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True Blood Stud: Why I Always Take My Clothes Off

Ryan Kwanten can’t seem to keep his shirt on.
At least when he’s playing Jason Stackhouse on HBO’s True Blood.
“The moment Jason gets a little heated, whether it be the sexual realm or the competitive realm,” Kwanten tells me, “the clothes start to come off.”
Like during a scene in the second season (premiering Sunday) in which [...]

Evan Rachel Wood Talks ‘True Blood’

While out promoting “Whatever Works,” Evan was asked about her role as Sophie-Ann, a 500-year-old vampire queen, and couldn’t contain her excitement either! “I can’t wait to get fitted for the fangs! I’ll probably steal [them] when I’m done.” Oh man, Shane West is gonna be covered in bite marks from head to toe.[Source]

Anna Paquin: True Blood and Twilight Not the Same

Sure, Twilight and True Blood are vampire stories that include romance, violence and the constant struggle between good and evil.
Even so, they’re very different.
“They’re completely different age groups that they’re trying to appeal to,” says Oscar winner Anna Paquin, who stars in HBO’s True Blood as mind-reading Sookie Stackhouse. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for teenagers [...]

Novelist behind HBO’s ‘True Blood’ planning guest appearance

Though season two of HBO’s “True Blood” will further diverge from the Charlaine Harris series of books that inspired it, the author herself will be making a guest appearance in the season finale.
Series creator Alan Ball told reporters Wednesday that though he and Harris don’t talk much about the direction of the show, they keep [...]

Will Anna Paquin suffer the curse of the vampires at the Emmys?

There’s an eerie parallel between the Emmy bid by Anna Paquin (”True Blood”) and that of Sarah Michelle Gellar. Back during the heyday of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997-2003), Gellar had a strong cult following among fans and TV critics, but Emmys voters seemed to turn away in horror just like Oscar voters shunned Bela [...]

‘True Blood’ scoop: Evan Rachel Wood crowned Queen!

Ready for some fangstastic casting news?
Sources confirm to me exclusively that True Blood creator Alan Ball has tapped Evan Rachel Wood to play the pivotal role of Sophie-Anne, the vampire Queen of Louisiana!
Who dat, you ask? She’s a 500-year-old vampire from France who is charming, wily, ruthless and wise. She’s a consummate diplomat who has [...]

‘True Blood’ soundtrack to feature Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, and more

Elektra/Atlantic Records has announced that it will release a soundtrack album for HBO’s True Blood on May 19. In addition to Jace Everett’s series theme “Bad Things” and an original tune from Louisiana rocker C.C. Adcock titled “Bleed 2 Feed,” the CD will include previously released songs from Lucinda Williams (”Lake Charles”), Ryan Adams (”Two”), [...]

Season Two

With the second season of HBO’s vampire drama True Blood still more than two months away, production stills have been released which reveal some of what to expect in the upcoming season. The timing of the photos is no doubt tied to a certain other vampire series getting released on DVD very recently, but that’s [...]

‘Dexter’s’ Cruz is New Blood on ‘True Blood’

Valerie Cruz is expected to become one genre hottie! After her role in our favorite serial-killer series, Dexter, on Showtime, Cruz is now dabbling in another pay-cabler’s line-up with HBO for their hit series True Blood. According to HollwyoodReporter.com, Cruz will join the cast for season 2 in a recurring role as Isabel the “elegant [...]

Flesh and Blood

David Knox sinks his teeth into Alan Ball’s sexy new series, True Blood, and finds familiar themes.
Everything Alan Ball touches turn to gold: American Beauty, Six Feet Under and now True Blood – his television follow up. Produced for HBO, it’s already got street cred and industry awards. This here is the hot new [...]