WWD: What attracted you to this part in the first place?
Anna Paquin: Well, this whole world is so kind of exciting and unusual as far as the supernatural elements but also has so much in it that’s really emotionally poignant and the characters are so strong and so well drawn out. My character is so tough but she’s sweet and she’s innocent, but she’s kind of worldly. There’s just so much to it that it does not get boring.
Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humor, the new HBO series True Blood kicks off its 12-episode season Sunday, Sept. 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). Starring Academy Award® winner Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, the series is createdand executive produced by Alan Ball (creator of the Emmy®-winning HBO series “Six Feet Underâ€), who also wrote the first three episodes and directs two episodes of the show, which is based on the popular Sookie Stackhouse novels of Charlaine Harris.
Q: How did you get involved with ‘True Blood?’ Had you been considering getting into television?
Anna Paquin: I had been thinking that it would be really awesome to be a part of one of those really good HBO shows, and then this showed up. I thought, “There’s no way in hell I’m gonna get this, but I’ll give it my best.†There’s nothing more exciting as an actor than getting to do something that you’re not entirely sure that anyone would let you do, and getting to take a big jump in a completely different direction. The brightness of my character’s personality is so refreshing; it doesn’t mean she doesn’t deal with heavy issues, or doesn’t have hardship. It just means that she’s not dealing with it by introverting and becoming this dark, tortured person, which I’ve done a lot of.
Update: We’ve been informed by our WB rep that there was an internal error and the film should not have been placed on the list. So, you can completely dismiss the story below.
Yep, it appears Mike Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat still resides within the halls of Warner Bros. Word came down via some updated publicity info sent out to the press this afternoon. This contradicts previous reports here on Shock, and elsewhere, that the film was “dumped” by the studio. So, the good news is: The film still has a home. The question still remains, however: When is it coming out?
That’s the great mystery of the universe.
Written and directed by Dougherty, this patchwork of horror stories woven around Halloween stars Brian Cox, Leslie Bibb, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin, Moneca Delain and Lauren Lee Smith.
There’s a couple more videos from the True Blood panel up on Brightcove, they can be found here and here.
I’ve also added some more photos from both the signing and the panel at Comic-Con. Thank you so very much to Andy and ankhyindell2000 for giving me permission to upload their photos to the site.
ETA. There’s a new extended trailer for True Blood. Click here if the video doesn’t work.
For those of you who live in Canada, True Blood will be starting on the Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Movie Channel (Western Canada) on September 7th at 9pm ET/8 pm PT.
Also, just a quick gallery update. I replaced the photos from Comic-Con with HQ versions, and also added a portrait from Comic-Con and 4 photos from the True Blood panel thanks to aceattorney.
"True Blood"
Margaret
The Carrier
Straight A's
Free Ride
Open House
The Romantics
Scream 4
