I’m thrilled to share that Kristin Bauer (Pam de Beaufort of True Blood) will be appearing at Fan Expo Vancouver April 21st and 22nd. I will definitely try to make the short trip from my home with some of my fellow Seattle True Blood fans to Vancouver, British Columbia for a chance to meet Bauer – hope she wears pink! Stay tuned for more details.
Christopher Heyerdahl must be having a bloody good time playing vamps. The actor played the Volturi Marcus in the Twilight Saga films. Deadline reports Heyerdahl is joining the cast of True Blood as Dieter Braun, a vampire who gathers intelligence of the Authority and enjoys interrogation to secure information. The actor’s resume includes more horror geek cred including Supernatural and Sanctuary.
Christopher Meloni (Law & Order:SVU, Oz) is also joining True Blood next season.
Executive Producer Gale Ann Hurd talks about the strong female cast members of The Walking Dead and teased the future appearance of fan favorite Michonne to Water Cooler Journal.
“Andrea is already undergoing a change in her character from a civil rights attorney lacking survival skills already found in some of the men (like the deputies Rick and Shane, or the survivalist Daryl) into someone who can take care of herself,” Hurd told Water Cooler Journal. “Maggie Greene is a farmer’s daughter who can ride horses better than any of the men, and takes out a walker the first time we see her in the series. And one of the most kick ass characters from the comic book is Michonne, a samurai sword wielding woman, who will be introduced in future seasons.”
Thanks to Comic Book Resources for the story.
Creator and Executive Producer dismissed rumors that True Blood star Rutina Wesley was cast as Michonne and will appear later this season. Have faith fans, sounds like the favorite character will eventually appear.
Watch out Bill, Eric and Alcide – get ready for Team Christopher? TV Line reports that Christopher Meloni is joining Season 5 of True Blood as a regular cast member.
Creator Alan Ball say Meloni will play ”An ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands.”
For 12 seasons Meloni played Detective Elliot Stabler on Law and Order: SVU. True Blood marks a return to HBO for Meloni who played Keller on Oz.
Meloni is starring in the Zach Snyder directed Superman reboot, The Man of Steel as Colonel Hardy.
No word yet on if Meloni’s character is from the Sookie Stackhouse series of books or a new one created by Alan Ball but expect him to do bad things next season.