“Annoyed” is the word Julie Plec used to describe how she’s feeling about the end of The Vampire Diaries franchise on the heels of the Legacies finale airing tonight before sharing a hearty laugh. Legacies was canceled after four seasons by the CW in mid-May as the network prepares for a sale.
Plec, who is the co-creator and executive producer of The Vampire Diaries and the creator of its two spinoffs, The Originals and Legacies, was joined by Legacies showrunner and fellow executive producer Brett Matthews for a chat with Deadline about the end of an era and their plans to expand on the franchise’s legacy someday.
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“I think it’s no secret that this was not the ending we expected to have,” Plec shared. “You know, in our minds, Legacies would have continued to the run-up to and beyond whenever we introduced the next chapter. The big moves in the business that are out of our control sort of wrote a different ending for us. So yeah, we’re bummed and annoyed but we also feel really, really good. Not just about the end of this with the series finale but also, between Brett and I, we’ve been involved in over 300 episodes of television. It’s something to be really proud of. We’re proud of the franchise but we’re also just a little bit irritated with the decisions that were made that put [the franchise] on pause earlier than we intended.”There was sadness in Matthews’ voice when asked how he was feeling about wrapping up Legacies tonight but he remains positive about the franchise’s future.
“[What Julie said] is the honest answer. It’s all so bittersweet,” he said. “The Vampire Diaries is so important as is The Originals and Legacies and I know more will come as more people find it. So it doesn’t really feel like a goodbye to the franchise to me but the sadness is about saying goodbye to Legacies and the people we built great relationships with. I don’t fear for the future of it, but obviously, it’s all sad because it’s something we had no control over. I’m thankful we got to do it, excited to do it again probably momentarily.”
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Categorie: The Originals
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‘Legacies’ EPs Julie Plec & Brett Matthews On Saying Goodbye For Now & Their Plans To Expand The Universe
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Rebecca Breeds krijgt terugkerende rol in ‘Legacies’
Actrice Rebecca Breeds heeft een terugkerende rol in ‘Legacies’, ze was eerder ook al te zien als Aurora in ‘The Originals’.
Rebecca Breeds is back to suck your blood continue her legacy!
On Thursday, Dec. 9, The Originals’ Breeds made a surprise appearance as Aurora de Martel in episode eight of the current season of The CW’s Legacies. Now E! News is excited to announce that there will be much more to come as Breeds will have a recurring role on the show.
Breeds, who we most recently saw play FBI agent Clarice Starling in CBS’ Clarice, will reprise her role as Aurora for the fourth season of the series, created and produced by Julie Plec.
Fans of The Originals will recall that the ancient vampire has a long and complicated history with the Mikaelson family. Her issues with the clan date back centuries, and she now has a bone to pick with Hope (Danielle Rose Russell), the world’s only Tribrid (a.k.a. hybrid of three supernatural species: vampire, werewolf and witch.)
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Wizard World Virtual Experiences met ‘The Originals’
Riley Voelkel (Freya Mikaelson), Steven Krueger (Josh Rosza), Nathaniel Buzolic (Kol Mikaelson), Chase Coleman(Oliver), Yasmine Al-Bustami (Monique Deveraux) en Torrance Coombs (Declan) namen gisteren deel aan het ‘The Originals’ tijdens de Wizard World Virtual Experiences.
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Wizard World Virtual Experience met ‘The Originals’
Op 7 juni zal er voor de Wizard World Virtual Experience ook een online panel komen voor ‘The Originals’!. Hieraan zullen Riley Voelkel (Freya Mikaelson), Steven Krueger (Josh Rosza), Nathaniel Buzolic (Kol Mikaelson), Chase Coleman(Oliver), Yasmine Al-Bustami (Monique Deveraux) and Torrance Coombs (Declan) deelnemen.
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Grey’s Anatomy star almost played major Vampire Diaries character before Jo Wilson
Grey’s Anatomy star Camilla Luddington has revealed that she came close to playing a big Vampire Diaries role, which would have stopped her from playing Dr Jo Wilson.
Posting on Twitter, Luddington shared a number of characters she auditioned for – and one was Rebekah Mikaelson on The Vampire Diaries.
Claire Holt ended up being cast as Rebekah and went on to star in The Originals as well.
“Was reminiscing with my husband about some roles we auditioned for (over a decade ago) and didn’t get,” Luddington tweeted. “I was thinking it might be fun to share just a couple ha!!!!
“I auditioned for (and Obvs didn’t get but thought it would be so fun to play) Rebekah on #TheVampireDiaries.”
When a fan responded by suggesting that Luddington wouldn’t have been cast in Grey’s Anatomy had she been successful in auditioning for Vampire Diaries, the star replied: “I would not being playing Jo, that’s exactly right!”
Luddington also shared that she went for the parts of Alex Dupre on One Tree Hill and Alex on Nikita. Those roles went to Jana Kramer and Lyndsy Fonseca respectively.
“I auditioned and realllllly wanted Alex in #Nikita but the wonderful Lyndsy Fonseca killed it in that role,” she said.
Grey’s Anatomy recently ended its 16th season with quite a few big twists as well as an emotional callback to a season 2 moment. But it remains unclear what season 17 will look like, as there were a number of cut storylines that the show had planned before the current run ended early.
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‘The Originals’ S5 captures
De screencaptures van het vijfde en laatste seizoen van ‘The Originals’ staan eindelijk in de galerij.
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Videosectie vernieuwd & geupdate
De videosectie heeft een nieuwe lay-out, daarnaast is hij geupdate met alle laatste clips van ‘Legacies’ waaronder interviews van de cast en clips van de afleveringen van seizoen 1.
Alle video’s van ‘The Vampire Diaries’ & ‘The Originals’ zijn natuurlijk ook nog te bekijken.
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Ian op events
Ian was de afgelopen weken aanwezig op enkele events, zo bezocht hij twee weken geleden de 2019 Wizard World Philadelphia waar hij o.a. het volgende liet weten na vragen van fans:
– De Post-Productie van ‘V-Wars’ is nog steeds gaande na 8 maanden, de verwachting is dat het nog enkele maanden zal duren voordat de serie op ‘Netflix verschijnt’.
– Hij en Paul waren bitter toen bekend werd dat dat spin-off ‘The Originals’ er kwam, voornamelijk omdat hierdoor vele goede acteur en ook vrienden ‘The Vampire Diaries’ zouden verlaten wat ze erg jammer vonden.
– Als het aan hem ligt zal Damon Salvatore geen verschijning maken in ‘Legacies’
Galerij Links:
http//: June 6: 1 Hotel West Hollywood Preview Dinner
http//: June 8: Women In Conservation Event
http//: June 15: 2019 Wizard World Philadelphia
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‘The Originals’ seizoen 5 verschijnt op DVD
Als de website bol.com mogen gelozen verschijnt het vijfde en laatste seizoen van ‘The Originals’ eindelijk op DVD in Nederland. De seizoensbox zal vanaf 21 augustus te koop zijn, op dezelfde dag verschijnt ook de boxset compleet met alle seizoenen
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Jenny en Kaylee geven tour op ‘Legacies’ set
Jenny en Kaylee hebben een tour gegeven van de ‘Legacies’ set waarin ze enkele bekende plekken uit ‘The Originals’ en natuurlijk ‘The Vampire Diaries’ te zien.
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‘The Originals’ Finale Party
Op 1 augustus organiseerde ‘The Originals’ een Finale Party in Covington, de plaats waar ook de opnames plaats vonden. Hierbij waren verschillende castleden bij aanwezig waaronder: Leah Pipes, Charles Michael Davis, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Riley Voelkel en Summer Fontana. Enkele foto’s hiervan staan in de galerij.
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The Originals Cast Reacts to the Show Ending
Gisteren was de laatste aflevering van ‘The Originals’ :(
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Videosectie geupdate
De videosectie is geupdate met de laatste video’s van ‘The Originals’ en ‘Legacies’ die zijn verschenen!