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‘Interview With the Vampire’ Director on Casting Tom Cruise Over Daniel Day-Lewis and the Backlash That Followed: ‘The Entire World’ Said ‘You Are Miscast’(variety.com)

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nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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I still have never watched this movie, mostly because I am not a fan of Tom cruise.

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Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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He’s probably the least Tom cruise in this.

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Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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I didn’t even recognize him in tropic thunder.

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criitz@reddthat.com
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I don’t like Tom Cruise, or Tom Cruise movies either, but this is a classic.

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NoiseColor@startrek.website
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The isn’t that much Tom Cruise in it and the part where he is, is fantastic.

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Reddfugee42@lemmy.world
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The person should be committed, but the artist is committed.

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melisdrawing@lemmy.world
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Best description of the guy I have ever heard.

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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I know you’ve already gotten a bunch of responses, but I’d like to add that the movie isn’t about Cruises character. It’s about how a different character became a vampire and his history dealing with it, while running into Cruises character a few times.

He’s a co star.

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danekrae@lemmy.world
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“I finally got it,” Jordan wrote. “He had to live a life removed from the gaze of others. He had made a contract with the hidden forces, whatever they turned out to be. He had to hide in the shadows, even in the Hollywood sunlight. He would be eternally young. He was a star. He could well be Lestat.”

Oh snap.

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therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip
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Tom Cruise is a vampire?

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intensely_human@lemm.ee
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Daniel Day Lewis would have been a terrible choice for Lestat. Why would anybody think Lewis for that role?

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Taleya@aussie.zone
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I mean he was good, but he’s certainly no Sam Reid

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