A Sense of Doubt blog post #2170 - Anne Rice shopped Vampire Chronicles - AMC bites
Quick share so I can catch up, and because I have been toiling extra time on last week's WEEKLY HODGE PODGE. I may skip this coming Saturday's edition and compose the next one for two weeks instead of one. We'll see how much content I have.
Every time that I think about pulling a draft from the blog archive, I think about this post that I set up in late 2019. BUT the new %R^%##@@!@@###!!!! Blogger makes it much more difficult to find posts backwards in time because NEW BLOGGER SUCKS. More on that later.
Anyway, I did find it, and here it is.
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2101.26 - 10:10
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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
Anne Rice Shopping “The Vampire Chronicles” Rights in Massive TV and Film Deal https://t.co/yes0xedeAE— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) December 20, 2019
AMC Developing Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches TV Series
AMC takes a bite out of Anne Rice's horror hits.
Updated: 13 May 2020 1:57 pm
AMC Networks has acquired the rights to Anne Rice's two iconic supernatural book series, The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches, the company announced Wednesday. The deal includes 18 titles from both franchises, including Interview With the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, and The Witching Hour, seemingly paving the way for an interconnected TV universe in a similar vein to The CW's Arrowverse or AMC's The Walking Dead.Under the deal, AMC Networks will hold the rights to develop films and TV shows related to the properties "for its own television networks and streaming services under the AMC Studios umbrella, as well as external partner licensing, with Anne Rice and son Christopher Rice serving as executive producers on all series and films," the company announced in a press release.
Writer Rolin Jones (Friday Night Lights, Boardwalk Empire) will be involved with developing the Rice books for television.
Writer Rolin Jones (Friday Night Lights, Boardwalk Empire) will be involved with developing the Rice books for television.
“There is no shortage of content in today’s competitive environment, but proven IP that has captivated millions of fans around the world is something very special and rare, and that is what Anne Rice has created,” said Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, in a statement. “These remarkable stories and characters are massive in their appeal and we are privileged to take over stewardship of these legendary works and collaborate with a talent like Rolin Jones to find ways for new generations of fans to experience these worlds.”“It’s always been my dream to see the worlds of my two biggest series united under a single roof so that filmmakers could explore the expansive and interconnected universe of my vampires and witches,” said Anne Rice. “That dream is now a reality, and the result is one of the most significant and thrilling deals of my long career.”
The Vampire Chronicles has had a tortured journey to the screen worthy of its protagonist, Lestat: Paramount TV and Anonymous Content acquired the rights to The Vampire Chronicles back in 2017, setting up an adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles at Hulu with Bryan Fuller involved as executive producer in 2018, but Fuller left the project soon after. Hulu passed on developing the series altogether in December 2019, with Variety reporting that Rice and her son Christopher were looking to package The Vampire Chronicles with The Mayfair Witches as part of a larger deal.
The Vampire Chronicles has had a tortured journey to the screen worthy of its protagonist, Lestat: Paramount TV and Anonymous Content acquired the rights to The Vampire Chronicles back in 2017, setting up an adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles at Hulu with Bryan Fuller involved as executive producer in 2018, but Fuller left the project soon after. Hulu passed on developing the series altogether in December 2019, with Variety reporting that Rice and her son Christopher were looking to package The Vampire Chronicles with The Mayfair Witches as part of a larger deal.
AMC is already in the business of franchise-building, having extended its breakout drama Breaking Bad into an equally successful spinoff with Better Call Saul, in addition to expanding The Walking Dead universe with spinoffs Fear the Walking Dead and upcoming The Walking Dead: World Beyond, along with three movies centered around Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes.
Per AMC, the full list of titles included under the deal are The Vampire Chronicles Series: “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Vampire Lestat,” “The Queen of the Damned,” “The Tale of the Body Thief,” “Memnoch The Devil,” “The Vampire Armand,” “Pandora,” “Vittorio the Vampire,” “Blood and Gold,” “Prince Lestat,” “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis,” and “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat;” The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Series: “The Witching Hour,” “Lasher,” “Taltos;” and The Vampire Chronicles/The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Crossover Novels: “Merrick,” “Blackwood Farm” and “Blood Canticle.”
Per AMC, the full list of titles included under the deal are The Vampire Chronicles Series: “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Vampire Lestat,” “The Queen of the Damned,” “The Tale of the Body Thief,” “Memnoch The Devil,” “The Vampire Armand,” “Pandora,” “Vittorio the Vampire,” “Blood and Gold,” “Prince Lestat,” “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis,” and “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat;” The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Series: “The Witching Hour,” “Lasher,” “Taltos;” and The Vampire Chronicles/The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Crossover Novels: “Merrick,” “Blackwood Farm” and “Blood Canticle.”
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2101.26 - 10:10
- Days ago = 2034 days ago
- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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