Anne Rice, of Interview with the Vampire fame, will have another of her book turned into a movie, but this time the subject will be very different: Jesus Christ.
Rice's bestseller, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, first published in 2005 after Rice's return to the Catholic Church, depicts the life of Jesus at 7-years-old and his struggle with being the son of God. The book will be adapted to a film and distributed in the U.S. by FilmDistrict.
The bestselling author tells The Christian Post on Monday that she wanted to depict Jesus' story in the most vivid way possible. "I didn't want to water down Jesus in a novel. I wanted to portray Him as we believe in Him – as the Son of God, God incarnate, living in a complex and turbulent First Century world," she said.
Slated for distribution in March 2015, "Christ the Lord" will be directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who helped make the controversial miniseries "The Path to 9/11," and his wife, Betsy Nowrasteh.
According to Rice, the film's directors "have shown great sensitivity and concern for biblical and theological accuracy in their screenplay."
"Frankly, I think that Christians are going to be thrilled with this movie," Rice tells CP. "They will see the Jesus of faith portrayed in fictional situations that are all entirely realistic for the times. This is new, I think, presenting the Lord accurately theologically but in new fictional situations. I think it's going to be wonderful," she added.
Best known for writing vampire-centered literature, Rice has had a turbulent experience with her Christian faith. Growing up Roman Catholic, she didn't question her faith until college when she became a self-professed "Christ-haunted atheist." During her time away from the church, she penned a slew of erotic-filled, vampire-themed books like Interview With The Vampire – which was made into a film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas – and Queen of the Damned.
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