E!Online caught up with Courtney Ford at Showtime’s Emmy Nominee reception last night, and she had quite a bit to tell about her new role on The Vampire Diaries!

“I play Vanessa Monroe, a Duke University grad student who’s helping Alaric (Matt Davis), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) with Isobel’s research. It’s a really nice arc.”

Isobel, Elena’s birth mom and Alaric’s wife, was so obsessed with vampires that she persuaded Damon to turn her into one. Is Vanessa going to ask the same favor of the sexy Salvatore brother?

Not a chance, Courtney dished. “Vanessa has a conflict, because she studies all this wonderful mythology and folklore, but half of her is a complete skeptic. Half of her is a believer, and half of her is a skeptic, and she goes back and forth. It’s a big conflict for her.”

When we asked Courtney whether Vanessa would see any action in the romance department, her reaction revealed that she’s obviously hooking up with someone…but Courtney’s lips are sealed: “I want to tell you so much, but I can’t!” she said, laughing. We’re starting to believe show runner Kevin Williamson really does put the fear of death in his cast members.

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David Anders talks Uncle John with TV Fanatic and what the second season of The Vampire Diaries has in store for the residents of Mystic Falls.

What can we look forward to this season?
There’s the big werewolf storyline cooking up. As far as I’m concerned, Elena walks in after Katherine slices my fingers off and stabs me and she’s got a big decision to make. There’s a lot of Katherine and Elena. Nina’s got a lot of work.

Why did John kill Anna?
The fact that she’s a vampire. He saw that she might have dragged my nephew into vampiredom. I don’t think John approved of that. John is Jeremy’s only male figure in his life, so he treats it like a father/son relationship. It was a hard decision for the producers to make, to let her character go.

Will Uncle John and Elena find a way to get along?
It’s extremely difficult for Elena to see any good in me. I’m not well liked around Mystic Falls [laughs].

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Finally, we get our first look at the new Lockwood in Mystic Falls. TV Guide’s William Keck chats with Taylor Kinney about “Mason Lockwood”, his relationship with Tyler and butting heads with the Salvatore brothers. (Click the picture to your left for a closer look…you know you wanna, *wink*)

“Mason has learned to harness his rage and is going to serve as a mentor to Tyler,” says Taylor. “I’ve come to teach Tyler that there are choices he can make to control his destiny as a human…or otherwise.”

Nina Dobrev (Elena/Katherine) adds, “Taylor’s been adjusting really well. I don’t envy when new people come [on set] because we’ve all already created this family bond, but everyone’s really accepted him.” The same won’t hold true in Mystic Falls, reveals Ian Somerhalder (Damon). “Mason’s a really nice guy, but Damon makes it difficult for him to be nice,” says Ian. “He really pisses Damon off.”

“Yeah, we don’t get along,” echoes Taylor. “Historically, the Salvatores haven’t gotten along with the Lockwoods for ages, and having a new Lockwood in town doesn’t sit well.”

It hasn’t been lost on him that he’s following in the werewolf paw prints of another famous Taylor — Twilight hottie Taylor Lautner. “My brother gave me a few ‘Team Jacob’ magnets to mess with me,” says Taylor, who apparently sports impressive abs of his own. “I don’t know if I stack up to Mr. Lautner, but we’ll see.”

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Over the past couple of weeks, the CW has been posting cast interviews as a part of their “The Truth Behind” Series. They now have up 4 videos, The Truth Behind Elena, Stefan, Damon and now Bonnie. You can watch the videos over at the CW web site, and the international fans can view the YouTube versions here courtesy of YouTuber, trojanas. Not that great of quality, but better than nothing. And we will post more as they are made available!

The Truth Behind Elena:

Here is a great interview with Steven R. McQueen from the TV Fanatic, and a tad bit on the spoilery side, so tread with caution.

Obviously, Jeremy wakes up, changed or not changed. Can you tell me how life goes when he does wake up?
Jeremy is a little more calculated. He always had his heart on his sleeve, and he doesn’t [use] emotion anymore. He thinks logically of how he can control the situation.

Will Jeremy and Elena be able to repair their relationship?
They actually get into a fist fight in the first episode [laughs].

Will Jeremy and Katherine have a run-in?
Yes.

I think the whole Vampire Diaries fan base was in uproar when Anna died.
[Malese Jow is] a very talented actress, and she’s a great girl. It was a bummer to lose her. The writers want people go through an emotional roller coaster. We had an intense connection, and things were finally feeling alright for Jeremy.

Are there any new girls in Jeremy’s future?
I don’t think, emotionally, he’s going to let himself open up to any situation like that. Physically, I’m sure he’ll indulge a little bit.

Read the entire interview over at TV Fanatic!

Here’s a VERY in depth interview with Michael Trevino from the TV Fanatic. He discusses the transformations his character will go through this season, how he deals with his father’s death, and most importantly his discovery of the so-called “Lockwood Curse”.

Throughout season one, Tyler was a hot-tempered human. How excited are you to be a supernatural character?
There’s going to be more storylines, and it’ll show a different side of Tyler. Like you said, all of season one it showed how hot-headed he was, snapping at everybody. Not only that, but for me to be get into the supernatural element and find out the lineage of these werewolves and such, it’s gonna be, not a hard task, but something to look forward to. There wasn’t much of Tyler going on in season one, so they want to throw all of these projects at me now for the new season. I’m ready for it!

Do you have to go though any makeup or prosthetics for the transformation?
I haven’t. All I’ve done so far is some green screen work. We might actually be doing some CGI, so we’re testing some things out right. No word yet on actually prosthetics on my face.

Imagine the shock of seeing yourself.
For me, just the season one finale with the changing of the eye, that alone was a shock for me because I wasn’t able to see it before. So I saw it with the fans, and with everyone else watching the finale. That was exiting. Now I’m even more excited to see how they do the transformation. I think they’re still trying to figure that out.

Is there going to be a lot of self-discovery for Tyler?
Yes there is. My uncle, Mason Lockwood, is coming into town. He has a big part in dealing with that. He has some information and secrets that he can share with me and his own personality. He’s got this curse, too, the Lockwood curse, so he feeds Tyler bits and pieces of information here and there.

How is his relationship with his uncle?
They’re not really close because Mason is the black sheep of the family. He was never really in Mystic Falls. He was there for a bit and then just vanished. With him coming back because of the death of my father and his brother, it’s strange. They’re not close, but he doesn’t have his father anymore, and he needs an older male companion. Mason is going to be there for him, and help develop my character.

What else can we look forward to this season?
We’re filming episode three right now, and I can tell you that there is a lot of Lockwood going around. We’re seeing the day-to-day of Tyler, and a lot of scenes take place in my house now. That didn’t happen in season one. I don’t think we got to know Tyler as whole, just an angry, bully of a kid in season one. Now, we’ll be able to see Tyler when he’s calm and not trying to pick a fight with somebody. Episode three is a big episode. There’s something really important that Tyler realizes and there’s a big revelation for Tyler.

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Awesome video interview with Steven R. McQueen via CNN. He talks bout Jeremy and what to expect from him this season and his new film in theaters now, Piranha 3D.

Here is an absolutely hilarious interview from EW’s Mandi Bierly with Vampire Diaries Executive Producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson. They were discussing the fact that Ian Somerhalder’s “Damon Salvatore” is beating out “Eric Northman” in EW’s Sexiest Beast Bracket Game. Damon has made it to the quarter-finals, and voting is set to close at Midnight EST. So if you haven’t voted do it now! Once you have that taken care of, you need to read this interview. Here’s an excerpt below and read the rest over at EW! Trust me, it will have you rolling, and not to mention they give us a HUGE teaser about Nina Dobrev/Katherine for the season 2 premiere!

Entertainment Weekly: Damon is beating the pants off of Eric in our Sexy Beasts Bracket Game.

Julie Plec: [Gasps] Oh, we have made it!

Kevin Williamson: What?

Plec: [Explains Sexy Beasts Bracket Game to Williamson, she voted last round] Ian is beating Eric. I love it. By the way, Eric — hot.

Williamson: Eric who? From True Blood? Ohmygod. I’m sorry, I’m voting for Eric. I love Ian, but I see him everyday. [Laughs] I don’t see Eric. I can vote for Eric, right?

Plec: That’s been one of the greatest things is watching the audiences, and the critics, and fans, and even our executives go super-excitable about Damon Salvatore and how he has become a villain that they love, and hate, and worship, and want to sleep with, and want to flirt with, and watching the character pop.

Williamson: You know, I’d pick Ian. Stepping aside, just as a viewer, I’d pick Ian. And even knowing what I know about Ian, I’d double-pick Ian, because Ian’s got the goods. The man has got it goin’ on. For me, he just sort of feels perfect. He has that wonderful definition. He’s athletic and naturally fit…

PLEASE read the rest of the interview! LOL

Zap2It caught up with Paul Wesley on the Teen Choice Awards Blue Carpet. In the interview, Paul admits to not having a Twitter and living vicariously through Ian and Nina.

We’ve already seen a sneak peek from this interview posted a couple of days ago. Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev sat down with T4 during their visit to the UK this summer. Really fun couple of videos including vampire biting and a test of vampire senses. Thanks to Katja of Stelena’s Diaries for the heads up!

Here are some interviews with Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Katerina Graham at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards via KTLA. Lots of scoop about their characters. These are so great, Kat gives a big shout out to the fans! Check them out!

While the cast was in the UK this summer, they sat down with T4 for a web exclusive, and here Paul gives us a little background info about his tattoo! Thanks to Jade (@JCaitlynxo) for the heads up on the video!