Aaliyah's Brother Steps In To Finish Her Lines In Vampire Flick


After months of speculation regarding the fate of the film "The Queen of the Damned," Aaliyah's family has told Time magazine that in February the late singer will definitely grace the silver screen as Akasha, the 6,000-year-old vampire,
thanks to her brother Rashad, who will overdub her final bits of dialogue.

Aaliyah had completed all of her scenes for the film when she died in a plane crash in the Bahamas in August while shooting the video for "Rock the Boat," which was released in October (see "Aaliyah Killed In Plane Crash").

While all of her acting was complete, some of her lines needed to be redone because the Egyptian accent of her character was occasionally difficult to understand. So Rashad, who has a similarly mellifluous voice, re-recorded a small portion of his sister's dialogue, which will be blended with Aaliyah's original lines.

"The Queen of the Damned," directed by Michael Rymer ("In Too Deep"), is based on the third novel in Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" series and follows the 1994 film "Interview With the Vampire," which starred Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. "The Queen of the Damned" stars Stuart Townsend ("Wonderland") as the vampire Lestat, who returns as a snarling, fist-raising rock star. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis co-wrote and recorded five songs for the film, but his record contract forbids him from using his voice on the soundtrack (see "Korn's Davis Uses Stunt Double For Vampire Movie Soundtrack"). So, he's trained ex-Yngwie Malmsteen belter Jeff Scott Soto to mimic his voice for the record. The soundtrack may also include previously released music by Aaliyah.

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