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. He gathers a following and becomes a rock star only to find that his music awakens the ancient Queen Akasha and she wants him to become her king....