The second and third novels in author Anne Rice's popular book series -The Vampire Chronicles provide the inspiration for this horror sequel starring ill-fated actress and recording artist Aaliyah, who was killed in an airplane crash before the film's release. Stuart Townsend is the vampire Lestat, who has awakened from a century-long slumber and turned his considerable energy to rock music. His vampirism identity mistaken for a gothic hard rock publicity stunt along the lines of Kiss or Marilyn Manson, he quickly becomes a pop music sensation. Lestat's powerful music reaches the ear of the slumbering Akasha (Aaliyah), the millennia-old "queen of the vampires" who was the first immortal bloodsucker. Akasha is soon free and embarking on a quest to seize control of the world with Lestat at her side. In the meantime, Lestat becomes an object of fascination for Jesse Reeves (Marguerite Moreau), member of a secret order studying the supernatural called the Talamasca, and a band of ancient vampires come together in an effort to stop Akasha, even though her destruction could potentially cause their own deaths. Queen of the Damned co-stars Lena Olin and Vincent Perez. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Genre: Horror
- Category Supernatural Horror
- Theme: Vampires, Out For Revenge, Dangerous Attraction, Femmes Fatales
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Run Time: 01 hr 41 min
- Language: English, French
- Subtitle Language: French, Spanish, English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: DVD
- Release Date: August 27, 2002
- Lead Actor: Aaliyah, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez, Paul McGann, Stuart Townsend
- Supporting Actor: Marnie Reece-Wilmore, Mandie Vieira, Kat Rhodes, Johnathan Deboy, Imogen Annesley, Duncan Myers, Darren Wilson, Dan Zizys, Bobby Bright, Becky Thomas, Alyssa McClelland, Alistair Reid, Russell Kiefel, Renee de Bondt, Pia Miranda, Nicola Paull, Nick Gill, Nandila Gaskell, Matthew Newton, Marg Downey, Karoline Hohlweg, Jonathan Davis, Fouad Harraka, Enrico Mammerella, Antony Neate, Joe Manning, Twapa Kapote, Ron Bingham, Richael Tanner, Renee Quast, Pip Mushin, Peter Olsen, Megan Dorman, Matt Newton, John Dicks, John Buckley, Hugo Race, Daniel Schlusser, Conrad Standish, Arrowyn Lloyd, Andrew L. Urban, Aimee Nash, Suzi Dougherty, Strawberry Fields, Simon Wilton, Rowland S. Howard, Rochelle Ward, Miguel Ayesa, Michael Azria, Kirsty Meares, Humphrey Bower, Franklyn Ajaye, Dino Marnika, Christopher Connelly, Chris Kirby, Bruce Myles, Bob Farnham, Antonios Greige, Anni Finsterer, Alastair Reid, Bruce Spence, Claudia Black, Christian Manon, Lena Olin, Tiriel Mora, Tayler Kane, Tamasin Ramsay, Serena Altschul, Robin Casinader, Nicole Fantl, Nalishebo Gaskell, Mark O'Halloran, Matthew Hassall
- Director: Paul Goldman, Michael Rymer
