Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder at Comic Con International, 2009Comic Con International is a huge media event that takes places annually in San Diego. This year the Vampire Diaries was represented by cast members Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, along with producers Bob Levy, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson. The pilot was also aired at the Warner Bros. preview night and at the Vampire Diaries panel. Collected here are links to videos of the panel and interviews, links to reviews and other articles about the Vampire Diaries at Comic Con 2009, and links to Vee’s own coverage from her time at the con.

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Vampire-Diaries.net Comic Con coverage

 

Video footage of the Vampire Diaries at Comic Con

Panel Footage

  • Panel clip 1
    Ian Somerhalder talks about the auditioning process for the role of Damon was like.
     
  • Panel clip 2
    Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec talk about the Vampire Diaries and other modern vampires on the screen, Kevin Williamson addresses the issue of making the characters well-rounded.
     
  • Panel clip 3
    Kevin Williamson talks about his initial reservations about working with the vampire genre, what grabbed him about the Vampire Diaries books and the mythology. Julie Plec talks about the nature of vampires in the series, and the fact they don’t sparkle. ;)
     
  • Panel clip 4
    Nina, Paul, Ian and Kevin talk about the characters, Elena discovering Stefan’s secret, the Boone returning to Lost thing, the sex thing and Stefan and Damon’s rivalry.
     

Interviews

  • Warner Bros. signing booth interview
    Skip to 1:53 for the Vampire Diaries section if you’re not a Supernatural fan. Ian and Nina talk about being at Comic Con, Bob Levy talks about hoping that the current love for vampires will spill over to the Vampire Diaries, and Kevin Williamson gives a shout out to L.J. Smith and how he responded to her words and characters.
     
  • Fear Net interviews
    Kevin and Julie talk about the Vampire Diaries mythology, Ian Somerhalder talks about Damon and the nature of vampire powers, Paul Wesley talks about Stefan, Nina Dobrev talks about the darker nature of the TV series, and Bob Levy talks about how they’re using the Vampire Diaries as a basis for the series, but interpreting it in their own way.
     
  • Access Hollywood interviews
    Ian Somerhalder talks about how fun Damon is to play and how the Vampire Diaries will be different from Twilight; Paul Wesley talks about how auditioning was gruelling, Twilight and Edward Cullen’s popularity; Nina Dobrev talks about the darker tone of the show, the sexy angle, how Ian Somerhalder is ideal as Damon, reading the books and how they relate to the TV series, and the fact that she’s brunette and not a blue-eyed blonde.
     
  • MovieWeb interview with Paul Wesley NEW!
    Paul Wesley talks about auditioning for the part of Stefan, gives a basic synopsis of the character , some details of the filming location, how Georgia is a good choice for the show to film in and the vampire genre.
     
  • MovieWeb interview with Nina Dobrev NEW!
    Nina Dobrev talks about the basic premise of the series, working with Kevin Williamson, getting along with the cast, and moving to Georgia.
     

 

Photos from Comic Con

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Reviews and Articles from Comic Con



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