Do you think it will really be possible for AMC to adapt all the books? I honestly don't see the need, it's a personal opinion bc my favorites are the first 3 books, and I feel that there won't be enough public support for this to happen, and it's clear that it won't be like the books, they buy the books rights to use the characters and change your story, can it be interesting changes? Sure, but it's hardly going to be like in the books.
I also have doubts about Louis' future in the series, I heard that Jacob's contract is only for IWTV, that is, after he will be discarded? In the following books Louis has short appearances, so is it likely that he will no longer be a part of the series? And just focus on Lestat and his other companies? It discourages me, I know it's in the books but I like Louis so much :(
So, @elisaintime is my IWTV AMC/film industry authority, I don’t even want to try to speculate, since it’s more her area of expertise! I think she answers these questions really well, so please check out some of her responses! She goes into very good detail, especially from a film industry perspective. Here are some of her posts, I recommend you explore her tag #AMC INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE:
Anon asked: I just checked out IMDb and it says Bailey (Claudia) is only in one episode...
Anon asked: Damn, I’d be quite disappointed if Louis ends up being pretty much dropped from the show. Here’s hoping the writers change their minds.
Anon asked: Wait so IWTV (the show) is only going to be about the first book and the other books are going to be a separate show??
Anon asked: U said u don’t think they have Louis and Lestat as endgame in the show but didn’t they said they want to do all books?
Anon asked: I think nowadays it’s actually impossible to plan a series beforehand even if you have a solid plan....
So for my response, I think AMC/Rolin Jones & Co. ARE planning on the first 3 books, bc of what I’ve read, talking about keeping Lestat’s origin story the same, etc., but with the Mayfair series also happening, I can see AMC/RJ & Co. intending to crossover those at some point in the future, as the books did.
I also have doubts about Louis' future in the series, I heard that Jacob's contract is only for IWTV, that is, after he will be discarded? In the following books Louis has short appearances, so is it likely that he will no longer be a part of the series? And just focus on Lestat and his other companies? It discourages me, I know it's in the books but I like Louis so much :(
I would hope that Jacob can give you what you/we adore about Louis in however much screentime he gets, and already being in multiple episodes should give him more screentime than Brad Pitt had as Louis, and Louis wasn't even IN the '02 QOTD movie! And since the interview is occurring during modern times, I suspect we’ll have different time periods that include Louis (possibly hopping around in flashbacks like the Good Omens episodes did), depending on the fan reactions to his performance.
Anon, what is it about Louis that you love?
During one of the waves of VC criticism about Louis in the books, I had a tag #we appreciate and love louis in this house, for collecting things people wrote about him. At least for me, I don't need hours of screentime to appreciate him, whatever canon gave us or the show will give us, we’ll have that to expand on and discuss.
...We’re also getting an healthy influx of fanart of Jacob Anderson’s Louis, and I’m sure there’ll be other fanworks, as well. So a character’s official screentime can be considered the appetizer! 🍴
Here’s an excerpt from an awesome post by @sangcreole-archived, in which they cite just one line from Louis from Queen of the Damned that’s so heartbreaking and beautiful in just a short paragraph, and sangcreole’s analysis hits me right in the feels 💗, I’m hopeful that this, and other lines like this, will make it into the TV series:
When we first meet Louis, he is the personification of guilt because of what happened with his brother, but that guilt sticks with him throughout his transformation, and it becomes incredibly important as he attempts to navigate the new world as a transcended being. He is conflicted as hell, and insists on punishing himself via starvation because he is so heartsick and guilty and full of grief both for his brother, and for his humanity. When he is first turned, the empathy that he possesses doesn’t exactly work in his favor. He is overly empathetic, and refuses to take life because he empathizes too much with everyone (this is doubly hard considering that he does not have the mind gift, so he cannot weed out the bad seeds from the good ones; he tends to assume most people are innocent, or at least undeserving of death). But as he grows older and begins to figure stuff out, I think he is finally able to sympathize and empathize with humans in a gentler way, and I really admire that. He eventually learns to exist in the world and admire the human beings that he walks amongst, and I love that about him. In fact, one of my favorite moments in the series is when he stands up to Akasha and says:
“Then kill me! I wish that you would. But don’t kill human beings! Don’t interfere with them. Even if they kill each other! Give them time to see this new vision realized; give the cities of the West, corrupt as they may be, time to take their ideals to a suffering and blighted world.”
He is fiercely attached to the human race, even though he is no longer a part of it, and he’s even willing to risk his life for them.
(EDIT: Added the link to @sangcreole-archived‘s post!)
