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The Vampire Diaries returns tonight after a six-week hiatus, and, as exec producer Julie Plec will tell you, from here on in, it’s all about the countdown to the arrival of Klaus (Joseph Morgan), pictured here in the April 21 episode in a flashback with Katherine (Nina Dobrev). We know that Plec and EP Kevin Williamson looked at hundreds of actors for the pivotal role of the world’s oldest, baddest bloodsucker who wants to sacrifice Elena, so what did they see in Morgan? “He has a depth and an intelligence as an actor, but he’s also got this great wicked grin and these dimples that make him seem both fun and naughty at the same time, even as he’s being evil or very stern,” Plec says. “So there’s a playfulness about him that Kevin and I really liked because we didn’t want Klaus to be a one-note bad guy. The more layers that we can bring to the character, the more successful the character’s gonna be, and Joseph seems to have the ability to do all that.” (Plec says he’s also read all the L.J. Smith books upon which the series is based, and has not only done his research on Klaus, but also the vampire canon and lore in general.)
Here are a few more immediate teases/spoilers. For those hoping the fire at the Grill would mean we’d get a new eatery set on the show, sorry. “It was just a little fire mishap. The Grill is still around and kicking,” Plec says. “My joke is that I want to open a Mystic Pizza, but that, as of right now, is a future plan.” READ FULL STORY »
