The Vampire Diaries:’ Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec weigh in on Caroline and Stefan shippers

If you’ve seen the exclusive pictures we posted from tonight’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, then you know that we’re in for a heavy dose of romantic tension between Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Elena (Nina Dobrev), and Stefan (Paul Wesley), as well as Caroline (Candice Accola) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan).
But when I spoke to executive producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson for this week’s cover story (be honest, how many times have you ogled the images?), I couldn’t help but ask them about another potential pairing: Stefan and Caroline.
I know what you’re thinking. The two of them have barely shared any screen time since season 2, when Stefan helped Caroline adjust to being a vampire. But when they did, it was so good. Turns out, I’m not the only one who noticed. Williamson revealed he’s well aware of the chemistry between the two characters and he’d like to see their relationship evolve. ”We touched on that in the second season a little bit. We always know it’s there, and if anything, I yearn to see some more moments between them as friends,” says Williamson, who also points out that Caroline has chemistry with practically every guy in Mystic Falls. “There’s a lot of shipping to do for her.” Tell me about it.
For Plec, Caroline’s relationship with Stefan is reminiscent of his friendship with Lexie (Arielle Kebbel), the vampire who helped him find his humanity throughout the years, until she was eventually killed by Damon. ”We’ve always said that Caroline — even if we don’t play it on the forefront, but in the life of the series — is Lexie,” explains Plec. “It’s only a matter of time before that friendship is allowed to grow and be fostered.”

read the rest at EW.com

ONE, TWO, THREE! THREE INTERVIEWS WITH ZACH ROERIG. AH AH AH

Zach Roerig has been a busy guy! Interviews with Zach are popping up everywhere, and you’ll notice we aren’t complaining! Watch out for spoilers, though, it’s a jungle out there today.

Our first interview comes from The Hollywood Reporter, and we really love the quote in the headline. This interview includes an answer to a question a lot of us wonder every week: why in the world do people stay in this crazy, dangerous town? Zach offers a thoughtful answer on his character’s behalf.

THR: What are Matt’s motives for sticking around?
 
Roerig: At this point, Matt really has nothing to lose. Yea, he can leave town, he can go somewhere else, but Mystic Falls is the only home he’s ever known. Matt’s the only person left in town who is pure in every sense of the word. I think he wants to make sure Mystic Falls doesn’t self-destruct.

Pure awesome, says Team Matt! CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE AT THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Hollywood Life had some different questions for Zach, including one about the friendship between Matt and Tyler.

So what about Matt and Tyler? Any chance their friendship will ever get back to what it once was?
 
“This is a very difficult time for Matt and Tyler. They’re always going to be friends, but Matt’s just now getting a handle on what he’s surrounded by. First Matt had to understand that Tyler was a werewolf, and how a hybrid. Matt’s always going to be understanding of Tyler’s problems, but I don’t think he’s going to trust him again.”

READ MORE AT HOLLYWOOD LIFE.

The last interview (at least for right now!) comes from The Vampire Diaries officialAlloy Entertainment site. They interviewed the actor about tonight’s episode,Dangerous Liaisons, (EP314). We’re all pretty psyched to see everyone dressed to the nines, and Zach seems to think pretty well of the costumes himself.

TVD: Everyone looks amazing! What was it like shooting such a fancy episode –was there a different vibe on set?
 
Zach: Oh yea definitely! We were all carrying ourselves a bit differently – very, not stiff, but we all had a very good posture about us, everything seemed to flow. When we were walking it’s sort of a like [starts singing] “bada pom pom / bada pom pom.” [Laughs] We all took ballroom dancing lessons before we shot the episode so that was a blast. And, yea, there’s something about being in a fitted tux – it just kind of grabs you and transforms you.

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW AT THE OFFICIAL ALLOY SITE.

First Look: From ‘Vampires’ to ‘Baytown’: Paul Wesley

In his first big screen role since breaking out on The CW’s Vampire Diaries, Paul Wesley stars in an upcoming crime comedy called The Baytown Disco.

The film tells the story of The Oodie Brothers — three infamously ruthless Alabama boys who find themselves on the wrong side of crooked cops, relentless Feds, mad mobsters, road pirates, tomahawk-wielding bikers and tricky femme fatales when they finally try to do a single good deed.

In the film, Paul plays Reese — a Federal Agent — who is investigating the Oodie brothers as they cut a swath across the South.

more photos can be found on the films official facebook page

read more about this movie at the insider.com

Interview: Ian Somerhalder (‘The Vampire Diaries’) Saves The World, Talks Elena Endgame

One glimpse at The Vampire Diaries’ badass Damon Salvatore might have given you and Terron R. Moore the impression that the man behind his madness is just as reckless as his brutal alter-ego. But you’d be wrong. Ology flew down to Atlanta and discovered the truth: Ian Somerhalder is trying to save the world.

OLOGY: What’s your Ology?

IAN SOMERHALDER: ConserveOlogy. I’m all about conservation.

If I can ask, what made you get involved and create The Ian Somerhalder Foundation? A lot of people want to create social change, but people don’t always do something about it.
Just being from a really delicate ecosystem—I’m from the Gulf Coast in Louisiana—so it’s literally one of the most delicate ecosystems in the world. It’s so unique and amazing. 45% of all the wetlands in America are in Louisiana where I grew up. If we lose those, we’re screwed. Which we pretty much did, after BP. And that feeling of helplessness… I decided that no one should ever feel that way.

So our organization is all about empowering people through education. And it’s unfortunate, but the education in this country is lacking. There’s a lack of information out there, but the positive spin on that is that there’s so much media and social networking that we can now transfer information so quickly. And it’s really catching on. It’s absolutely awe-inspiring.

read full interview at ology.com

Vampire Diaries’ Daniel Gillies: ‘Elijah is in love with Elena’

Daniel Gillies has said that Elijah is in love with Elena on The Vampire Diaries.

The 35-year-old revealed that he hopes the Original vampire will express his feelings for Elena (Nina Dobrev) at some point on the CW series.

“I know it’s a little obvious in the world of Vampire Diaries, where everyone falls in love with Elena, but I agree that Elijah sees something beautiful in her,” Gillies told The Insider.

“I would love for him to express that to her before he goes,” he continued. “I feel like Elijah would be most drawn to her because she’s living a better life than people who’ve lived for centuries longer.

“I think that’s the sort of thing he’s attracted to,” Gillies insisted. “Even it was just a moment, I’d love to see them share something – but I think it should be more.”

Gillies recently returned to the CW series after he was resurrected by Damon (Ian Somerhalder).

Joseph Morgan, who plays Klaus, said in December that he would love to see a battle between his character and Elijah.

The Vampire Diaries airs on Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

via digitalspy.com

Nina Dobrev in CBS Watch Magazine

Dobrev Diaries

“Nina is the girl next door, but at the same time she’s enviably gorgeous and has really come into her own, fashion-wise,” says Danielle Nussbaum, entertainment editor of Teen Vogue (which put Dobrev on the April cover). “She topped all the best- dressed lists rocking that uber-glam red Donna Karan dress at the Emmys, and her street style is cool and casual. Also, it helps that she’s accessible. She tweets [Dobrev has more than 1 million followers], she talks to fans and she is genuinely BFF with her castmates. Nina’s the friend you want and the friend you’d want to be.”

She’s got the boyfriend all the girls want as well— Dobrev and co-star Ian Somerhalder, who plays vampire Damon Salvatore, came out as a couple on that same Emmy red carpet.

On her way to the Georgia-based set where Vampire Diaries is filming its third season, Dobrev sounds happy if a little tired. “We’ll be working till 5 or 6 this morning, basically till the sun comes up,” she says. Playing both Elena, the show’s starry-eyed orphan protagonist, and Katherine, Elena’s Civil War-era vampire doppelgänger, means that Dobrev pulls double duty at work. Is that fair? “Not everything in life is fair,” she says, “but it keeps me on my toes.”

read more over at CBS Watch! Magazine

Ian Somerhalder in STATUS Magazine

It’s three in the morning, the witching hour for some; but for me it’s usually the watching hour for television shows. It’s a jungle out there in my neck of the woods. There’s True Blood‘s maenads, werewolves, and werepanthers. There’s The Walking Dead‘s zombies. But it’s Ian Somerhalder playing the vampire rebel Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries who I get to talk to at the dead of the night.

Ian plays the vampire in point to its essence: estranged, cruel, and having persuasive powers potent as poison. Onscreen and through the phone line, he dazzles just the same. He tells me, “Aww, you’re so sweet.” Just imagine the smile on my face upon hearing this. Yes, fangirling is on.

But way before I joined the fang-wagon, Ian was already known as Boone in Lost. Thinking he had everything going for him after the show, he auditioned for the role of Jason Stackhouse in True Blood. Although he grew up in Louisiana where Bon Temps, the setting for True Blood, is located, familiarity with geography still didn’t give him the part. I don’t blame Alan Ball. As far as characters go, Ian doesn’t embody the dirty South, rather he represents the age-old sophisticate. That includes Somerhalder’s ease to Hollywood with a smirk and glare that can stun any onlooker.

As a little kid, Ian already had the glib and gab of a vampire. “I remember, I was so young, I had an imaginary friend named Ian whom my poor family had to deal with probably by a year,” Ian recalls. “Ian liked everything I liked so I asked my mom for this whole pack of gum and then she found me an hour later with my mouth full of it. And my mom said, ‘Wait a minute, Ian. I thought some was for Ian, too.’ And I said, ‘Nope, nope. Ian doesn’t like this kind.’ [laughs] So I used to do things like that. It just kinda made my mom realize that I was meant to be an actor.”

read more over at statusmagonline.com