{
  "id": 9422028,
  "title": "Neil Jordan on Tom Cruise’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ Casting Controversy: “He Liked the Challenge of Proving Them Wrong”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/neil-jordan-on-tom-cruises-interview-with-the-vampire-casting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:43:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tom-cruise-interview-with-the-vampire-casting-controversy-1236708755/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The filmmaker revisits the film for its 4K release, including how novelist and screenwriter Anne Rice disavowed Cruise's casting: “It was a pain in the ass for me as a director.\"",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}