Sam Trammell said at the Indepent Spirit Awards on March 5th that season 3 will be better than last year and the first year. Eventhough Mr. Shapeshifter looks down on those smelly werewolves.
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Sam Trammell and Ryan Kwanten at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party
On March - 8 - 2010
Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell and his lady Missy Yager attended the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood.
More photos in the Photo Gallery.
Sam Trammell and Ryan Kwanten at the Independent Spirit Awards
On March - 6 - 2010
Sam Trammel with his lovely Missy Yager and Ryan Kwanten attended 25th Independent Spirit Awards Hosted By Jameson Irish Whiskey held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles.
More photos in the Photo Gallery.
TV.com UK Podcast with True Blood cast, Parts One and Two
On February - 28 - 2010
As the premiere of True Blood, season two, approached in the UK, TV.com UK settled down with some of the stars of the show, via phone from Paris to discuss behind-the-scenes secrets and possible spoilers for Season 2.
SPOILER ALERT!
Part 1, Alexander Skarsgård and Rutina Wesley, better-known in Bon Temps as Eric and Tara, explain what’s in store for the upcoming seasons and what it’s like behind the scenes. They each talk about what we should be looking out for and give tips on speaking with a Louisiana accent.
Part 1
Part 2, features Sam Trammell (who plays Sam Merlotte) and newcomer Michelle Forbes (who plays Maryann Forrester). They’ll shed even more light on what’s to come in the second season, premiering on FX on Friday, February 26, at 10pm.
Part 2
True Blood cast attends the premiere of “The Pacific”
On February - 25 - 2010
Last night, February 24 several True Blood cast members attended the Los Angeles premiere of “The Pacific” in Los Angeles. Deborah Ann Woll, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammel, Michele Forbes and Carrie Preston watched the the series that will debut Sunday, March 14 and will air weekly. The Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg-produced project is likely the most expensive TV movie/miniseries ever made.
The Pacific is an HBO mini series in 10 episodes from the creators of “Band of Brothers” telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America’s battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Sam Trammell talks about Season 2 and his character
On February - 18 - 2010
This interview with Sam Trammell is about the premiere of Season 2 in Europe, but he does reveal some new and interesting things about his character. Speaking from Paris, where the actor has been blown away by the positive reactions from European fans he reveals some information, and when asked specifically about the season, he says, “It’s a wacky, crazy season. There’s a lot of danger present in Bon Temps and Sam kind of understands what’s going on and the gravity of the situation more than anyone else.”
He’s also happy to report that his character, who spent much of the first series gazing longingly at Sookie while polishing glasses behind the bar, is in for a romance of his own,
“There’s a little bit of a love story for him and it’s requited this time – which we all love to have. So it’s nice to see Sam open up a bit, we see another side of him. But he still has a lot of weight on his shoulders, a lot of responsibility for the town and he feels very protective.”
Although seemingly just a love-struck landlord, True Blood’s Sam has a supernatural secret of his own: He sporadically turns into a dog.
Sam says: “I really like that he is damaged person, I came from a very normal American family which is great, I don’t want to put it down, but Sam’s parents abandoned him when he was 14 because he turned into a dog and that is a real scar on him.
“It’s interesting to play someone like that, who has had to fend for themselves on streets and who didn’t have parents and who knows how he found the money to buy the bar?
That to me is the most interesting thing about Sam. More than the fact that he’s a shapeshifter, just the fact that he had a difficult childhood.”
Despite its far-fetched premise, Sam thinks there is enough in True Blood to which people can relate.
He offers: “I guess in a way our show has a lot of universal themes that different cultures can latch on to, like the archetypal themes of good and evil. These are very simple themes that are cross-cultural as opposed to say, an American doctors show or something like that. There’s a real fascination with vampires and fantasy in general, it is an interesting time.”
Sam Trammell Offers ‘True Blood’ Secrets for Season 3
On February - 16 - 2010
Sam Trammell talks to Digital Spy about his character’s relationship with Sookie and also offers some hints to rabiddol.com on what audiences can expect when the hit HBO vampire series returns for Season 3 in June.
Throughout season one, Trammell’s character Sam Merlotte carried a torch for Sookie, despite her choosing to be with vampire Bill. Speaking to SFX, Trammell theorised: “I think Sam and Sookie will always have a connection. I think that’s an anchor for him and for the show that he will come back to again and again, season after season.” The 38-year-old actor previously told Digital Spy that he hopes the writers place Sam in more danger as the series progresses.
Playing shape-shifter Sam Merlotte, Trammell teases that his character becomes adamant about locating his biological family in Season 3. His search is successful, but he soon learns they are “pretty bad news.”
“It’s going to lead to some pretty dramatic and interesting stuff for him this year,” Trammell said.
In addition, Merlotte’s shape-shifter secret will take a blow.
“A lot of people know he’s a shape-shifter now, like Andy, Jason and Sookie,” he explained. “He’s slowly getting revealed and the more he gets revealed, the chains that have been binding him — as far as trying to keep who he is secret goes — are slowly breaking.”
Another Season 3 highlight is the arrival of werewolves. Will they wreak havoc on Bon Temp?
“I’m not sure — I did read the books but I’m not exactly sure how the werewolves are going to be put into the show,” he said. “I do know the werewolves are disgusting creatures. They’re dirty, they’re not shape-shifters — they’re disgusting, low-level, smelly creatures. Perfect for Sam!”
Sam Trammell to be at Dragon-Con 2010
On February - 12 - 2010
Another convention has been announced that includes True Blood. Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.
Dragon*Con 2010 will be held Labor Day weekend (September 3 – September 6, 2010) in Atlanta, GA and True Blood’s Sam Trammell has been added to the line up.
An intelligent, highly-versatile actor who made inroads on the New York stage while building an intriguing career in mostly independent features, Sam Trammell can currently be seen starring opposite Anna Paquin in HBO’s critically acclaimed series TRUE BLOOD. The show, which premiered its second season in June, is from Alan Ball, the creator of SIX FEET UNDER. TRUE BLOOD will return for its third season next summer
Trammell recently starred in the Lifetime Original Movie WHAT IF GOD WERE THE SUN, opposite Lacey Chabert and legendary actress Gena Rowlands. He also co-starred this past December in Fox’s AVPR: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR-REQUIEM, the sequel to the sci fit hit, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR.
A West Virginia native, Trammell attended Brown University where he gravitated to acting in his senior year. Following graduation, he garnered attention and accolades for a trio of stage performances – as a compulsive gambler in his Off-Broadway debut DEALER’S CHOICE, a quirky Yorkshire painter in MY NIGHT WITH REG, and a Tony-nominated performance in the lead role of the Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s comedy AH WILDERNESS in 1998. Within months of capturing New York City audiences, Sam starred as the fast-talking ex-con “Sonny Dupree,” in the quirky ABC comedy-drama MAXIMUM BOB and later, on John Wells’ TRINITY for NBC.
Trammell segued to film in 2000, in a supporting role as a male hustler in the Sundance-screened BEAT, followed by release of FOLLOWERS, an affecting drama in which he played a would-be pledge to a fraternity who makes several decisions with tragic repercussions. He rounded out the year garnering rave reviews for his turn as Thomas Walsingham in the Off-Broadway play “Kit Marlowe”, about the Elizabethan playwright.
Sam went on to star in the Showtime original series GOING TO CALIFORNIA, which followed the adventures of two twenty-something slackers on a road trip across the country in a 1966 Buick.
He later portrayed twins in the dramatic road movie FEAR OF FICTION followed by a supporting role in AUTUMN IN NEW YORK with Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. Sam went on to star as a corporate lawyer and his doppelganger, a hapless criminal, in UNDERMIND.
Video: Sam Trammell talks surfing and True Blood
On February - 9 - 2010
Sam Trammell is known to be big supporter of Oceana, the world-wide organization for the protection of the oceans, he often attends Oceana charity events like in September 2008 when he participated in Oceana’s celebrity free surf event at Surfrider Beach in Malibu.
In this video by Sky.tv Sam talks about surfing and the second season of True Blood.
Sam Trammell attended Opening Night of Art Los Angeles Contemporary at Pacific Design Center
On January - 29 - 2010
Sam Trammell attended the Opening Night of Art Los Angeles Contemporary at Pacific Design Center on January 28, 2010 in West Hollywood.
