'Vampire Diaries' star Ian Somerhalder on Damon in season 3: He's the anti-hero

Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries recently gave some new dish on season 3 and revealed that his character, Damon, is going be the anti-hero.

Speaking to Zap2It about what's in store for the new season, Ian spilled some scoop on what will be happening with Damon, now that his brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) has gone to the dark side.

Brand new 'Vampire Diaries' season 3 promo trailer

"I was worried that Damon was becoming this hero, and [exec producer] Kevin [Williamson] said 'No, he's not the hero. He needs to be, but he's the anti-hero, because he's supposed to be not hurting people, but that's not his nature.'" Ian told Zap2It, "So he slips, and his response is 'Screw this.'"

Then, Ian added that this dynamic is what's going to make things interesting this season, "interesting for me as an actor and interesting for Damon as a character. I don't want to lose that quote-unquote 'bad' side of Damon.

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Ian also spoke about Damon's anger at Stefan for going on a ripper rampage with Klaus (Joseph Morgan), which is what he wanted to do with his brother ever since he first came to Mystic Falls. He always wanted to go be 'bad vampires' with Stefan, but he denied him this. Now he's doing just that, but with a vampire who almost killed everyone they care about.

Teasing season 3 even more, Ian recently also talked about how his relationship with Elena (Nina Dobrev) is going to evolve. While it has been reported by exec producers Kevin and Julie Plec that there won't be any crazy love connections with Damon and Elena, the two will become closer friends and aware of their growing attraction to one another.

Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder tease Damon's birthday gift to Elena

We'll see some evidence of this right away, when Elena celebrates her 18th birthday and Damon gives her a special and meaningful present.

"...he came across something that she really, really, really wanted and needed, and he did what he had to do to get it for her." Damon told Zap2It, "She thinks that he stole it, or that he found it. It's a very beautiful moment between them. It's a really sweet, quiet moment."

Meanwhile, Nina also had something to say about the gift when she spoke to ThinkHeroTV.

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"He gives her something that is very important to her, very meaningful to her and you wouldn't think so," Nina revealed, "you wouldn't think that Damon would do this by giving her what he's going to give her, it's a token of trust in many ways."

Originally published on Examiner.com.

Comic-Con 2011 - Vampire Diaries, Twilight and others

Comic-Con 2011 kicked off on Thursday and there are all kinds of goodies emerging from the annual geek fest (we're all geeks when it comes to Comic-Con!) Anyway, Thursday began with a great surprise from some of the Twilight cast when they handed out breakfast to the waiting crowds.

Fans of the Twilight movies who camped out overnight at Comic Con 2011 got a great treat when stars of the movie surprised them with breakfast.
Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser, who are the women of the Cullen vampire coven, showed up just after dawn to thank the fans by giving them breakfast and sign autographs.

You can read the whole story over at Examiner, and see some pics as well. There are also some other great articles on Twilight from Comic-Con here and here.

And... what is up with Rob Pattinson's hair?? The folks over at People mag have a great explanation as to why the Twilight hunk's hairdo looks like a half chopped mess. They claim it's for the role in his latest film Cosmopolis, which makes sense, but now that the filming has wrapped up, why hasn't he change it to a more attractive cut?

And while The Vampire Diaries panel won't take place until Saturday, a great teaser clip has been posted in anticipation of the upcoming Q&A session with the cast and producers.

The Vampire Diaries panel at Comic-Con won't take place until Saturday, but a video clip with season 2 highlights and teasing season 3, has already been released.

Read all about it at The CW Network Examiner page, and don't forget to check out the video!

Ian Somerhalder explains Damon and Stefan's bond on 'The Vampire Diaries'

Ian Somerhalder explains Damon and Stefan's bond on 'The Vampire Diaries'

The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder spoke with TVGuide about his character Damon's relationship with his brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) on the show.

At the beginning of the hit CW series, vampire bad boy Damon did not care about his brother and fellow vamp Stefan. But, as the series has evolved, Damon's softer side has emerged and a new understanding exists between both of them.

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The Vampire Diaries star Zach Roerig spoke with Zap2it about his character being one of the only people in Mystic Falls to not know about supernatural beings.

Zap2it's Carina Adly MacKenzie claims she's tired of hearing negative things about TVD's Matt Donavan (Zach) and decided to talk to the actor directly so she can set things straight for us.

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Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder on how he spent his birthday

Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder on how he spent his birthday -

On December 8, Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries celebrated his birthday by spending the whole day naked in the shower with a beautiful girl.

 
"I had a shower scene that led into another scene were I was kind of half-naked and wet." Ian said, explaining that he was actually working on the hit CW show.

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'Vampire Diaries: The Sacrifice' new clip featuring Elena and mysterious intrude
 

The long awaited new Vampire Diaries episode The Sacrifice will finally air on Thursday, and the CW has released another teaser video clip for us to fawn over while we wait.

The clip features Elena (Nina Dobrev) as she tries to sleep while hearing some noises in her room. She turns to look at the door, but turns back when she doesn't see anything there.

(see the video after the jump)

The CW working on 'The Vampire Diaries' companion series

The CW working on 'The Vampire Diaries' companion series 

Great news for The Vampire Diaries fans! The CW Network is working on a companion series to the hit show which will take place in the same universe.

New promo clips for 'Vampire Diaries: The Sacrifice' released by the CW

According to E! News, TVD writer and mastermind Kevin Williamson will be involved in the project, which will be a one-hour show about a paranormal research group that investigates strange happenings.