Melinda Clarke could return to the show
April 15, 2010 by Alex
Filed under Cast & Crew, General News
Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson already mentioned that they would love to have Melinda Clarke back on the show next season after tonight’s episode and, now, the actress confirms to LA Times that she would totally love to return! She also talks about her new role on The CW pilot “Nikita”.
Thursday night is your last episode of “The Vampire Diaries”!
For the time being, I think.
Will we see you again?
You never know when a character might die on this show, obviously, but I don’t think I’m giving too much away by saying that it’s a possibility. I saw a quote from [co-creator] Kevin Williamson recently where he said that I’d been established now as Matt’s mom and that they’d have me for as long as I want them. He’s cute. I’ll say this: There’s definitely a climax to Kelly Donovan’s arc in this episode. You may or may not see her the rest of the season, and I will always be open to the idea of being around for “The Vampire Diaries.”
Did you enjoy your time out there in Atlanta?
Was shooting difficult with the weather?
We definitely were concerned about similarities, but for me, the characters are very different. Julie Cooper was motivated by money. She wasn’t an alcoholic, in any way, shape or form. She was a successful, strong woman. Kelly Donovan has demons that we haven’t even scratched the surface of. She has a substance abuse problem, and we still don’t know why she’s been such an absent woman.
For me, the way I thought about it, she’s probably got something very dark in her past that kept her from being a successful parent. Julie Cooper, though flawed and motivated by the wrong things, strived to be the best parent that she could be.
Nikita is an Asian female lead, which is great, but we’ve also got a new young recruit named Alex who is probably 19 years old. That’s how it’s going to hook into The CW’s young, female demographic. Alex is going to become a young Nikita. The show focuses a lot on these young people who are being held against their will and forced to become assassins. It’s like a younger version of “Alias.” The job is a real adventure.
EW & Seventeen Magazine Scans
March 8, 2010 by Alex
Filed under Cast & Crew, Gallery
Here’s a scan of Entertainment Weekly featuring a preview at Melinda Clarke’s role on The Vampire Diaries and also the scans for the Seventeen Magazine April issue, featuring Nina Dobrev and a Q&A with Paul Wesley. Check them out!
Entertainment Weekly (March 12, 2010)
Seventeen Magazine (April 2010)
First Look at Damon with Matt’s Mom
If you’ve been following spoilers, it’s no secret by now that Damon and Matt’s absentee mother, Kelly, who will be played by the awesome guest star Melinda Clarke (The O.C.). EW.com offers now a first preview at an upcoming scene between both characters and… whatever you feel about these two hooking up, you can’t say that isn’t HOT.
“The two of them hit it off instantly and form a bond that results in some hard-core flirtin’ and sexin’,” coos exec producer Julie Plec, who notes that “Damon isn’t just about the high school girls. He’s a worldly guy, so watching him sex it up with a real woman was very exciting.”
Source: EW.com
More Details on Melinda Clarke’s Role
January 25, 2010 by Alex
Filed under Cast & Crew, Featured Content, Spoilers
Michael Aussiello at EW.com has shared new info about Melinda Clarke’s new role in Vampire Diaries and reveals who she’s going to be hooking up with…
Executive producer Kevin Williamson tells me that Matt’s trashtastic mother, Kelly, will blow into Mystic Falls and waste no time digging her cougar claws into Ian Somerhalder’s Damon.
“If I didn’t have Kelly and Damon hook up there would be no God,” declares Williamson with a laugh. “What’s the point of doing TV if you’re not going to put those two characters together? That’s going to be a fun relationship to explore.”
Of course, Williamson points out that Kelly Donovan has more to offer than a reputation as a bad mom and a healthy appetite for vampire sex. Clarke’s character also shares a rich history with the town’s adult population. “We’ll reveal that she was friends with Sheriff [Elizabeth] and Elena’s mother,” he says. “The three of them were really tight friends back in the day. Sheriff and Kelly, in particular, have ongoing issues to deal with.”
So what do you think? Excited about these hooking up?
Matt’s Mom Returns!!
January 9, 2010 by Summers
Filed under Featured Content, Spoilers
Entertainment Weekly columnist Michael Ausiello is reporting Melinda Clarke (The OC and CSI) has been cast as the mother of Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig) for a three episode arc in March. To read further info about this casting development click HERE.
