Aaliyah as queen akasha, a 6000 yearold egyptian vampire in the queen of the damned. I admit it was like a fullfilled dream but unfortunately the movie wasnt produced in egypt. Rashad haughton bio, age, family, net worth and on aaliyah. The book was published in 1976 and finds a vampire recounting his life story. I approached this wish by my participation in the making of the queen of the damned. Loosely a dramatization of the second and third books in anne rices the vampire chronicles, it is universally. 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. She released her first album age aint nothing but a number and the album sold over three million copies in the united states. He is a director and writer, known for muga shozoku 2015, queen of the damned 2002 and love like aliens 2011. Rymer remembered her doing hard work to perfect the role, as she worked closely with an. Queen of the damned is the forgettable sequel to anne rices interview. Queen of the damned movie trailer and videos tv guide. 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. 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.
Macs collection created in collaboration with her brother, rashad haughton numbers four lip glosses as well as lipsticks and eyeshadows. Queen of the dammned she was so fly in this movie thelotusloveproject. Before its release, rashad was called into redub several of his sisters lines during the postproduction adr process. Aaliyah haughton project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Queen of the damned crew interviews ny times aaliyah. With aaliyah, stuart townsend, marguerite moreau, vincent perez. Loosely a dramatization of the second and third books in anne rices the.
Aaliyah dana haughton was born on january 16, 1979 in brooklyn, ny. In this loose sequel to interview with the vampire. Before its release, aaliyahs brother, rashad, redubbed some of her lines during postproduction. He redubbed several of aaliyahs lines after her passing in the 2002 film queen of the damned due to the similarity of their voices. This wish, im with the queen of the damned came a step closer. It was one of those records that i specifically wanted to do for the fans because aaliyah really cared about her fans. Hi homies, this is diane haughtons interview in john edwards new book. Rashad haughton, kathy balatli, shayne greenman, melanie howard ii, jet tsui. The queen of the damned was the last film aaliyah appeared in. Queen of the damned aaliyah as akasha short interviews.
Aaliyah was raised by her father, mother and brother rashad haughton in detroit. In february 2002, queen of the damned, a film which aaliyah starred as queen akasha, was released. 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. It was a trip, jdub gave me the track in australia when aaliyah was working on queen of the damned. 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. Jun 20, 2018 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. Aaliyah on the set of queen of the damned before her untimely death in 2001. Short interviews with aaliyahs brother rashad haughton who dubbed her lines for a movie, director michael rymer and. It stars aaliyah in the title role as the vampire queen akasha and stuart townsend as the vampire lestat. Queen of the damned 48 movie clip queen akasha arrives 2002 hd duration. In the sequel to interview with the vampire, i play the.
Diane haughton mother michael haughton father rashad haughton brother. Queen of the damned, bluray, remastered, horror, 883929245567. Aaliyahs brotherrashad talks about her last film queen. The song itself was produced by timbaland and written by both aaliyah and rashad.
She was born in brooklyn, new york, and raised in detroit, michigan. Dont miss the inspirational biography behind the exciting new lifetime movie aaliyah. Watch queen of the damned movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Stylequeen of the damnedfemale villainsaaliyah haughtonvampire queencostumes. 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. Aaliyah is iconic in queen of the damned but the sequel isnt. 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 was that music business rarity. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show star search and performed in concert alongside gladys knight. The queen of the damned 1988 is a horror novel by american writer anne rice, the third in her the vampire chronicles series. Her fathers illness ended his comanagement of aaliyah with her mother diane haughton. 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. At the age of 12, aaliyah signed with jive records and her uncle barry hankerson. Her older brother, rashad haughton, voiced the unfinished parts of her script. Michael rymer called in aaliyahs brother, rashad haughton, to help with. Haughton is an american writer, film director, actor, and screenwriter. Haughton had just graduated college and decided to stay in. Sarahs songs the music behind better left buried an island in sweden. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire.
Rashad hasan haughton is a writer, film director, actor, and screenwriter. Aaliyah dana haughton january 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american recording artist and musician. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one and was dedicated to aaliyah. Jan 26, 2002 dont miss the inspirational biography behind the exciting new lifetime movie aaliyah. 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. 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. The vampire chronicles 1994, the vampire lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires. 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. Rashad haughton brother barry hankerson uncle films. 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. Mr haughton has recorded some words and lines that were missing or bad quality for the film, the queen of the damned. How to market queen after aaliyahs death when its young star died tragically in august, warner bros.
One specific example of her humor came after aaliyah shot the 2002 film queen of the damned in australia it was released posthumously. Aaliyah dana haughton january 16, 1979 august 25, 2001, who performed under the mononym aaliyah. Queen of the damned queen akasha aaliyah and lestat stuart. 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.
Queen of the damned queen of the damned, aaliyah haughton. In the sequel of interview with the vampire i impersonate the egyptian queen akasha. Aaliyahs brother steps in to finish her lines in vampire flick. Rashad haughton was born on august 6, 1977 in brooklyn, new york, usa as rashad hasan haughton. Singeractress aaliyahs brother rashad haughton provided her voice after her death from a plane crash on august 2001. Haughton is the older brother of the late american singer and actress aaliyah and nephew of blackground records founder barry hankerson. Queen of the damned 2002 in february 2002, queen of the damned, a film which aaliyah starred as queen akasha, was released. Stuart townsend with aaliyah in queen of the damned the vampire lestat by anne rice anne. Aaliyah haughton as the vampire queen in the movie.
On his reaction seeing the completed film interview 00. Her mother assisted her in her arrangement while brother rashad haughton and cousin jomo hankerson worked with her consistently. 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. Beautiful aaliyah, superb as the queen of all vampires. It follows interview with the vampire and the vampire lestat. Queen akasha, queen of the damned this 2002 horror film a loose adaption of. At aaliyahs funeral 22 white doves were released to symbolise each year of aaliyahs life.
Rashad hasan haughton born august 6, 1977 is an american writer, film director, actor and screenwriter. Hi homies, this is diane haughton s interview in john edwards new book. 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. Aaliyah was the biggest star of the film and as michael rymer claimed, people went to see her. January 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american singer, actress, and model. On his reaction seeing the completed film theres a problem loading this menu right now. 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. Diane haughtons interview in john edwards new book. Of the damned, the vampire chronicles, vampire books, aaliyah haughton. Her third album, aaliyah, was released in july 2001 and reached no.
The queen of the damned movie trailer directed by mitch rymer. Books similar to the queen of the damned the vampire. Aaliyah for mac interview with brother rashad haughton. 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. Her second and final film, queen of the damned, was released in february 2002. Go to for more trivia, goofs and quotes from the fantasyhorror film.
Akasha from the movie, queen of the damned vampire played by aaliyah. Rashad hasan haughton born august 6, 1977 is an american writer, film director, actor and. She became interested in singing at an early age and preformed at weddings and concerts during her childhood. Knowing what little time they had left, despite the fact theyve had the rights and opportunity to make the latter two movies for over seven years, warner bros. Queen of the damned movie aaliyah, dead at age aaliyah dana haughton january 1979 august was an american singer, dancer, actress, and model. Aaliyah in 2000 filmed her role in her second film queen of the damned. 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.
Also in 2001, she played the title role in queen of the damned, based on the bestselling novel. Queen of the damned starring part completed by brother rashad. Damned, aaliyahs family has told time magazine that in february the late singer will definitely grace the silver screen as akasha, the 6,000year. 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.
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