Stephen Moyer and Kristin Bauer van Straten signed True Blood Season 5 DVD’s at a live online True Blood event yesterday. One of their many discussions was Stephen’s True Blood directorial debut. Below is the portion of yesterday’s signing that pertains this discussion.
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In the video below, we find out how True Blood’s Sam Trammell made a leaky first impression with his sister’s boyfriend.
Sam thought he purchased an awesome first car in his restored, purple 1978 Camaro Z28. Turns out, that speedster was nothing but trouble. However, his most embarrassing incident with this “batmobile” would come at a most inopportune time. Let’s hear Sam tell the story about a very awkward first impression.
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“C. O. G.” a new film featuring True Blood’s Denis O’Hare and Dale Dickey has been chosen as the feature film of the Opening Night Gala for this year’s Outfest. This 31st edition of the Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival will be unveiled Thursday, July 11.
Directed Kyle Patrick Alvarez, C.O.G. presents Glee vet Jonathan Groff as a cocky college grad who feels that a cross-country road trip is necessary in order to become a successful writer. Faster than you can say “Grapes of Wrath,” he ends up working at an apple farm in the Northwest—and I don’t mean an iPhone factory. Surprised by his new fish-out-of-water status, he is soon surrounded by challenges to his lifestyle and perspective about real life. Written and directed by Alvarez, this is the first movie version of a Sedaris composition. The cast includes True Blood alumni Dale Dickey and Denis O’Hare, with Quantum Leap‘s Dean Stockwell, House of Cards’ Corey Stoll, Happy Endings’ Casey Wilson and Pretty Little Liars‘ Troian Bellisario.
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True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård is once again on the road promoting one of his new films, “The East.” The photos below were taken at the the New York premiere of the film at Sunshine Landmark on May 20, 2013 in New York City. Also attending the event were his co-stars Ellen Page, Brit Marling, Patricia Clarkson, and Director Zal Batmanglij. He later attended after party at Hotel Chantelle.
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Did you miss today’s True Blood live stream of Stephen Moyer and Kristin Bauer van Straten signing Season 5 DVD’s for the fans who entered the contest at “Fillintheblood.com?” Well, don’t despair if you missed it because now you can see it for the first time or you can “drink” again. The event is being lived streamed on USTREAM.TV. Click on the link below to see some clips from Season 5 and the full program with Kristin and Stephen again.
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In support of the many victims of the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma we are auctioning of several signed True Blood items to help raise funds.
All proceeds minus fees will be donated directly to the Red Cross Disaster Relief of Oklahoma. Please consider placing a bid on these unique items or make a donation to the Red Cross of America.
We are auctioning off:
Auction 1
- “All Together Now” Comic Book – signed by Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Kristin Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, Rutina Wesley, Sam Trammell, Jim Parrack.
Auction 2
- Rolling Stone Magazine – signed by Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård
Auction 3
- Details Magazine with Stephen cover- signed by Stephen Moyer with “I vant to drink your blood”
- Photo combo Details Magazine of Alexander Skarsgård – signed by Alexander Skarsgård
It’s hard to believe that True Blood Season 6 is almost complete the last few episodes of this short 10 episode upcoming season. However, they are still adding some new cast members and below is a casting call for 6.08 and an announcement of a casting for 6.09.
True Blood Episode 6.08 ”Dead Meat” (this is not the title we have documented for this episode, but it is possible they have changed it, yet again. The title we have is “A Change is Gonna Come.“)
Two co-star roles: a guard and a bottling plant foreman.
True Blood – Episode 6.09 – Life Matters – Castings
 Erik Passoja |
[Sick Vampire] |
 Victor of Aquitaine |
[Crazed Vampire] |
And, could it be that we have a new title for episode 6.08? Our information lists it as “A Change is Gonna Come,“ but now it’s listed here as “Dead Meat.”
So, if this is the new title for this episode, we think the song “Dead Meat” by Judas Priest is the one:
There is also a song by Julian Lennon with this title, and, even though we know that Gary C. is a big Beatles fan, we don’t expect it will be the one, but we thought we’d add it since it has the same title.
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According to the IMDB, in True Blood Season 6, Hannah Kasulka will play 18 Year Old Faerie #2, presumably one of Andy Bellefleur’s four daughters. She will appear in episodes 6.4 and 6.5.
She is presumably one of the faeries that was cast from this casting call:
[4 MISCHIEVOUS/SILLY FAERY GIRLS] (who are younger versions of 4 faeries as seen in a flashback),
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In an exclusive video, Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, and Julia Ormond discuss the casting process behind The East, in U.S. theaters May 31, 2013. One of the most thrilling films to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, The East is a morally complicated drama about an anarchist collective who holds major corporations accountable for their actions.
Click on the image to see the video:
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I was lucky enough to interview the very gifted, Suzuki Ingerslev last summer at Comic Com 2013 to discuss the set designs she has created for True Blood. You can see this full interview which is in our exclusive interview section here. I can attest to her genius and above that, she is truly the nicest person you ever want to meet. She has even been kind enough to allow us to interview her a total of four times since True Blood began in 2008. Check out the other interviews with her that also include lots of set photos, here.
Today, at The Hollywood Reporter, they have sneaked us a look at the season five DVD extra which focus’ on the ornate set design of True Blood, where creator Alan Ball recalled conversations he had with “genius” that is his production designer.
His criteria for the council was: “It should look ancient and contemporary.”
Suzuki told me of this inspriation when I spoke to her, of a visit to Istanbul, where she went to a place called the Sunken Palace (or the Basilica Cistern), which served as the inspiration for the Vampire Authority’s lair.
“When I went to that space a long time ago, I said, ‘Oh my god, this is the most amazing space I’ve ever seen. It’d be so great to film something in here,’ ” she said.
In turn, she “incorporated some of the design elements from that place and put them on to stage, and created this kind of vast space for the vampires that shows power and scale and dynamics.”
Don’t forget Trubies that True Blood Season 6 premieres June 16 on HBO. The fifth-season DVD set hits stores May 21.
