the production

Filming started  September 8th 2000

Locations: Melbourne 44 days und Los Angeles 10 days

 Postproduction started  February 2001

Proposed budget:  35 Millionen US $

Approx. Running Time:  102 Minutes

Release dates: (confirmed by Producer Jorge Saralegui)

USA: 22 February 2002 

Canada: 22 February 2002 

Australia: 21 March 2002

Germany: 2 May 2002 

Italy: 3 May 2002

Spain: 31 May 2002

United Kingdom: 31 May 2002

France: 19 June 2002 

The complete list of international release dates

Production companies: Warner Brothers , Village Roadshow, Material

Producer: Jorge Saralegui

Executive producers: Su Armstrong, Andrew Mason

Director: Michael Rymer

Writing Credits - Scott Abbott

Michael Petroni,  Michael Rymer (revisions)

Anne Rice (novel)

Distributor (USA): Warner Brothers

Music: Richard Gibbs, Jonathan Davis

Cinematographer: Ian Baker

Film Editing: Dany Cooper

Production Designer - Graham "Grace" Walker

Art Direction - Tom Nursey

Costume Design - Angus Strathie

Production Manager - Sue MacKay

Studio Executive - Courtenay Valenti

First Assistant Director - Colin Fletcher 

Still Photographer - Jim Sheldon 

Lead Set Dresser - Marian Murray 

Unit Publicist - Fiona Searson 

Music Scoring Assistant - Jason Frederick 

Camera Technician (Wescam camera) - Steven J. Winslow 

Special Effects - Manex Visual Effects (MVFX) 

Casting Companies - Prototype (Australia), DQ Extras (Australia) 

Begin End Credits

Lestat: Stuart Townsend
Jesse: Marguerite Moreau
Akasha: Aaliyah
Marius: Vincent Perez
David Talbot: Paul McGann
Maharet: Lena Olin
Mael: Christian Manon
Pandora: Claudia Black
Khayman: Bruce Spence
Armand: Matthew Newton
Roger: Tiriel Mora
Maudy: Megan Dorman
James: Johnathan Devoy
Alex: Robert Farnham
T.C.: Conrad Standish
Young Jesse: Richael Tanner
New York Vampires: Christopher Kirby, Miguel Ayesa, Joe Manning
Guy Being Sucked: Pip Mushin
Vampire Girl: Kat Rhodes
Mortal Yuppie: Christopher Connelly
Vampire Girls Sucking: Renee De Bondt, Renee Quast
Vampire Doorman: Dan Zizys
Club Vampires: Tayler Kane, Imogen Annesley, Daniel Schlusser
Vampire Guitarist: Rowland S. Howard
Vampire Bass Player: Hugo Race
Vampire Pianist: Robin Casinader
Vampire Singer: Aimee Nash
London Groupies: Nicole Fantl, Alyssa Mcclelland
LA Groupie: Marnie Reece-Wilmore
As Himself: Andrew L. Urban
French Journalist: Jo Buckley
Music Journalist: Dino Marnika
Lifestyle Journalist: Kirsty Meares
Talamascans: Bruce Myles, Marg Downey, John Dicks
Greek Father: Fouad Harraka
Young Violin Player: Mandie Vieira
Sound Engineers: Bobby Bright, Darren Wilson
Fire Marshall: Russell Kiefel
West Indian Girls: Nandila Gaskell, Nalishebo Gaskell
Woman Victim: Tasmin Ramsay
VW Driver: Michael Azria
VW Passenger: Arrowyn Lloyd
Camel Driver: Antonios Greige
Flight Attendant: Nicola Paull
Enkil: Peter Olsen
French Dealer: Franklyn Ajaye
Lestat’s Violinist Double: Matthew Hassall
Rent Boys: Duncan Myers, Mark O’Halloran
Prostitute: Twapa Kapote
Businessman: Ron Bingham
Girl With Businessman: Strawberry Fields
Businessman With Girl: Bob Halsall
Euro Trash Vampires: Antony Neate, Karoline Hohlweg, Rochelle Ward, Anni Finsterer, Alistair Reid
Pale Faced Vampire: Suzi Dougherty
Nigel: Humphrey Bower
Jesse’s Roommate: Pia Miranda
Vampire In The Park: Simon Wilton
Greek Fisherman: Enrico Mammerella
As Herself: Serena Altschul
Band Members: Nick Gill, Becky Thomas
Scalper: Jonathan Davis


STAND-INS
Lestat Stand-In: Michael King
Jesse Stand-In: Kate Morawsky, Ranie Daw
Marius Stand-In: Enrico Santino, Jeremy Marmur, Mark Chase, Paul Dumais


PRODUCTION CREDITS

Directed by: Michael Rymer  
 
Writing credits (WGA) (in credits order)
Anne Rice (novel The Vampire Chronicles)
Scott Abbott   (screenplay) and Michael Petroni (screenplay)

PRODUCED BY
Jorge Saralegui: producer
Su Armstrong:. executive producer
Andrew Mason: executive producer

Original music by Jonathan H. Davis & Richard Gibbs  
 
Cinematography by Ian Baker
 
Film Editing by Dany Cooper  
 
Production Design by Graham 'Grace' Walker  
 
Art Direction by Tom Nursey  
 
Costume Design by Angus Strathie  
 
Production Management
Sue MacKay: production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin Fletcher: first assistant director
 
ART DEPARTMENT
Damien Drew: art director: second unit
assistant art director
Marian Murray: lead set dresser
 
SOUND DEPARTMENT
Brian Best: supervising sound editor
William Cawley: first assistant sound editor
Patrick Cicero: sound assistant
Jordan Corngold: music editor
Julie Pearce: adr recordist
Terry Rodman: supervising sound editor
Tim Walston: sound designer
Bernard Weise: sound editor
Anna D. Wilborn: assistant music editor
 
VISUAL EFFECTS BY
Kelly Bumbarger: digital compositor
John Decker: CG supervisor: RIOT Pictures
Deak Ferrand: visual effects designer/lead matte painter: HATCH
Robb Gardner: virtual background lead 3D animator
Brian Hanable: digital effects compositor: RIOT Pictures
Amy Hollywood: Wixson visual effects producer
Joni Jacobson: digital compositor
Gray Marshall: visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter
Gregory L. McMurry: visual effects supervisor
Jake Morrison: senior inferno artist (uncredited)
Kurt E. Soderling: visual effects (as Kurt Soderling)
 
STUNTS
Davin Taylor: flying/flame stunts (uncredited)
 
OTHER CREW
Richard Andreoli: assistant to director
Mandy Butler: production accountant
Jason Frederick: music scoring assistant
Ian Jones: director of photography: second unit
Tonia Pearson: assistant: Jorge Saralegui
Fiona Searson: unit publicist
Jim Sheldon: still photographer
Ian Slater: first assistant editor
Donna Smith: editing attatchment
Kurt E. Soderling: aerial director of photography
Trudy Talbot: assistant accountant
Steven J. Winslow: camera technician: Wescam camera