I approached this wish by my participation in the making of the queen of the damned. She became interested in singing at an early age and preformed at weddings and concerts during her childhood. Based on the novel from anne rices the vampire chronicles series, this over the top horror outing stars aaliyah as queen akasha, an evil and powerful goddess of the underworld with an affection for the vampire lestat stuart townsend, a bloodsucker who has become a modernday rock star. Queen of the damned was followed by a directtodvd sequel vampires in delaware where a family of vampires have a surprisingly fun and educational vacation in the great state of delaware. It stars aaliyah in the title role as the vampire queen akasha and stuart townsend as the vampire lestat. Diane haughton mother michael haughton father rashad haughton brother. Jun 20, 2018 macs collection created in collaboration with her brother, rashad haughton numbers four lip glosses as well as lipsticks and eyeshadows. Damned, aaliyahs family has told time magazine that in february the late singer will definitely grace the silver screen as akasha, the 6,000year. Born in brooklyn and raised in detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show star search and performed in concert alongside gladys knight. Queen of the damned aaliyah as akasha short interviews. The queen of the damned was the last film aaliyah appeared in. Dec 24, 2001 the queen of the damned was aaliyahs second film one of the last films made by singer and actress aaliyah has been finished using her brothers voice after she died during filming.
Rashad haughton, kathy balatli, shayne greenman, melanie howard ii, jet tsui. Queen of the damned is a 2002 horror film directed by michael rymer, loosely based on the third novel of anne rices the vampire chronicles series, the queen of the damned 1988, although the film contains many plot elements from the novels predecessor the vampire lestat. Michael rymer called in aaliyahs brother, rashad haughton, to help with. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire flick. Haughton had just graduated college and decided to stay in. Rashad hasan haughton is a writer, film director, actor, and screenwriter. It was one of those records that i specifically wanted to do for the fans because aaliyah really cared about her fans. Queen of the damned starring part completed by brother rashad. Queen of the damned queen akasha aaliyah and lestat stuart. Short interviews with aaliyahs brother rashad haughton who dubbed her lines for a movie, director michael rymer and. Aaliyah haughton as the vampire queen in the movie. The queen of the damned 1988 is a horror novel by american writer anne rice, the third in her the vampire chronicles series.
Aaliyah as queen akasha, a 6000 yearold egyptian vampire in the queen of the damned. Aaliyah for mac interview with brother rashad haughton. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. Haughton is an american writer, film director, actor, and screenwriter. On his reaction seeing the completed film interview 00. This wish, im with the queen of the damned came a step closer. Her third album, aaliyah, was released in july 2001 and reached no.
Aaliyah dana haughton was born on january 16, 1979 in brooklyn, ny. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one and was dedicated to aaliyah. Queen of the damned queen of the damned, aaliyah haughton. Mr haughton has recorded some words and lines that were missing or bad quality for the film, the queen of the damned. Of the damned, the vampire chronicles, vampire books, aaliyah haughton. Diane haughtons interview in john edwards new book. We rang the bell of suite 722, and a very attractive woman named diane, whom i didnt recognize, answered the door and welcomed us in. Rymer remembered her doing hard work to perfect the role, as she worked closely with an. Watch queen of the damned movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Also in 2001, she played the title role in queen of the damned, based on the bestselling novel. Books similar to the queen of the damned the vampire. Sarahs songs the music behind better left buried an island in sweden. I admit it was like a fullfilled dream but unfortunately the movie wasnt produced in egypt.
Aaliyah on the set of queen of the damned before her untimely death in 2001. In the sequel to interview with the vampire, i play the. Loosely a dramatization of the second and third books in anne rices the vampire chronicles, it is universally. Aaliyahs brotherrashad talks about her last film queen. Rashad hasan haughton born august 6, 1977 is an american writer, film director, actor and. In the queen of the damned, anne rice continues her extraordinary vampire chronicles in a feat of mesmeric in 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the nowclassic interview with the vampire. Based on the novel from anne rices the vampire chronicles series, this overthetop horror outing stars aaliyah as queen akasha, an evil and powerful goddess of the underworld with an affection for the vampire lestat stuart townsend, a bloodsucker who has become a modernday rock star. He is a director and writer, known for muga shozoku 2015, queen of the damned 2002 and love like aliens 2011. Aaliyah had finished the majority of the filming for her role as a 6,000yearold vampire in the film, which is due to be released in the united states in february. Queen of the damned movie aaliyah, dead at age aaliyah dana haughton january 1979 august was an american singer, dancer, actress, and model. Akasha from the movie, queen of the damned vampire played by aaliyah.
Aaliyah dana haughton was that music business rarity. May 08, 2014 queen of the damned was followed by a directtodvd sequel vampires in delaware where a family of vampires have a surprisingly fun and educational vacation in the great state of delaware. Queen of the damned crew interviews ny times aaliyah. Before its release, aaliyahs brother, rashad, redubbed some of her lines during postproduction. Go to for more trivia, goofs and quotes from the fantasyhorror film. Her fathers illness ended his comanagement of aaliyah with her mother diane haughton. She was born in brooklyn, new york, and raised in detroit, michigan. Rashad haughton brother barry hankerson uncle films. Before its release, rashad was called into redub several of his sisters lines during the postproduction adr process. Hi homies, this is diane haughton s interview in john edwards new book. January 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american singer, actress, and model.
One specific example of her humor came after aaliyah shot the 2002 film queen of the damned in australia it was released posthumously. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire. She released her first album age aint nothing but a number and the album sold over three million copies in the united states. Queen of the damned 2002 in february 2002, queen of the damned, a film which aaliyah starred as queen akasha, was released. Her mother assisted her in her arrangement while brother rashad haughton and cousin jomo hankerson worked with her consistently. The book was published in 1976 and finds a vampire recounting his life story. Aaliyah is iconic in queen of the damned but the sequel isnt. Aaliyah in 2000 filmed her role in her second film queen of the damned.
The queen of the damned movie trailer directed by mitch rymer. Rashad haughton bio, age, family, net worth and on aaliyah. She released her first album age aint nothing but a number and the album sold over three million copies in the united states she signed with atlantic records and worked with. Queen of the damned 48 movie clip queen akasha arrives 2002 hd duration. On his reaction seeing the completed film theres a problem loading this menu right now. Aaliyah haughton project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Rymer remembered her doing hard work to perfect the role, as she worked closely with an acting couch for a month and then with a speech couch, meeting the couch in new york. How to market queen after aaliyahs death when its young star died tragically in august, warner bros. Dec 26, 2001 damned, aaliyahs family has told time magazine that in february the late singer will definitely grace the silver screen as akasha, the 6,000yearold vampire, thanks to her brother rashad, who. Her older brother, rashad haughton, voiced the unfinished parts of her script. Aaliyah dana haughton january 16, 1979 august 25, 2001, who performed under the mononym aaliyah. He redubbed several of aaliyahs lines after her passing in the 2002 film queen of the damned due to the similarity of their voices. At the age of 12, aaliyah signed with jive records and her uncle barry hankerson. Her second and final film, queen of the damned, was released in february 2002. Queen of the damned is the forgettable sequel to anne rices interview.
Heres the bside from aaliyahs 4 page letter single titled death of a playa, which features her very own brother rashad haughton. Rashad haughton news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2019 learn how and when to. Macs collection created in collaboration with her brother, rashad haughton numbers four lip glosses as well as lipsticks and eyeshadows. This novel is a continuation of the story that ends in a cliffhanger in the vampire lestat and explores the rich history and mythology of the origin of the vampires, which dates back to ancient egypt. Aaliyah dana haughton january 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american recording artist and musician. The song itself was produced by timbaland and written by both aaliyah and rashad. Queen of the dammned she was so fly in this movie thelotusloveproject. In the sequel of interview with the vampire i impersonate the egyptian queen akasha. Hi homies, this is diane haughtons interview in john edwards new book. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show star search and performed in concert alongside gladys knight.
Stylequeen of the damnedfemale villainsaaliyah haughtonvampire queencostumes. Shortly after completing her scenes for queen of the damned later that year, however, aaliyahs career was brought to a premature end when a chartered plane bound for miami from a video shoot in the bahamas crashed near the airport, killing everyone on board. Aaliyah was raised by her father, mother and brother rashad haughton in detroit. Loosely a dramatization of the second and third books in anne rices the. Rashad hasan haughton born august 6, 1977 is an american writer, film director, actor and screenwriter. When she first came out back in 1994, her hair was close to her shoulders but over the course of 7 years she used hair vitamin and natural oils that helped her hair to. They have loads of fun learning about dupont cos origins as a manufacturer of gunpowder and the fact that they are vampires plays no role in the plot of.
It was a trip, jdub gave me the track in australia when aaliyah was working on queen of the damned. Later on it was also included on the us version of babygirls double aside single release of the one i gave my heart to and hot like fire. In this loose sequel to interview with the vampire. Queen akasha, queen of the damned this 2002 horror film a loose adaption of. Dont miss the inspirational biography behind the exciting new lifetime movie aaliyah. Beautiful aaliyah, superb as the queen of all vampires. Stuart townsend with aaliyah in queen of the damned the vampire lestat by anne rice anne. It follows interview with the vampire and the vampire lestat. This novel is a continuation of the story that ends in a cliffhanger in the vampire lestat and explores the rich history and mythology of the origin of the. Queen of the damned, bluray, remastered, horror, 883929245567. In february 2002, queen of the damned, a film which aaliyah starred as queen akasha, was released.
Jan 26, 2002 dont miss the inspirational biography behind the exciting new lifetime movie aaliyah. The vampire chronicles 1994, the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires. Aaliyah was the biggest star of the film and as michael rymer claimed, people went to see her. Haughton is the older brother of the late american singer and actress aaliyah and nephew of blackground records founder barry hankerson.
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