Live chat: ‘True Blood’ star Anna Paquin on Tuesday
From Gold Derby
We’re chatting live with past Oscar champ (“The Piano”) and current Emmy contender (” True Blood “) Anna Paquin on Tuesday at 4 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT. Here’s your big chance to ask her your most interesting and exciting questions. I’m dying to ask what I’ve written about at length here at Gold Derby in the past: Do you think you can survive the curse against vampires at the Emmys?  What do Hollywood award voters have against the walking dead anyway?
True Blood In Entertainment Weekly
True Blood is featured in this week’s issue of Entertaintment Weekly on their Must List. I will have scans up from the issue within the next week.
From Entertainment Weekly:
The Cast of True Blood Must Cult Faves
NAMES/AGES
Anna Paquin (Sookie), 26; Stephen Moyer (Bill), 39; Sam Trammell (Sam), 38; Ryan Kwanten (Jason), 32; Rutina Wesley (Tara), 29; Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), 31
WHY THEM
HBO’s vampire drama has the sexiest, sauciest ensemble on TV — one that was willing to suck blood to work with show creator Alan Ball. ”I started stalking him,” says Paquin of her pursuit of Ball for the role of prim but feisty Southern belle Sookie.
PLAYING AGAINST TYPE
As Sookie’s love interest, Moyer’s vampire Bill provides a gentle take on the undead. ”The sex and drug addicts on our show are all human,” contends Moyer. ”They’re the seedy side.” And none more so than androgynous gay fry cook/drug dealer Lafayette. ”I’ve never really heard a character description of a dude wearing lipstick and makeup who’s masculine sometimes,” says Ellis of what drew him to the part. Recognition came more quickly for Wesley, who plays bitter Tara. ”Immediately I got Tara. I saw through her anger straight to her heart.” That’s why Ball’s show isn’t your typical vamp camp. As Kwanten puts it, ”With the depth of characters and substance of our stories, it’s so much more than just a vampire show.” True that.
NEXT
Season 2 will feature wilder story lines and crazier creatures. ”I don’t think it’ll feel like a different show, but it’s definitely going to feel like a bigger show,” says Trammell.
ON THEIR MUST LISTS
Paquin’s fired up over FX’s Rescue Me, while Moyer just finished Willy Vlautin’s The Motel Life.
Self Magazine Scans
I’ve added scans from the July issue of Self to the gallery. You view them here, previews are below.
2×01 Nothing But The Blood Screencaps
Screencaps from “Nothing But The Blood” are now up in the gallery. The album can be found here and previews are below.
Anna In SELF Magazine
Anna is featured in July’s issue of Self. The magazine’s site has a snippet from the interview and photos up as well. I will have scans from the magazine itself as soon as I pick it up!
From Self:
It’s no secret that here at SELF, we love True Blood. Anna Paquin’s emergence as a sex symbol–and the onscreen (and off-screen!) heat between her and costar Stephen Moyer–has made HBO’s hit show one of our favorites. In fact, we love it so much that we just had to feature its heroine in our July issue.
In a nice departure from the show’s dark, gritty nature (what else would you expect of vampires?), the Golden Globe winner, who plays sassy waitress Sookie Stackhouse, took to the beach to model sweet ’50s-inspired summer clothes. Fortunately, True Blood’s Southern set has helped Anna adjust to her character’s skimpy wardrobe–her usual uniform consists of a tiny tee and short shorts.
“After I was cast and realized my body would be exposed all the time, I went out and bought some shorts–I owned none–to help me get used to it,” she said. “I’ve learned to feel very comfortable wearing very little. It’s liberating!”
TV Guide and Time Out Scans
I’ve added scans from Time Out New York and TV Guide to the gallery. Previews are below. Screencaps from Sunday’s episode of True Blood will be up later tonight.
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