#I don't even watch this show anymore but this draft was taunting me

[kingdomoftyto]

Continuing my liveblog of the early, 1992 draft of the IwtV movie script~

Okay where did we leave off?

Ah. Right. And OH boy, that "papa's waiting for us" line has some potentially horrifying implications. (Final version, she says "Papa left us and didn't come back.") Maybe her mother was just lying to her about it, but if she really does have a living father out there somewhere then UH OH everything that's about to happen is even worse than it already was!!

Louis feeding on Claudia and Lestat taunting him about it plays out pretty much the same

More of Louis being ready to throw hands with Lestat. Wish we could have seen them running on rooftops like this!

... The final cut has Louis holing up in a sewer drain and Lestat mocking him a little bit before trying to reason with him about his vampire nature: "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately, and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are. None so like Him as ourselves." Lestat brings Louis back to the inn and Claudia's already there waiting to be turned.

MEANWHILE, in the early draft:

The WHOOOOOLE backstory

I can't decide whether this is hilarious or a bummer, honestly. On the one hand, having Lestat as a more sympathetic character from the outset would have been interesting to see. You could make a whole AU out of that and it be really fascinating and fun. The movie(s) could have been a sort of retcon reboot for the series, which may or may not have panned out well, but could've been an interesting experiment.

On the other hand, the pacing of this movie would have been terrible and the framing story with Daniel would have been kind of pointless and confusing, on top of the obvious problems with Louis' and Claudia's reasons for hating Lestat later. It's kind of massively important to the plot that Louis couldn't pry any useful teachings out of Lestat no matter how much he tried, and that he was sure Lestat only wanted him for his money. Doing away with both of those things PLUS making Lestat gentler and more willing to talk about his personal history just makes Louis' intense dislike of him seem unreasonable lmfao

Anyway, let's see how The Vampire Lestat might have been adapted as a film!

So ANYWAY, we get a quick version of him killing the wolf pack.

Wh

Now she's just fucking with me. Antoine???? Nicolas gets cut completely but Antoine shows up in Auvergne????

Why are you like this, Anne Rice

Gabrielle gives Lestat some money so he can make it to Paris. He becomes an actor, and one night he notices Magnus watching him from the crowd.

Abrupt, but appropriate enough. And I know Lestat already said earlier that his maker had gone mad, but I think it still would have been weird to see Magnus "leaping about like a spider monkey" without hearing any of his dialogue first lmao

aaAHYIGHIDH I mean I GUESS. Definitely one part of the book I can live without seeing on the big screen, thanks!

Really subtle dig at Louis, there, Lestat.

God, can you imagine how differently things would have played out if Louis knew all this stuff back at the start of their relationship?? Holy shit lmao

WHY is Louis going to agree to look for these vampires later? Lestat's telling him everything up front now. I guess Louis could assume he's being lied to.

Ooh, even cutting back to show Louis' reaction shots! I'd read this fanfic for sure.

How does this not change the entire rest of the plot lmfao. Also wait, what about making Gabrielle would have been breaking the cult's rules?? Because she was dying? I don't remember them having a problem with her

... So he goes to see Gabrielle on her deathbed, and she is shocked to realize that he's not human anymore.

Hard to translate all this to the language of film. This whole sequence feels a little awkwardly done.

... Gabrielle asks him to turn her, so he does. They run along the rooftops laughing and embracing.

Wh... why? I get not wanting to spoil the hair growing back thing so the scene with Claudia later has more impact, but in that case why bring it up at all here? Very sloppy. Glad she wanted to keep Gabrielle's predilection for dressing as a man, though.

????? Was this a thing?? I don't think this was a thing

F in the chat for Armand's dignity

This rapid-fire barrage of scenes and exposition dumping is really not fit to cram into a single movie lol. Thank goodness the editors took things seriously

djsakhjsfdkg ah yes, the ridiculously kindhearted Lestat that Louis definitely knew about early on in their time together.

Lestat described as an angel, philosophical debates, Lestat aggressively defending the beauty of the world despite his later impatience with Louis over doing the same thing sometimes... This scene really has it all

Oh here we go...!

hohOHOHOHOHO

Sure why not just change the entire tone of the story, make Lestat's "death" an outright tragedy before it even happens! Lmao amazing

Oh, Anne, honey, no. You might want to think twice before using this comparison

Pfft, and then we're reminded that Gabrielle isn't actually dead, she's just off cavorting. Lestat, your problems may be tragic, but they're not quite as bad as you make them out to be. What must this sound like to poor Louis? Is he replaceable too?

... Gabrielle tells Lestat that she's figured out they can survive the day by digging into the ground, and he's just like "oh that's neat"

I was going to make a joke about "mumbo jumbo" being anachronistic, but dictionary.com says the phrase is from the mid-1700s so... nevermind

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All right then, keep your secrets

Lol at least there's ONE part of the backstory that he doesn't share with Louis. Kind of hard to bring in Marius without having to get into the whole Those Who Must Be Kept nonsense

"families", Louis smiling at him... what is this. This is supposed to be Louis' lowest point in the story lmfao

jgdHSGJSF so Lestat goes on for a bit about how he crossed the Atlantic, and I guess this is his idea of flirting?? oh my god

He's so GENTLE and REASSURING. What a TOTALLY different dynamic they have in this version

... Ugh, already over the image limit for this post. Let's pick it back up in the next one-!

[bwoahtastic]

Alpha!Hulk jealous because omega!Kevin has to do a photoshoot or something sponsored related, with another alpha and said alpha is flirting with his mate. (Bonus point if the other alpha is another driver from the grid or someone who had raced against Kevin).

Look Romain doesn't strike me as an Alpha or omeone who Nico should be jealous off so let's pretend Williams gets sponsored by Jack and Jones as well yeah? Thanks xoxoxo ALSO SO SO SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT I JUST FOUND THIS IN MY DRAFTS

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Nico felt rage filling his senses as he watched Kevin sit down next to Nicholas, the two of dressed in Jack and Jones's clothing. The Canadian Alpha wrapped an arm around Kevin's waist at the director's request and the Danish Omega easily leaned into the touch, smiling at something Nicky said before focusing on the camera.

"Good, a bit closer." The director said, and Nico growled lowly, before tensing and quickly shuffling back as Kevin huffed grumpily in his direction. The Omega had been quite upset to see the German on the set, and really Nico had had no reason to be here aside from annoying Kevin a little. He liked getting on the Dane's nerves and hadn't been able to resists popping into the shoot location once he heard what was happening.

What he hadn't expected was to feel so incredibly angry at the sight of Kevin cuddled up against Nicholas.

"Next shot is without the shirts." The director called and Nico clenched his fists, watching as Kevin pulled his shirt off. The angel's tattooed across Kevin's chest caught Nico off guard, even if he had seen pictures of it. Nicky seemed intrigued by it too, muttering something Nico couldn't hear before reaching out to run his finger lightly over Kevin's collarbone.

Nico snarled loudly but no one paid attention to him, Nicky and Kevin settling down again with Kevin leaned back into Nicholas a little, the Omega cooing softly as the Alpha wrapped a warm arm around him.

"Good, show those Pack dynamics." The photographer said. Nicky rumbled softly, leaning in to nuzzle Kevin's cheek a little and Nico just snapped.

"Don't touch him." The German Alpha growled, waltzing onto the set and shoving Nicky away. Kevin hissed and shoved up, straightening up and growling at Nico until the large Alpha stepped back again.

"What is your problem?" Kevin hissed. Nico's anger abruptly fell away, seeing Nicky and stepped back to give them space. But Nico could still smell Nicky on Kevin and it was unsettling.

"Let me scent you." Nico almost begged, reaching out for the Omega. Kevin frowned and bared his teeth, taking a step.

"No." He huffed indignantly, seeming wary of the Alpha.

"You shouldn't smell like him, it's.. it's wrong." Nico tried to explain. Kevin was his to annoy, his to taunt but also his to love?

Nico didn't even understand his own feelings anymore. Kevin eyed Nico skeptically, but then slightly tilted his head to bare the side of his neck and face Nicky had scented. Nico sighed in relief and leaned in, lightly scenting the Omega's soft skin while rumbling happily, his instincts at peace when the Omega stepped closer into his embrace.

"Be mine." Nico whispered. Kevin growled, but the sound was shaky.

"I'm no property." He huffed out. Nico closed his eyes, rubbing his cheek against Kevin's.

"I'll be yours too." He breathed out. Kevin's body seemed to soften, sinking into Nico's and it just felt right.

Both when tensed as a camera flashed, Nico instinctively growling while Kevin soothingly stroked the Alpha's hair.

"We still have photos to take." The director said awkwardly.

"I'll see you after the shoot." Kevin promised. "You can scent me all you want then." He added.

"Fine." Nico sighed hesitantly, turning to look at Nicholas, the Canadian Alpha eying them a bit wearily. "You better behave." Nico growled. Nicholas held his hands up.

"No worries. I always take care of Pack"