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And as charming and riveting as Townsend's Lestat may have been, the famous vampire was already made iconic on the silver screen by the much more established Tom Cruise in 1994's Interview with the Vampire.
Source: https://screenrant.com/how-stuart-townsend-was-cast-in-queen-of-the-damned/
It co-stars Sam Reid as Lestat and Jacob Anderson as Louis.
Source: https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2023/04/01/bailey-bass-interview-vampire/6271680364818/
Lestat sold being a vampire to Louis as a way for Louis to be his full self, a Black queer man, without fear.
Since Cruise first brought Lestat to the screen, his character has gone on to be played by both Stuart Townsend in and Sam Reid in the most recent AMC television series.
Source: https://screenrant.com/interview-vampire-tom-cruise-casting-controversy-director-response/