VIDEO: True Blood’s Carrie Preston Becomes a Real Redhead
March 17, 2010
True Blood’s Carrie Preston has decided to get rid of her fiery red-headed wig in exchange to coloring her natural blonde hair red for her role as Arlene Fowler. Radaronline.com caught up with Carrie at the salon to catch her transformation and to get her insight into the change.
Carrie told Radaronline.com that she was getting tired that nobody recognized her as she spent almost eight hours getting her locks transformed. She states that each day when she would go to work with her natural blonde hair,
“People who I worked with for two seasons would say hi and introduce themselves to me,” she laughed. “Next season I’ll ditch the wig and use my own hair,” Carrie told RadarOnline.com.”
Carrie states that fans love how funny her character is and how she provides some comic relief in the vampire show. However she does admit that she wished that Arlene could become a supernatural even though in the books she is human with the show anything is possible.
Carrie told RadarOnline.com that she was willing to take the risk of change her natural hair color to be more like Arlene and as Carrie says,
“I still feel like myself but I can relate to her.”
Enjoy the video of Carrie’s interview and transformation.
SOURCE: Radaronline.com
Alexander Skarsgard’s “13″ Cancelled at SXSW Film Festival
March 17, 2010
Alexander Skarsgard’s film “13” was to premier at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX at midnight on March 13,201 at the Alamo South Lamar Theater as part of the SX Fantastic program, but unfortunately it has been cancelled. Skarsgardnews.com confirms the cancellation stating that it was pulled because of editing and that the filmmaker had a new cut.
Gela Babluani’s remake of his 2005 French film, “13 Tzameti” also stars Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, and Ben Gazzara. The film is about a naive young man who assumes a dead man’s identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
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VIDEO: Stephen Moyer in Priest
March 16, 2010
After the release date of Stephen Moyer’s new movie Priest was moved back (in order for it to be made into a 3D movie), very little has been heard about it, and the only promotion we’ve seen for it is a poster. However, Entertainment Tonight in Canada has changed that. They aired a behind-the-scenes video that featured Priest star Paul Bettany, Stephen Moyer, and Cam Gigandet.
Stephen’s part in the video is rather brief, but he compares the vampires in Priest to the vampires on True Blood. Check out the video (which is very short), and let us know what you think!
SOURCE: Collider.com
Carrie Preston Takes Role on The Good Wife
March 16, 2010
Sources have confirmed that Carrie Preston who plays Merlotte’s waitress, Arlene Fowler on True Blood, will be starting in a multi-episode role on CBS, “The Good Wife.” Her character is a woman by the name of Elsbeth Mann and she is will be part of Peter’s legal team on the show.
This news has brought about many rumors about the fate of Carrie’s character, Arlene, on True Blood. HBO declined to comment on the topic but a True Blood insider has said not to count on it. We are reminded that Arlene is not a major presence in the third book considering that most of the action in the third book takes place outside of Bon Temps. Carrie may have just had a little bit of free time on her hands. Most True Blood fans will side with that!
Don’t forget, Season 3 of True Blood premieres June 13th!!
SOURCE: EW.com
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Alexander Skarsgard Spills Specifics to Swedish Magazine
March 15, 2010
Swedish magazine “Onyanserat” got down to specifics with Alexander Skarsgard — True Blood’s Eric Northman — in a recent interview translated by AlexSkarsgard.net.
In the interview, Alexander describes a typical day in his life, his favorite things, and ideas for an Eric-centric spin-off of True Blood.
Alexander said he’s busy shooting True Blood Season 3 this spring, and his off-screen schedule is pretty tame.
“I get up, drink my tea, read “DN” (Swedish newspaper) on the net, go to work, come home, have dinner and go over next day scenes.”
When asked if he would consider doing a True Blood spin-off focused on his character, Alexander called the idea “brilliant.” He event suggested a possible plot for the series (though from the looks of it, he’s being facetious).
“I think Eric the Viking King would be a brilliant sitcom. Probably set in a high school environment. Kind of like an updated version of Fresh Prince.”
Alexander confessed that he doesn’t get a lot of job offers from his home county, Sweden. He has worked on Swedish movie sets in the past though, and he said the main difference from American sets is that “the hierarchy is more evident” in the states. He also said that for $10 million he would play himself in a movie.
He also answered some quickie questions about a few of his favorite things. Here are his answers:
Movie: “A Prophet” (Oscar nominated French film released in 2009)
Actor: “Jeff Bridges did deserve winning that Oscar this year.”
Director: “Would love to work with the Cohen brothers”
Line: “They pissed on my fucking rug.” ( The Big Lebowski)
Tagline: “When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.” (The Lady Eve)
TV: “The Colbert Report”
TV host: “Bill Moyers”
Most underrated actor of all times? “Woody Harrelson”
Source: www.alexskarsgard.net
Photo credit: HBO Inc.
VIDEO: Anna Paquin’s The Romantics
March 15, 2010
A video trailer of Anna Paquin’s “The Romantics” has come out which was recently showcased at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie, which is being compared to the 1983 Kevin Kline film, The Big Chill, tells the story of a group of college friends who are reunited for a weekend to celebrate the marriage of Lila and Tom, played by Anna and Josh Duhamel. However, old feelings reemerge between the groom and the maid of honor, Laura (Katie Holmes). Also starring in the film are Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, and Candice Bergen. Enjoy the clip!
PHOTOS: Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Make Dreams Come True
March 15, 2010
On Sunday, March 14, True Blood stars Stephen Moyer and fiancée Anna Paquin were found supporting a great cause while visiting the Santa Monica Pier. The cause? The Make-a-Wish Foundation, of course. Sunday was the Make-a-Wish Foundation’s annual Fun Day, which gives children with life-threatening medical conditions the chance to relax and just have fun with their families outdoors on the beautiful Venice Beach.
Stephen and Anna seemed to be having a great time supporting the Make-a-Wish Foundation, as the photos below clearly show, and it’s wonderful to see such great actors supporting such a wonderful cause!
SOURCE: GossipCenter.com
(Photo Credit: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos via exposay.com)
Charlaine Harris Loving True Blood
March 14, 2010
Recently, DigitalSpy.com had the chance to interview Charlaine Harris about True Blood and her opinions of it. Be warned, some spoilers are present, so if you don’t want to know anything, don’t read this!
The interview opens with Charlaine discussing how she reacted to offers to make her Southern Vampire Mystery books into a TV series. She said that she had three interested parties, but of course Alan Ball’s offer was the most interesting, so she chose him to create the show we all know and love.
In fact, just like the rest of us, Charlaine follows the show and loves it. She says,
“I’m amazed! I love Alan’s creativity, I love the cast – I’ve just been very impressed with the way he’s stayed true to the spirit of the books. I’ve been with the characters for so long, but I admire the way they’re taking the parts and making them their own.”
Charlaine openly admits that she has no involvement with True Blood except for having created the source material, so it makes sense that the different visions she and Alan have of the characters create different outcomes. Those differences allow for fans of both True Blood and the Southern Vampire Mysteries to be surprised as new materials continue to be released by both series.
Charlaine also talked about how different her books and True Blood are. After all, she’s writing directly from Sookie’s point of view, and Alan cannot do that, as TV is an entirely different medium that typically requires an omniscient point of view, which means that the entire world of True Blood is a bit more fleshed out, especially when it comes to secondary characters. Charlaine is also very grateful to Alan that he has kept his promise to her by staying true to the spirit of the books and Sookie’s many adventures (something Charlaine repeats several times throughout the interview).
Ask if there have been any changes that she hasn’t like Charlaine stated:
“There have been some sub-stories that I wasn’t as nuts about as others, but there hasn’t been anything I’ve really hated. I wasn’t too keen on the voodoo story, but I see now why they introduced it in the second season. Once I saw it, it all made sense.”
Speaking of Sookie, Charlaine is a huge fan of Anna Paquin’s portrayal of the spunky lead character on True Blood. In Charlaine’s words,
“Anna Paquin does a fantastic Sookie! I was so excited when she wanted the role and I think she’s doing a wonderful job.”
It’s wonderful to hear that Charlaine enjoys Anna’s amazing performance as much as the rest of us fans do! After all, who else could play Sookie now that we’ve seen Anna take on the challenge so well? The same sentiment goes for the rest of the actors we know and love, like Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Alexander Skarsgard, etc. As Charlaine says,
“It’s bizarre seeing famous faces acting out my characters – it’s very strange and I’m still trying to get used to it! But of course, seeing my name up there every week is quite a thrill!”
Charlaine was also quizzed about whether or not she would ever pen an episode of True Blood. She said no, because she’s too busy writing the books and can’t imagine trying to make space in her calendar to do such a thing. After all, Charlaine’s contract has 13 in total Southern Vampire Mysteries in it, and we’re still awaiting the next installment to the series as it is. Charlaine said that while writing the next book, she will consider whether or not to finish the series at the 13th book. Her decision will not affect True Blood, as she and Alan Ball are writing slightly different stories, and so far True Blood is only contracted up to Season 4.
The close of the interview was where the big spoilers could be found. Charlaine said that she has no plans to turn Sookie into a vampire, and also that the series will not end with Sookie dying.
It’s interesting to hear what may or may not happen to Sookie in the future, even though Charlaine wasn’t asked and gave away no real clues as to who Sookie will end up with. It will be very interesting to see how Charlaine will wrap up the series when it does finally come to an end.
SOURCE: DigitalSpy.com
(Photo credit: authorauthorshreveport.com)
VIDEO: Dawn Olivieri Chats About True Blood
March 13, 2010
Interest in Bon Temps werewolf pack is growing and Dawn Olivieri was happy to talk about it.
On March 9th, Dawn sat down with LIVE! From the Future on thestream.tv and spoke with host Stuart Paap.
Dawn discussed her role on season 3 of True Blood. She’ll be playing the role of Alcide’s sister, Janice Herveaux, a “biker/beautician,” as Dawn described her. She has only shot one episode so far, but she’s booked for more throughout the season.
She talked about the various other roles she has had and during the interview she was forced to play a game with the host, but she seemed to have fun with it.
Can’t wait to meet these new characters once the third season begins!
Click here to watch the video interview which begins at the 27:05 mark.
SOURCE: thestream.tv
(Photo credit: Livefromthefuture.com)
Evan Rachel Wood has Left the Spider-Man Musical
March 13, 2010
The big-budget musical, “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” has had a tentatively rocky beginning with difficulties securing funding and taking on a new producer last fall. The musical was originally planned to open this spring, but has been pushed back to “an official opening sometime around Halloween”. Due to the show’s changing schedule, Evan Rachel Wood, who plays True Blood’s Louisiana Vampire Queen Sophie-Ann LeClerq, has had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict.
Evan Rachel Wood was originally going to play Mary Jane (Peter Parker’s love interest) alongside Reeve Carney as Peter Parker and Alan Cumming as the Green Goblin. Casting is currently underway to replace Evan. The “technologically ambitious” show will include scores from U2’s Bono and the Edge and currently has a production cost of $50 million.
With such a beautiful voice, as we’ve seen in Across the Universe, it’s unfortunate that Evan will no longer be able to continue in what is sure to be an interesting musical.
SOURCE: Variety
(Photo credit: HBO Inc.)
