Vampire chronicles and the second feature film based on those books. Aaliyah interview about queen of the damned youtube. Was it just because that aaliyah died suddenly that the movie did well at the box office. His music wakes akasha aaliyah, the queen of all vampires, and inspires her desire to make lestat her king. Akasha behind the scenes queen of the damned aaliyah. Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror that stars aaliyah as vampire queen akasha. Rice guides us in a world of strong contrasts where darkness and evil mix in the queen of the damned is the third book of the successful vampire chronicles saga by the author anne rice. This is aaliyahs final film completed before her death on august 25, 2001. In 2001 aaliyah began filming her next movie, the queen of the damned, which was to be released in 2002. See more ideas about queen of the damned, aaliyah and queen. After months of speculation regarding the fate of the film the queen of the. Before aaliyah would be the child bride of r kelly and would rise to the top of the music and film industry she sadly left this world far too early. Aaliyahs death has been referenced in popular culture numerous times. The decision was made early to substantially rewrite the plot, and to base most of the movie on the third book.
You know i had to talk to you again, before listing the names of people in her life who missed her such as timbaland, missy elliott, and her brother rashad. Finally, the queen of the damned script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the anne rice lestat movie starring aaliyah and stuart townsend. I said, but im notshe just a baby, im old, timbaland says. In her heyday, it seemed like the grammynominated singer was destined for a long career, having made the leap from music to modeling and acting. In the upcoming queen of the damned, aaliyah plays. Before its release, rashad was called into redub several of his sisters lines during the postproduction adr process. I have heard this rumour for years that her portrayal in this film had dark consequences. Aaliyah had finished the majority of the filming for her role as a 6,000yearold vampire in the film, which is due to be released in the united states in february. The vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires.
Was queen of the damned a hit because of aaliyahs death. Aaliyah was set to star in the matrix series as zee but died as before her filming parts were. Akasha queen of the damned the female villains wiki. Queen akasha, queen of the damned this 2002 horror film a loose adaption of the third book in anne rices vampire chronicles series stars aaliyah as the vampire queen akasha her second and final acting role. Queen of the damned 2002 in february 2002, queen of the damned, a film which aaliyah starred as queen akasha, was released. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aaliyah also played the character queen akasha in the vampire flick queen of the damned. Aaliyah was supposed to star in the remake of the hit movie sparkle and aswell honey. What a disappointment, did the filmmakers purposefully make this film so awful. The selftitled album aaliyah, released in july 2001, debuted at number 2 on the us charts and sold over 2.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of queen of the damned. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the queen of the damned the vampire chronicles, book 3. When i first met aaliyah it time for the world to hear this, im gonna give a little secreti was in love with her. Aaliyah, who plays a 6,000 yearold egyptian vampire named akasha in the queen of the damned, had all but finished her role when she died in a plane crash in the bahamas. Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror film directed by michael rymer, loosely based on the. That was until i decided to compare the film and the book for you dear readers.
Compared to interview with a vampire, queen of the damned doesnt come to close. Remembering aaliyah and queen of the damned on her 41st. Knowing what little time they had left, despite the fact theyve had the rights and opportunity to make the latter two movies for over seven years, warner bros. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. Extra tv show talking about aaliyah and queen of the damned. Inside the plane crash that took aaliyahs life biography. I watched this movie a couple of days after i finished reading the queen of the damned and i had high expectations. Last saturday august 25, 2001 she died with the age of 22 killed in a plane crash on the bahamas, where she did some video clip footage. Akasha is the queen of the damned, an exotic, dangerous and trapped in a remote time character. First of all its based on half the story the book before it in the series the vampire lestat ended with the beginning of queen of the damned they left out main characters, omitted the histories, and even changed how lestat became a vampire, what was left out of interview with the vampire felt like. On august 25, 2001, aaliyah and eight others were killed in a plane crash in the bahamas after filming the music video for the single rock the boat. Aaliyahs acting career was just starting to take off before she died at age 22.
It was about flying, the feeling of freedom and weightlessness and about the fear to fail. Aaliyah queen of the damned fav scene 1 of 2 youtube. The radiant 21yearold singeractress was killed in the crash of a small plane last. Weirdly, i dont remember who supposedly took her role in queen of the damned. But died before she could finish them and was replaced by. The events leading to her death in 2001 are also covered, plus the subsequent impact of this loss on her fans and the music industry. Aug 30, 2008 was the tragic death of diva aaliyah a curse for acting in queen of the damned. Aaliyah has 41 books on goodreads, and recently added chasing vermeer by blue balliett and sold by patricia mccormick. Aaliyahs last studio album reflected her growth as a person and as an entertainer. Did rihannas ama look remind anyone else of aaliyah in. Aaliyah played the title role of akasha, in the supernatural adventure based on the third novel in the anne rices vampire chronicles. Dec 01, 2012 aaliyah interview excerpt on extra about queen of the damned. Before working on this post i had only seen queen of the damned once in my life. As an anne rice fan i vowed never to watch this dung pile of a film ever again.
His music also awakens the queen of the damned, akasha the first vampire, who decides to make lestat her king. After many years of sleeping in his coffin, the vampire lestat awakens only to find that the world has changed and he wants to be a part of it. The third book in the vampire chronicles, queen of the damned, follows three parallel storylines. Aaliyahs first single ever to reach number one on the billboard hot 100. She died suddenly in a plane crash on august 25, 2001, at. Aaliyah with stuart townsend in queen of the damned.
Damned, aaliyahs family has told time magazine that in february. Before im dead album version from movie queen of the damned kidneythieves. When singeractress aaliyah died in a plane accident in august of 2001. The queen of the damned the vampire chronicles, book 3 kindle edition by rice, anne. Aaliyahs brotherrashad talks about her last film queen of. Aaliyah from 18 stars who died before their movies came out e. Her uncle, barry hankerson, was a manager and entertainment lawyer who was married to gladys knight for a time, and her mother, also a singer, enrolled aaliyah in voice lessons before shed even started school. Music from the motion picture is the original motion picture soundtrack to the 2002 vampire horror film queen of the damned, which was released on march 1, 2002 through warner music group. The queen of the damned deals with the origins of vampires themselves.
Dec 24, 2001 mr haughton has recorded some words and lines that were missing or bad quality for the film, the queen of the damned. The mother of all vampires, akasha, begins as a preegyptian queen, in a land called kemet which will become egypt, many thousands of years ago. Aaliyahs brotherrashad talks about her last film queen. Film of the damned the tragedy behind queen of the damned. Death before the end aaliyah is latest actor to have movie. Aaliyah on the set of queen of the damned duration.
There have been many instances of tv shows and motion pictures having a curse i. Aaliyah was set to star in the matrix series as zee but died as before her filming parts were compeleted nona gaye ended up replacing her. It stars aaliyah in the title role as the vampire queen akasha and stuart townsend as the vampire lestat. Aaliyah aaliyah, who has died aged 22, was a singer and actress on the verge of dominating the trivial but wellrewarded spheres in which she worked. Queen of the damned movie aaliyah, dead at age aaliyah dana haughton january 1979 august was an american singer, dancer, actress, and model. Aug 25, 2001 aaliyah dana haughton was born january 16, 1979, in brooklyn, and named after a swahili word meaning most exalted one. The queen of the damned, it turns out, will make it to the big screen after. As a longtime fan of the books who finally got around to watching this i stayed away for years on account of the bad press this film received, i have to say that i was quite pleased well, at least not completely put off with the way the film was being presented, changes and condensations and all, right up until aaliyahakasha came out. It is a really, really bad movie adaptation of the novel.
Aaliyah witch vampire in queen of the damned the absolutley beautiful and talented aaliyah in her roll for queen of the damned here we compiled a list of the 16 best black horror story characters among african american cinemas greatest vampires, monsters, ghosts, and demons. He gathers a following and becomes a rock star only to find that his music awakens the ancient queen akasha and she wants him to become her king. With the queen of the damned, anne rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, prepyramidic egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern florida. Joann and wb baron worked with her on the set for queen of the damned. Anyone else getting major aaliyah vibes from rihannas goth look at the 20 american music awards. The second and third novels in author anne rices popular book series the vampire chronicles provide the inspiration for this horror sequel starring illfated actress and recording artist aaliyah. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Shortly after completing her scenes for queen of the damned later that year, however, aaliyah s career was brought to a premature end when a chartered plane bound for.
Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash saturday in the bahamas. One of my two favorite scenes from queen of the damned. In july 2001, warner bros was denying that its troubled production queen of the damned the sequel to interview with the vampire would be a straight to video release. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire. Like is she akasha from queen of the damned, or what. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire flick. During this time two powerful witches maharet and mekare live in the mountains of an unnamed region. Queen of the damned was her second and last feature film, but. Aaliyah one in a million on january 16, 1979, in brooklyn. Plans before she died had called for her to record a duet with.
But, unfortunately, she died tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas. Jayz did a remix to her song miss you where he spoke to her in the lyric, whats up baby girl. Akasha queen of the damned played by aaliyah amazing lady loved her music, one of a kind xx missed so much. See more ideas about queen of the damned, queen and the vampire chronicles. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Extra tv show talking about aaliyah and queen of the damned gsxr00750.
The queen of the damned, directed by michael rymer. Townsend was flattered that she had written him into her new book, until she told him. Shocking things we learned about aaliyah after her death. A few weeks before she died, singer and actress aaliyah described a dream. Jan 12, 2015 akasha behind the scenes queen of the damned aaliyah stay safe and healthy. Second movie was queen of the damned which she played the lead female queen vampire akasha. Queen of the damned, a sequel to 1994s interview with the vampire starring stuart townsend and singeractress aaliyah, might be one of the most maligned adaptations of an authors work in horror history fans of anne rices source material did not appreciate the way the film played fastandloose with her carefully crafted mythology and horror fans at large just couldnt make. This movie was released 6 months after her death in august of 2001. Follows the legendary vampire lestat stuart townsend, who has reinvented himself as a rock star in the contemporary american music scene.
Nov 19, 2016 aaliyah queen of the damned bloopers aaliyah damita jo. Feb 28, 2002 relatives of two hair stylists who died in the plane crash that also killed singeractress aaliyah have sued her record company for hiring a flybynight charter aircraft company. Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror film directed by michael rymer, loosely based on the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the novels predecessor the vampire lestat. Did aaliyahs brother finish queen of the damned for her.
Remembering aaliyahs triumphs before her tragic end e. The year 2001 also saw aaliyahs third album, aaliyah, debut at number two on billboard charts. I mean no disrespect towards aaliyah and to her fanbase. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one and was dedicated to aaliyah. Taking up as the leader of an undead band, lestat gains fame but exposes vampires, drawing the attention of vampire enthusiast jesse. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire flick mtv. Warner bros aaliyahs acting career was just starting to take off before she died at age 22.
Movies the makers of queen of the damned try to honor aaliyah and cope with a. While all of her acting was complete, some of her lines needed to be. I have always thought this after learning about the two of them. Movies the makers of queen of the damned try to honor aaliyah and cope with a backlash among anne rice fans. This movie was a good book turned into a brain dead vampire movie aimed at teenagers. Why did tom cruise not play lestat in queen of the damned. The 22yearold singer and actress, born aaliyah haughton, was one of nine people aboard a twinengine plane that crashed seconds after.
Queen of the damned queen of the damned, aaliyah haughton. The soundtrack was produced by richard gibbs and jonathan davis of. The queen of the damned the vampire chronicles, book 3. Dec 26, 2001 aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire flick. Surely they didnt think they had made a film that was even remotely similar to the two books it was based on. Aaliyah died in a plane crash shortly after principal photography was. The rock star vampire lestat prepares for a concert in san francisco, unaware that hundreds of vampires will be among the fans that night and that they are committed to destroying him for risking exposing them all.
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