Posted by Vee | September 17, 2009, 10:37 (EST) | 6 Comments
Category: TV Series
Ian Somerhalder answers reader questions about Damon’s motivations, what attracted him to the role, how he gets into character, and books vs. TV over at Entertainment Weekly:
Some people would say the show’s success depends on the chemistry between Elena and Stefan. I think a show like this is only as good as its villain. How do you see it?
I just see it as another component in the story. Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort. Love is tested in so many ways. How do I articulate this? Two people are together. There are stakes, strife, struggles, all these things that make us fall for someone, love someone even more, leave someone. But there’s always a catalyst. Something happens. And Damon, I think, is just that catalyst.
The L.A. Times also caught up with Ian:
It’s important that you and Paul Wesley, who plays Stefan, have chemistry. Did you do anything to bond before production?
We just have it, which is great. I remember after a whole day of shooting publicity, I still hadn’t seen the pilot and Paul had it at his place and he said, “Listen, we’re going to grab dinner and we’re going to go and we’re going to sit and we’re going to watch it.” I was sitting there with him and I thought, “There are so many other people I could be stuck doing this together with and, fortunately, we got stuck with each other because it just works.”
NEW Ian in the New York Post:
PW: How soon will we start learning about Damon and Stefan’s history?
Ian: Very, very quickly. They’re not going to make the audience slowly get to know these people, which I think is smart. I’m one of the worst, but we’re all ADD. I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain. We want to get to the meat of the story, so Damon starts doing something things right off the bat that are so wrong … but so much fun. And that’s the key, man.
NEW More chat with Korbi at Zap2It (spoilers!):
Will Elena be the character to bring (the humanity) out of him?
IS: You know, when Damon’s in the presence of Elena, that is when you definitely see a change in him. There is something so profoundly attractive to Damon about this girl, not only just because Nina Dobrev is strikingly beautiful and extraordinarily talented, but because there’s a lot of Nina in Elena and Elena is very sweet and beautiful and [she's] going to be a complex character. Something about her reminds Damon of something that was very, very important in his life, and that’s why you see a bit of difference with him when he’s around her.
NEW Ian (boy, has he been busy!) interview with E!Online:
Are Damon and Stefan close at all, or is it strictly sibling rivalry with those two?
Stefan is not a fan of Damon, and for good reason. Whatever happened in the past, something happened between these two to yield an enormous amount of animosity, equally shared. Damon harbors a lot of anger toward Stefan for something he did in the past. So at any given moment, Stefan finds himself in a place where he’s happy, Damon will show up to ruin it. And that’s intense. Make no mistake about it, Damon loves his brother. He would never let anything happen to his brother. He’s the only one he has. And to be honest with you, Stefan is the only person who truly understands Damon, who understands what he’s been through, understands what he’s coming from.
NEW There’s a video clip available of Ian’s appearance on the Tyra Banks show, which airs tomorrow night on the CW. Check your local listings for times.
NEW CWSource has posted an interview with Ian from Comic Con.
Maxim.com has a very brief Q&A with Kayla and an accompanying photo shoot:
Honestly, on set when they put the bite marks on my neck, I looked in the mirror and freaked out. It made me squeamish. I’m OK with blood, but walking around and talking on your cell phone with a giant gash in your neck—I’m going to have to get used to that.
NEW Radar-online talks to the head make-up artist on the Vampire Diaries:
To get into “Vamp Mode”, as Pryor calls it, Somerhalder and Wesley must endure a painstaking makeup process including prosthetics, contact lenses and specially fitted fangs, which are created from a mold taken of the individual actors teeth. Then there’s airbrushing and a special effects team, which put the finishing touches on their scary transformation using visual effects.
EW.com has a fun photo gallery up: ‘Vampire Diaries’: Where You’ve Seen 10 Stars Before, featuring Paul, Ian, Nina, Zach, Kayla, Sara, Katerina, Michael, Candice, and Steven. And Nina is featured in their Fall TV Preview: 14 Exclusive Shots gallery.
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Posted by Vee | September 16, 2009, 10:07 (EST) | 8 Comments
Category: TV Series
Ian’s appearance on The Tyra Show will air this Friday on the CW. Check your local listings to see when it’s on in your area.
Thanks to RoseRed for uploading the trailer video and to @weebebe for the heads up!
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Posted by Vee | September 15, 2009, 11:43 (EST) | 11 Comments
Category: TV Series
William Keck over at TV Guide Magazine has some more insight into Grams (Bonnie’s grandmother), the role Jasmine Guy is playing on Vampire Diaries (spoilers):
“It’s a timeless role,” explains series executive producer Kevin Williamson. “She looks so young because she’s a witch! She’s a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it’s all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires.”
Very interesting.
Also from PaleyFest:
- Photos of Kevin and Julie courtesy of LIFE Magazine here and here.
- Video interview with Julie and Kevin at RadarOnline (starts off with addressing gossip, quickly moves into good stuff).
Per the CW, Kevin Williamson will be dropping by the Apple store in Santa Monica tonight to discuss Vampire Diaries: Apple Store Santa Monica, 1248 Third Street Promenade, Tuesday, September 15, 6 p.m.
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Posted by Vee | September 14, 2009, 23:37 (EST) | 9 Comments
Category: TV Series
Some interesting nuggets emerged from the Vampire Diaries panel at PaleyFest tonight courtesy of @paleyfest and @nicegirlsTV: it seems Jasmine Guy, best known for playing Whitley on A Different World and (my hero) Roxy on Dead Like Me – will be dropping in on Mystic Falls this season. UPDATE: She’s playing Grams, Bonnie’s grandma.
Other interesting quotes and info, courtesy of @paleyfest on Twitter (hover for spoilery stuff):
- “I think it’s a nice glorious mixture of super bandwagon and an interest in having as many super hot people on the screen as possible.” – Julie Plec on the current popularity of Vampires.
- “We have such a great blueprint.” – Kevin Williamson on using the books as a guide.
- “Now this is what a small town is supposed to look like. You can’t even create that.” – Julie Plec on shooting outside Atlanta.
- “It was a really good marriage of role to actress.” – Kevin Williamson on casting the female lead.
- “It’s not a chastity show.” – Kevin Williamson on upcoming action between characters.
- “We charm someone into becoming a Vampire.” – Kevin Williamson on the craziest scene they’ve shot. “It involves a dance sequence.” – Julie Plec
As for the “Night of the Comet” screening, Sheena tells us: “There’s some definite tongue and fang action…it doesn’t disappoint. Plus lots more Damon.” Sound good to you guys? Thought so.
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Posted by Vee | September 14, 2009, 19:19 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
We’ve refused to even acknowledge this story on the blog but this we’ll make space for: Kayla Ewell talked to Entertainment Weekly about the alleged “flashing” incident.
Last Thursday, Vampire Diaries bowed to The CW’s highest debut ratings ever. So Kayla Ewell, who plays Vicki on the show, has a request: Stop talking about those supposed mug shots that made the rounds on the Internet last week, and start talking about those ratings. “Having this be the first story that’s released is so frustrating,” Ewell says. “[The situation] is so exaggerated and [has been] made into something it’s not.”
You can read everything Kayla has to say over at EW. She has the last word as far as we’re concerned. Let’s go back to being excited about this week’s ep, shall we?
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Posted by Vee | September 11, 2009, 22:27 (EST) | 6 Comments
Category: TV Series
Courtesy of the ever-so-lovely Jen at Nina Dobrev Fan, a small handful of scans, including a full-page feature in the new Fall TV issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Also: have questions for Ian? Entertainment Weekly wants ‘em before the end of day on Sept. 14th, with answers to come on Thursday, Sept. 17th.
And one final reminder that the CW PaleyFest Fall Preview party/panel is this Monday, Sept. 14th. If you’ll be in the L.A. area, why not?
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Posted by Vee | September 11, 2009, 19:05 (EST) | 2 Comments
Category: TV Series
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Posted by Vee | September 10, 2009, 22:22 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
First up, we have a lengthy interview with Paul, courtesy of CW Source. He talks a lot about the show, Stefan, a bit about himself, and how he’s in need of a nickname because there are too many Pauls on set.
Second, we have a variety of interviews with members of the cast (and Bob Levy – and I’m getting a copyright restriction notification, wtf? No fair! This must be what Red feels like all the time):
Update: Vee (and others) should be able to watch it now. ;) (R)
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Posted by Vee | September 10, 2009, 10:29 (EST) | 1 Comment
Category: TV Series
Ian stopped by the PIX studios to help out with their Vampire Diaries blood drive and to talk Damon Salvatore, stunts, uncomfortable contact lenses, and Lost.
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Posted by Vee | September 10, 2009, 3:05 (EST) | 3 Comments
Category: TV Series
Cynthia over at SFUniverse has a brief interview with Katerina; she talks about what attracted her to the role of Bonnie, how she’d react if she really had psychic powers, and touches on something we’re sure will set a particular segment of fandom all a-flutter:
Stefan or Damon — which would you choose?
Katerina: And I know they’re vampires? I don’t know if I could choose. Say something happened between Bonnie and Stefan or Bonnie and Damon, at that point it wouldn’t be a struggle between them but a struggle inside herself, between right and wrong. Maybe that might come across in the next season or two and the fans will have to experience it with me because I have no clue how Bonnie would react to that.
411Mania speaks with Candice about auditioning, preparing for fame, her past projects, and of course Caroline:
Al Norton: How different is Caroline from who you thought she was when you auditioned for her?
Candice Accola: She’s different. When you audition you get these descriptions that are really blunt. “The frenemy who is jealous and catty”. But the when you get the script, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec do such a great job with the writing that none of the characters are stereotypical. They have such great layering and everyone is much more relatable than you might think.
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