Jared Leto Eyed as New Lestat for 'Interview with the Vampire' Remake

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May 6, 2016

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The long-gestating remake of "Interview with the Vampire" is happening. For the upcoming reboot, Jared Leto is rumored to take over the role of Lestat, played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 original Warner Brothers movie.

Josh Boone ("The Fault in Our Stars") and Jill Killington have completed the screenplay based on Anna Rice's novels. The rebooted project is rumored to be a part of "The Vampire Chronicles" universe developed by Universal.

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A photo posted by Josh Boone (@joshboonemovies) on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:18pm PDT

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"Lestat - there can be only one. #JaredLeto," Boone recently wrote on Twitter. Rice's son, Christopher, also hyped up the movie on his own Twitter, "We're so excited about this and @JoshBooneMovies. Lots of great things to come. Stay tuned!"

Lestat - there can be only one. #JaredLeto pic.twitter.com/CsFqtYw9Na
— Josh Boone (@JoshBooneMovies) May 4, 2016

While Jared Leto is eyed for Universal's "Vampire" franchise, Tom Cruise is tapped for "The Mummy" reboot as part of the studio's Monster universe.

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