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Paul and Amy discuss the long journey of adapting Interview with the Vampire, exploring its themes, casting, and style.

Paul and Amy sink their teeth into Interview with the Vampire, the movie project that spent nearly two decades trying to make it to the screen. They trace Anne Rice’s fiercely specific vision, unpack the unexpected pairing of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, and explore how a controversial casting choice became a box-office smash. Along the way, they dig into the film’s lush gothic style, its unmistakable queer subtext, and the complicated relationship at the heart of this very glamorous vampire saga. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate…

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Hosts: Paul Scheer, Amy Nicholson

Topics covered

• Interview with the Vampire
• Anne Rice
• film adaptation
• casting choices
• gothic style
• queer subtext
• vampire saga

Keywords

• Interview with the Vampire
• Anne Rice
• Brad Pitt
• Tom Cruise
• gothic film
• queer themes
• vampires
• film history
• adaptation

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