The Vampire Magnus is a terrifying figure. On a dime, he can turn from campily pathetic to an aggressive monster. One truly twisted facet of Magnus is revealed to us during The Vampire Lestat‘s “Your Biggest Fan” song sequence. There, we see that Magnus is having a slew of imaginary romantic overtures with Lestat. And that includes setting up a candlelit dinner, complete with wine, candles, and… a fan art portrait of Lestat. Of course, “Your Biggest Fan” is largely a figment of Lestat’s imagination of Marius. But, in some ways, we understand it to have a more omniscient view of what really happened with all the characters it showcases. And so, fans had to wonder, where did Magnus get his fan art portrait of Lestat? As part of a larger conversation with Magnus’ actor Damian Atkins, coming soon, Nerdist inquired about the provenance of the Lestat portrait. And Atkins thinks Magnus drew this Lestat fan art himself.
Atkins laughed and shared the following about Magnus’ Lestat portrait, “Oh, that’s so great. I think I drew it myself. I love that. Yeah. I think there’s a lot of discarded, terrible versions of it.” And when we suggested that he was after one perfect drawing. Atkins agreed, “Yeah. I took my time.”
So there you go, everyone. Magnus didn’t commission anyone to make Lestat, who could do it as well as he could? There’s also something eerie and shudder-inducing to the vision of all the dead blond men in the tower hanging next to all the crumpled up versions of the Lestat portrait on the floor. It casts an even darker light on the whole scene… and on how Magnus sees the world around him.
It also occurs to us that if Magnus is an artist, that does reveal quite a creative bloodline: Magnus with his (creepy) fan art portraits, Nicki with his violin, and Lestat with his singing. It’s too bad Magnus couldn’t have found more solace in making art and less in tormenting the objects of his twisted affection.
The Vampire Lestat airs on AMC and AMC+, Sundays at 9 pm ET/PT and midnight, respectively. You can snag The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice to read, if you’d like to know a little bit more about what’s going on.
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