Thanks to Vampire-Diaries.net for the heads up! Paul Wesley has been confirmed as a guest for Toronto Comic Con. The event will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on April 14-15, 2012.
Paul’s appearance is for Saturday ONLY. (Keep in mind he is also scheduled to appear at Creation Entertainment’s Vampire Diaries Convention in Chicago the same weekend but on Sunday ONLY). If we get any more information on the event and scheduling, we will let you guys know.
Last night Nina Dobrev made People’s Choice Awards history, by being the first write-in vote to be added to the ballot and then going on to win her category! So we would like to congratulate Nina for winning Favorite TV Drama Actress and thank all the fans for rallying together, and making this happen! Truly shows the power of the fandom. Unfortunately, The Vampire Diaries or Ian Somerhalder did not win their categories, but that’s ok. We will work harder next year, and we would like to congratulate the CW and Supernatural for their win for Favorite Network TV Drama and Favorite Fantasy/SciFi Show.
Thanks to Nina Dobrev Network and Vampire-Diaries.net (click links to view more) we have photos and video of Nina, Ian and Paul from the event. First video is of Nina winning her award and then we were surprised with a special treat. Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder presented the award for Favorite Comedy Movie in the next video.
Tonight is the night! The People’s Choice Awards is live tonight on CBS, starting at 9/8c. Not only are Nina and Ian attending, but Paul Wesley is scheduled to appear with them as well, and I have a pretty good feeling they will be presenting! And this is the first time any of the cast of The Vampire Diaries have made an appearance at the awards, so very excited. Last year the People’s Choice Awards were a little confusing, they would announce several awards at one time, so keep your ears and eyes open! Here are the categories we need to look out for.
The Vampire Diaries – Nominated for both Favorite Network TV Drama and Favorite Fanstasy/Sci-Fi TV Show
Ian Somerhalder – Favorite TV Drama Actor
Nina Dobrev – Favorite TV Drama Actress
The best of luck to the show and cast! Crossing fingers!!
EW chatted with Paul Wesley, where he talks about how he is enjoying playing the villain, and here he talks about the upcoming scene with Elena that we’ve seen in the promos.
“He’s essentially kidnapping her,” Wesley says. “There’s layers of humanity, regret, and sadness in his eyes, but it’s all sort of masked by this sociopathic, raging maniac who’s scaring her to death. His relationship [with Elena] is sort of the antithesis of what it was, which was this really romantic, soft, protective relationship. Elena is the key to everything [in his battle with Klaus], and Stefan will go to any extreme to get what he needs, which makes him much more terrifying.”
On playing the “Bad Boy”:
Early in season 2, you sat down with Plec and said that while you love Stefan’s heroic side, as an actor, you’d love to dirty him up a bit. She told you she and Kevin Williamson already had that in the works. Has this arc turned out to be everything you hoped for?
Yeah, I don’t want the arc to end. I don’t want to go back to being the good guy. Look, Julie said we’re gonna milk it as long as we can. I also understand that things get old. Hopefully this is still new and fresh. You know, he was the good guy for two years. Maybe I can do another two years as the bad guy to balance it out. [Laughs] I think everybody likes playing the bad boy.
READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW AT EW
Thanks to the CW’s Judy Yam, we have a brand new promotional photo of Ian, Nina, Paul and Joseph. Click to view larger.
Paul Wesley chatted with Assignment X recently. And here’s what Paul had to say about the fan following.
AX: Are you pleased/surprised/gratified by the ardent fan following that VAMPIRE DIARIES has acquired?
WESLEY: Oh, my goodness. It’s a dream come true. Nobody wants to be on a show for seven years that has a low following. That’s what you want to do – you want to excite people of all ages, and I feel like VAMPIRE DIARIES does that. It’s not just young kids or young girls – it’s a lot of them, but it’s also a lot of people my age and it’s nice.
AX: And what would you most like people to get out of VAMPIRE DIARIES at this point?
WESLEY: I just never want anybody to know what to expect, to know what’s coming next, from the actors or from the writing.
Read the rest of the interview at Assignment X.
The CW has just recently launched a new feature on their website, Causes to Care About. The page includes several CW actors and information about each cause they support. Vampire Diaries cast members Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham and Joseph Morgan are listed.
Via Press Release:
December 7, 2011 (Burbank, CA) – The CW has launched Causes to Care About, an online destination where viewers can learn more about the charities embraced by the stars of their favorite CW shows, and donate to their favorite causes this holiday season.
Fans can go to causes.cwtv.com to find videos from stars of many of The CW’s primetime shows, in which each actor talks about why their chosen charity is one close to their heart. The site will also link to each actor’s chosen charity, so fans can easily donate directly to them.
Here are the causes each one supports:
Nina Dobrev – Free the Children
Ian Somerhalder – Ian Somerhalder Foundation
Kat Graham – Ian Somerhalder Foundation/The Ripple Effect
Joseph Morgan – Positive Women
Click the links above to view each actor’s personal page, information on how to support and/or watch their personal message.
Also, today is Ian Somerhalder’s 33rd birthday! And what better way to celebrate than donating to his cause The Ian Somerhalder Foundation. View his birthday project message below! And we at Vampire Diaries Online would like to wish Ian a very Happy Birthday, and wish him many more to come!
Heads up New Jersey! Creation Entertainment announced a few weeks ago, that they will be bringing their Official Vampire Diaries Convention to Parsippany, New Jersey and San Francisco, California. As of yet, no guests have been announced for San Francisco, but today, it was announced that both Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder will be appearing at the convention in New Jersey.
The convention is scheduled for August 18 – 19, 2012. Paul and Ian will be appearing on Sunday (Aug 19) only. More guests will be announced later. The event will take place at the luxurious Hilton Parsippany Hotel. A special rate for convention patrons will be available.
Tickets have already gone on sale. You can now purchase their infamous Gold Package. Head on over to the official New Jersey page for all the information!
Thanks to @RomanciaLove for the heads up. Check this out this video promoting the Chicago Convention scheduled for April 14 – 15, 2012 with footage from the convention held in Nashville this past September.
Awesome news coming from The Hollywood Reporter today! Torrey DeVitto will be joining the cast of The Vampire Diaries for a recurring role.
Paul Wesley and his wife, actressTorrey DeVitto, can start carpooling to work.
The actress, who has a recurring role on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars, has been tapped to recur on the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
DeVitto, who married Wesley in April, will play Mary, an intelligent young doctor intrigued by Alaric’s (Matt Davis) powers of recovery on the CW’s vampire drama. She’ll appear in Episodes 310 and 311 with a strong likelihood to continue on afterward.
Check out this new video from Associated Press with Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Candice Accola talking about previous costumes and Candice reveals her idea for this year! I hope she posts some pics! Thanks to vampire-diaries.net for the heads up on the video interview.
Want to win a seat next to Paul Wesley at a charity benefit for Global Roots in December? Check this out!
On a recent vacation to Italy, Paul Wesley and his wife, Torrey Devitto met Global Roots founder Rick Montgomery. Global Roots is a philanthropic organization that focuses on the “protection and nurturing of children in areas of famine and social unrest,” by donating food and supplies to children in need around the world, according to its official website.
Both Paul and Torrey have chosen to work with Global Roots, and head on over to their page on the Global Roots site to see how you can get involved, and possibly win a seat next to Paul and Torrey at a dinner that will be held in December!
Next week’s TV Guide Magazine features a Q&A with Paul Wesley and Joseph Morgan. Click the image below to head on over to Vampire-Diaries.net to read the entire scan, provided by their pal Denise!
