Brad Pitt was actually no stranger to Hollywood previous to 1994, however that yr arguably propelled him to film star standing because of him starring in The Favor, Legend of the Fall and Interview with the Vampire. That latter film specifically has remained a fan-favorite all these years later, with Pitt starring reverse Tom Cruise on this adaptation of Anne Rice’s same-named novel. Nonetheless, Pitt admitted final yr that he was “depressing” when he filmed Interview with the Vampire, and now director Neil Jordan has shared his tackle why the actor “suffered” throughout this time.
Somewhat over a yr in the past, Pitt described his expertise engaged on Interview with the Vampire as “six months within the fucking darkish” the place he performed “the bitch function,” i.e. the Louis to Cruise’s Lestat. This stemmed from Pitt’s expectations for the function differed from what was within the script that he obtained simply two weeks previous to principal images starting. When Jordan was requested by Selection if he was conscious of Pitt’s unhappiness on the time, the filmmaker responded:
Brad was nice within the function. I believe the issue that he suffered from was the truth that the function suffers. It was the passive function, and it was the central function … usually the narrative central character may be probably the most passive ingredient in the entire equation. We had been taking pictures at evening consistently, we by no means noticed the daylight for months and months, and I believe it affected him, but it surely was a part of the character as nicely. I imply, Louis is someone who’s punished via a 300-year interval by this creature. So the way in which the function affected Brad was not not like the journey Louis himself needed to undergo.
So along with confirming that the evening shoots on Interview with the Vampire, the most effective vampire motion pictures, had been tough, Neil Jordan additionally theorized that what was required of Brad Pitt to correctly carry Louis de Pointe du Lac to life. In spite of everything, the character is become a vampire by Letstat sooner after dropping his spouse and unborn daughter in 1791, and after regretting this choice over his unwillingness to hurt harmless, he suffered additional heartbreak when Kirsten Dunst’s Claudia, whom he handled as his daughter, was burned to ash. It’s no marvel Pitt felt down in the course of the course of manufacturing, though when interviewer Todd Gilchrist requested Jordan if he tried to “create an environment on set that will alleviate the heaviness” of what the actor may need been going via, the director mentioned:
No, I don’t suppose I did. I simply tried to work with him as an actor. However for one factor, Brad was there for a lot longer than Tom Cruise was, so he needed to endure all the manufacturing, so possibly that — and the passivity of the function, maybe — took a toll on him somewhat bit. However I believed he was actually good within the half. Any faults of what folks understand to be the efficiency are faults of the particular character itself, and of the novel itself. I imply, Louis suffers within the novel from the second he’s become a vampire to the very finish of the ebook. So I’m positive it was a troublesome journey for Brad, but it surely was additionally a troublesome journey for the character, too.
Brad Pitt might have had a foul expertise making Interview with the Vampire and was disillusioned that it ended up being extra of a “Tom Cruise automobile,” as he as soon as described it, however the ultimate product proved to be a essential and business success. The next yr, Pitt starred in Seven and 12 Monkeys, and at that time he was firmly cemented as considered one of Hollywood’s most high-profile actors. Interview with the Vampire is now 30 years outdated, and whereas Pitt may not be keen to provide it a watch, you gained’t discover any scarcity of people that nonetheless like viewing it nowadays.
Though the Interview with the Vampire film isn’t out there for streaming on the time of this writing, the Interview with the Vampire TV collection airs on AMC, with everything of the present being streamable on AMC+ and the primary season being accessible with a Netflix subscription. That program will return for its third season at a yet-to-be-announced date.