noticed form of a parallel between the lifetime of a vampire and the lifetime of a really, very huge star, let’s put it that means.”

Jordan felt particularly happy with Cruise’s casting since he and his star received out over their naysayers: “All people mentioned [Cruise] was miscast, he proved them flawed, did not he?” Sure, he did, for Cruise lights up the display screen and stands out all of the extra reverse the extra reserved Pitt.

Cruise’s Lestat even received Rice to concern a mea culpa; the creator mentioned he, “did a beautiful job” and “received the essence of Lestat, he received Lestat’s energy and his charisma and his allure.” Typically, an creator will be so near their creations that they wind up blind to the genius of latest interpretations. Fortunately, Jordan was there to supply a unique imaginative and prescient.