Game Of Thrones' Jacob Anderson to play the whiniest vampire in AMC's Interview With The Vampire

Anderson played Grey Worm on the last 5 seasons of HBO’s TV mega hit, battling the enemies of Daenerys Targaryen with what could, even uncharitably, be called the bare minimum of complaining or whinging. This new project, in development at AMC, will reunite Anderson with Game Of Thrones regular Alan Taylor, who’s set to direct the first two episodes of the Anne Rice adaptation, developed for the small screen by Rolin Jones.

Meanwhile, the role of Louis’ maker/far more interesting companion, Lestat, has also already been cast; Sam Reid will play the far more fascinating bloodsucker, who was portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1994 version of Rice’s books, where Brad Pitt played Louis. (The fact that Anderson, unlike Pitt, is a person of color will presumably feed into Louis’ latest on-screen portrayal, notable given that Rice’s original version of the character was a prosperous Louisiana slaveowner.)

The new Interview show is part of a push toward adapting Rice’s bestselling books at the network, which is also reportedly developing a TV series based on her Mayfair Witches series of novels. Interview is set to premiere on TVs next year.