> > To revive a discussion we had on the list a few weeks ago: > According to reports that I read last week, Tom Cruise has > been signed to play Lestat in Interview with the Vampire- > scheduled release Summer of '94. Now that it's official > (unless it changes) does anyone else think he's horrbily > miscast? > > Robert YES! I had to reply to this because as soon as I heard about this (in Entertainment Weekly 7/30 - though a friend had heard the rumor through Variety earlier and I refused to believe) a bunch o us Rice fans got together to moan and groan over it! I try not to judge an actor by what roles he's already played but Cruise just seems so so... well, wholesome. He just doesn't fit the image I have in mind of a Ricean character. Then again, he could surprise me, or drop the part. Meanwhile it's great to know that I'm not the only one who heard this and said "ugh!" BTW - did the fact that John Travolta, Richard Gere, and Mel Gibson were considered earlier come up in the previous discussion? And CHER? Honestly, I still don't really believe that - but then I'm still having trouble with this Crusie thang. Kelly [log in to unmask]