Yet more Vampire Diaries pilot pictures!

Posted by Red | May 20, 2009, 21:20 (EST) | 25 Comments
Category: TV Series

Courtesy of Multipleverses (via an LJ user), we have even more pictures from the Vampire Diaries TV series. You can click on the photos to get the larger images.

Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore. Is that lapis lazuli he’s fondling?

(Photo credit: Kharen Hill/Alan Markfield/The CW)

Damon and Stefan Salvatore in Stefan’s room at the boarding house.

Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert.

Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan and Michael Trevino as Tyler Stratton.

Candice Accola as Caroline Truitt.

Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert, Elena’s brother.

Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan, Matt’s sister, and Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert.

Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert, Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, and Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore.

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert.

Ian Somerhalder as Damon, Nina Dobrev as Elena, and Paul Wesley as Stefan.

(Photo credit: Kharen Hill/Alan Markfield/The CW)

Tags: Bonnie Bennett, cast, Damon Salvatore (TV), Elena Gilbert (TV), Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Matt Donovan, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, photos, Pilot, Stefan Salvatore (TV), Zach Roerig

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http:www.melancholymusings.com Barbara

I think it just might be lapis that he’s fondling and now naughty thoughts have entered my head.
http://www.salishna.net/damon Adia

Is Damon Whitmore a fondling type of Damon? XD
jessie

WAT CANNEL WILL THIS SHW COME ON? TELL ME IN CANADIAN (TRNTO) TIMES….XD
Victoria

Noting the lapis ring on his hand in the bigger pics of Stefan. Not quite what I pictured, but at least he is wearing one. I can sleep happily tonight.
Victoria

oops. I meant to say “Stefan and Damon”. LOL where is my mind?
http://lj-smith.com LM

Eugh, I hate the casting for Stefan so much. He’s like a young Bruce Campbell. I like Bruce Campbell, I just don’t want him playing Stefan.

Meanwhile…that chick who’s playing Caroline is SO CUTE OMG. I wanna eat her up. She IS a raspberry sundae, and I have no idea, at least based on appearances, why on earth she is not playing Elena.
Linny

ew why is Elena so ugly?? this is all wrong. Sara Paxton would be a perfect Elena, why did they stick her on the beautiful life and not this??
http://www.vampire-diaries.net Vee

Considering she spends a lot of time as a redhead, slap it back on and she’d pretty much be Bonnie to a T. It’s a little disconcerting to see Caroline’s photo be so bubbly and Bonnie’s be so stoic.
Victoria

I was hoping for Katie Cassidy for Elena and they stuck her on Melrose *sigh* I am not thrilled with Dobrev. I still think she’d make a better Meredith.
http://www.salishna.net/damon Adia

Red might hit me for this, but the guy playing Stefan seems more Matt-ish than Stefan-ish. Not that he’d be the perfect Matt either. But it would be a better fit than Stefan.

Actually the guy playing Tyler could be a better Stefan.

And why isn’t the girl playing Caroline playing Bonnie?!

…can we play musical chairs with the TVD cast?
http://www.redster.org.uk/ Red

Nah, I’d already noticed that myself. ;) Roerig seems to have gone blonde for Matt, so I’m happy enough for the moment. :D

Even blonde, Candice Accola screams Bonnie to me. It’s bizarre. It’s just such a Bonnie expression in that pic!
Rachael

Okay so at first I was skeptical about the casting, but now its looks good after watching the trailer. Damon is GORGEOUS. Elena I’m kinda mad she is total opposite the description in the book, but she’s pretty and seems like a good actress. Even Bonnie is beginning to work alright for me. I am still pissed Meredith isn’t in it, but I’ll live. I think if everyone takes a deep breath and give these people a chance it can work. Can’t wait for the series to start =)
Julia

no the guy playing stefan definetely doesn’t seem like a matt to me, acutually he’s not the perfect stefan but i think he fits well. the guy playing tyler is perfect and matt is pretty good too. im not sure about the girl playing caroline, i hope she can play a bitch well and i hope bonnie will play “bonnie” well.
Julia

shes not ugly she’s just the total opposite of how elena’s supposed to look like. *sigh* oh well, let’s hope she can portray her right.
U.Rizwi

biggest disappointment was probably damon =[ mainly cuz he is my fave character =D

i mean he’s better than the rest but even then………eurgh!! seems like the guys trying too hard, whats so hard about being black haired and black eyed seriously. e

stefan……….aghhhhh =O he is TYLER i swear he wouldve made THE perfect tyler eva. n he the guy who plays tyler cud make an ok stefan. or even the guy who plays jeremy would be close. but not this guy NO WAY !!!

i cud go on n comment on each character since none of them r even close to the description. i mean how difficult is it to get the hair colour rite, tht wud b close enough 4 me.

pre=schoolers could do a better job at picking the cast than these guys!

well nothing more to it is there, just c how it turns out ……….still wanna watch it *sighs* love-hate relationship with this pilot :@
U.Rizwi

we should definitely swap the cast, cud do a better job then wot they’ve done!
Shanise

I guess they’ll do what Gossip Girl did with Vanessa and bring Merideth in in a later episode.
I’m not really pleased with the casting for Stefan and Caroline but I guess they’ll do. For the description of Caroline on the cast page they’re going for a frienemy thing between her and Elena unlike the book in which Caroline switches completely from friend to enemy.
Shanise

just noticed I spelled Meredith “Merideth” I’m having a bad spelling day.
Stephanie

I agree abouting swapping the cast. Could we get people that match the descriptions in the books please?!
U.B Rizwi

yeah we would b soooo grateful, just match the bloody descriptions at least !!!!!!!! how hard is it to find someone whos blonde,or a ginger haired girl, seriously stupid people :@
Bell

the cast looks nothing like the people thier suppose to play
beth

hey at least theay made a seires
gyf

Anyone know where Elena’s messenger bag is from??
Starlight

I haven’t read the books like any of you guys…. but i sure as hell have watched the show! i can’t really comment on the characters, but what i am going to say is that i think it is amazing!!!! (even if i don’t know the background story, or what the characters are supposed to look like)
mjauuuu

I think stefan and damon are good, I’m a tiny bit mad about Elena, not that she’s not a good actor, it’s just her looks. Pretty? yes. Elena? no. Blonde, beautiful and blue-eyed shouldn’t be that hard to find… Bonnie on tv, is to serious, she should be more bubbly. Caroline is to friendly, she needs to bitch it up. Tyler, matt, jer etc. is OK. Meredith? Anyone seen her…? Well you can’t get everything here in life…
Oh and Elena…She is just a bit to nice, she isn’t a complete saint in the book.

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