Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned is an American feature film of the vampire horror subgenre. It is based on the novel Queen of the Damned by author Anne Rice, which is the third novel in The Vampire Chronciles series. It is the second film adaptation take from books in this series and follows the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire. The movie was directed by Michael Rymer with a screenplay written by Scott Abbott and Michael Petroni. It was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures and premiered in the United States on February 22nd, 2002. The film stars the late pop star Aaliyah in her second and final film role as the vampire queen, Queen Akasha. Stuart Townsend takes on the role of vampire bad boy Lestat de Lioncourt, replacing Tom Cruise from the first film. Other stars include Marguerite Moreau as Jesse Reeves, Vincent Perez as Marius de Romanus, Paul McGann as David Talbot and Lena Olin as Maharet.