Last updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009

DOWNEY JR. TO VAMP IT UP AS LESTAT?

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is in talks to become the movie world's latest vampire sensation.

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey at The Los Angeles premiere of 'Orphan' at Mann Village Theater. Los Angeles California - 21.07.09

The Iron Man star is in negotiations to play Anne Rice's Lestat Du Lioncort in the latest movie adaptation of her The Vampire Chronicles, according to BloodyDisgusting.com.

Tom Cruise and Stuart Townsend have both played the part in Interview With The Vampire and Queen of The Damned, respectively.

Lestat de Lioncourt is a fictitious French nobleman who becomes a vampire in the 18th century.

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Source: WENN

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