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Hollywood had one of its unlikeliest casting when Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt starred together for the first and the last time in 1994. Based on Anne Rice’s popular book of the same name,Interview with the Vampirewas an instant hit thanks to Cruise and Pitt’s portrayal. It was also the movie that helped propel Pitt to success.
While shooting the movie was an extremely daunting task for both actors, Brad Pitt had it much worse since he only was given two weeks for preparation before the shoot started. The actor wasn’t famous enough like Tom Cruise to know what the role was.
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Brad Pitt Wasn’t Famous Enough To Know The Script
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WhenBrad PittandTom Cruisestarred inInterview with the Vampire, they bore the substantial weight of fan’s expectations to nail the roles of the celebrated fictional Vampires. While the makeup process, fittings, and everything else was a lengthy miserable process, Pitt had it much worse for he had no idea what he was playing.
TheBullet Trainstar wasn’t as famous as his co-star Tom Cruise then, and thus hadn’t received the script or even earlier drafts until two weeks before the shoot was supposed to start. In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, the actor stated,
“There was no script. I knew the book, and in the book, you have this guy asking, ‘Who am I?’ Which was probably applicable to me at that time. ‘Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?’ In the book, it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he’s entranced by and abhors. But then I got the script two weeks before we started shooting.”
He later added that because he wasn’t famous enough, he was unable to ask for the script or the drafts.
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Brad Pitt Wanted To Drop Out OfInterview with the Vampire
From the lengthy makeup process to not having an inkling of his role, Brad Pitt was facing many other issues while working onInterview with the Vampire. Not only was the actor’s role diminished, taking the shape of a supporting character, but the long working hours in the dark were a source of great distress.
While the actor was happy shooting in the nighttime in New Orleans, things quickly changed once the shooting location shifted to London. Extremely dark, cold, and quiet, it was too much for Pitt to bear as he stated while conversing with Entertainment Weekly.
“I’m telling you, one day it broke me… I called David Geffen, who was a good friend. He was a producer, and he’d just come to visit. I said, ‘David, I can’t do this anymore. I can’t do it. What will it cost me to get out?’ And he goes, very calmly, ‘Forty million dollars.’ And I go, ‘Okay, thank you.’”
And so, he finally manned up and finished the entire shoot, nailing his role to perfection.
Interview with the Vampirecan be streamed on Hulu.
Maria Sultan
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
