By Megan Riedlinger
7:03pm PST, Nov 13, 2022
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Vampires are back! "Interview with the Vampire" is getting a reboot. The classic 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and a very young Kirsten Dunst has been reimagined as a television show. The new AMC "Interview with the Vampire" series — which is also based on novelist Anne Rice's 1976 book of the same name is in full swing, so in honor of the exciting return of these complicated vampires, Wonderwall.com is checking in with the OGs to see what they look like today — nearly 30 years later…
Keep reading to see Brad, Tom, Kirsten and more of the stars who played bloodsuckers…
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These days, Brad Pitt is one of the biggest stars in the world. The actor has starred in a wide range of big movies from "Fight Club" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" — and the latter earned him his first Academy Award in an acting category. He's also become a successful producer with a best picture Oscar to his name for his work behind the scenes on "12 Years a Slave." He romanced Gwyneth Paltrow around the time "Interview with the Vampire" came out and went on to marry Jennifer Aniston before moving on with Angelina Jolie, with whom he has six children. Following their bitter 2016 split, he's kept a low profile where his love life is concerned, though he was linked to model Nicole Poturalski in 2020 and model Emily Ratajkowski in 2022.
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Tom Cruise brought the violent vampire Lestat de Lioncourt — who delights in killing humans — to life in the film.
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Like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise went on to become one of the biggest movies stars of all time. He had already made a name for himself in the '80s, but after "Interview with the Vampire" hit theaters, his fame only grew. He went on to star in "Jerry Maguire," which earned him a Golden Globe, and the wildly popular "Mission: Impossible" franchise. Tom broke box office records with the wildly successful 2022 sequel "Top Gun: Maverick" in 2022. The actor divorced second wife Nicole Kidman in 2001 after a decade of marriage and two children together; third wife Katie Holmes, with whom he shares a daughter, left him in 2012 after five years of marriage. He hasn't dated anyone publicly since though in recent years was linked to "Mission: Impossible" franchise co-star Hayley Atwell.
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Kirsten Dunst wasn't even a teenager when she landed one of her first major film roles in "Interview with the Vampire," which also scored her her first Golden Globe nomination. She played vampire child Claudia, an orphan who matures while still looking like a little girl, with Louis and Lestat serving as her father figures.
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Kirsten Dunst is a rare example of a child actor who avoided the dangers of fame at a young age. She continues to flourish in Hollywood, starring in commercially successful flicks like "Bring It On" and the "Spider-Man" trilogy as well as more critically acclaimed projects like "Elizabethtown," "Marie Antoinette," the "Fargo" TV show, "On Becoming a God in Central Florida," and, more recently, 2021's "The Power of the Dog," for which she earned her her first Academy Award nomination. Following high-profile romances with Jake Gyllenhaal and Garrett Hedlund, she married "Fargo" and "Power of the Dog" co-star Jesse Plemons, with whom she shares two sons, in 2022.
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Christian Slater took on the part of modern-day journalist Daniel Molloy, a reporter to whom vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his life story.
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Christian Slater was already a big name by 1994 thanks to his roles in "The Legend of Billie Jean" and "Heathers" in the '80s. He followed up "Interview with the Vampire" with films like "Broken Arrow" and "Hard Rain" in the '90s and also started a prolific career in voice acting that decade; he more recently joined the "Star Wars" world, voicing Ren beginning in 2021. In 2016, he earned a Golden Globe for his performance in the lauded drama series "Mr. Robot." The actor is married to second wife Brittany Lopez, with whom he shares a daughter. He also has two daughters from his first marriage to Ryan Haddon.
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Antonio Banderas played Armand, a vampire who invites Louis and Claudia into his coven.
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The '90s were a huge decade for Antonio Banderas. He followed up "Interview with the Vampire" with "Desperado," "Evita" and "The Mask of Zorro." He also voiced Puss in Boots in the wildly popular "Shrek" franchise. More recently, the actor earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his work in 2019's "Pain and Glory." He was famously married to Melanie Griffith, with whom he shares a daughter, from 1996 to 2014. The same year he split from Melanie, Antonio moved on with Nicole Kimpel, an investment consultant 20 years his junior.
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Thandiwe Newton portrayed vampire victim Yvette in the film. It was one of her first roles in a big movie.
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The British actress goes by Thandiwe Newton now. "That's my name. It's always been my name. I'm taking back what's mine," she told British Vogue in 2021, explaining her decision to go back to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her first name. The mishap started in 1991, a few years before her turn in "Interview with the Vampire," when her name was misspelled in the credits of the film "Flirting" as Thandie and stuck. The actress found more acclaim in the '90s, starring in "Beloved" in 1998, and reunited with "Vampire" co-star Tom Cruise for 2000's "Mission: Impossible 2." She made a splash on the small screen in 2016 on HBO's "Westworld,"winning an Emmy for her performance in 2018. In 2022, the actress made headlines when she separated from her husband of 24 years, screenwriter-director Ol Parker — with whom she shares three children — and moved on with musician Lonr, who's more than two decades her junior.
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Stephen Rea took on the role of Santiago, a vampire from another coven.
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Irish actor Stephen Rea already had an Academy Award nomination under his belt for his work in "The Crying Game" by the time he appeared in "Interview with the Vampire." He's since crafted a niche for himself in prestige U.K. television series like "The Shadow Line," "Single-Handed" and "The Honourable Woman," for which he won a BAFTA Award. The actor, who has two children with ex-wife Dolours Price, is an ambassador for UNICEF Ireland.
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Indra Ove played a New Orleans prostitute who has an encounter with Lestat in the film.
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Indra Ove has continued to act over the last few decades, with roles in films like "Resident Evil" and U.K. television shows including the medical drama "Holby City." She snagged a small role in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in 2019 and appeared in five episodes of Netflix's "Sex Education" in 2021. She's also a talented stage actor who has been married to Oliver Loncraine since 1997. The couple share two children.
