Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HL about taking over one other vampire present, Rose and Lissa's 'friendship' being the 'most vital half' of 'Vampire Academy,' and extra.
Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre are diving into a complete new world of vampires. Their new present, Vampire Academy, premieres September 15 with the primary 4 episodes. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with the present’s govt producers about exploring a present that’s utterly completely different from their previous present The Vampire Diaries.
“That was the objective. The objective that I feel we achieved on the finish was making a world that doesn’t really feel like we’re simply reaching into the identical bag of methods, which I might by no means wish to do that if that was the way in which it was going to be,” Julie informed HollywoodLife on the present’s press junket.
Julie and Marguerite have been associates for a “very long time,” nicely earlier than The Vampire Diaries premiered in 2009. “We each learn Vampire Academy collectively on a vacation. We each actually fell in love with these books again then, after which we each went on this complete Vampire Diaries franchise journey collectively from her being an actor to her being a author,” Julie defined. “I’ve at all times wished to have her as my accomplice, so each time I get a brand new job, I kind of name her up and say, ‘Do you wish to do that?’ And I referred to as her up and I stated, ‘Do you wish to do Vampire Academy with me?’ Considering she was going to be like, ‘Sure.’ And she or he was like, ‘No. Why would we try this? Why are we going to do one other vampire present?’”
Julie continued, “After which I dangled this little fish of the factor that she loves probably the most, which is the royal intrigue, the palace, the behind the scenes of the search for energy, the political components of all of that.” In re-examining the books, Marguerite seen the “apparent parallels to immediately… It might be so resonant for folks whereas being lovely whereas having vampires and castles and fights and all of the stuff you’re additionally telling a story that resonates immediately.”
They each acknowledged that probably the most troublesome character to forged from Richelle Mead’s books was Rose. “Initially, we had seen Sisi I feel for Lissa, so it took some maneuvering. Dani [Daniela Nieves] was kind of simple as Lissa, regardless that she had additionally learn for Rose,” Julie revealed.
She added, “Sisi [Stringer], I feel, dropped out of the equation for some time as a result of we had seen her as Lissa, after which any person had the knowledge to convey her again in or no matter for Rose. After which it grew to become extra simple. However throughout that window of time, we have been like, ‘The place’s our Rose?’ I imply, you possibly can’t miss that casting up. She is any person who within the books could be very fierce, very opinionated, speaks her thoughts, a bit of hot-headed, acquired a bit of mood. Even her bodily description within the books is admittedly vivid and really physique optimistic, and we wished to do proper by that.”
Rose and Lissa’s friendship is on the coronary heart of the books, and the identical will be stated for the Peacock collection. “The inspiration of that friendship is admittedly a very powerful a part of the present. It’s Rose and Lissa, two greatest associates in a society that would favor they weren't. After which what they then in flip are challenged to do with a purpose to defend not solely their capability to be associates with one another, but in addition to maybe kind of shake up this society that's steeped in these guidelines that's even having an opinion about that form of factor, if that relationship doesn’t work, then the present doesn’t work,” Julie informed HollywoodLife.
The EP promised a “actually vivid, highly effective run in regards to the friendship between these two girls. As within the books, it’s not at all times clean crusing. They’re not at all times on the identical web page. There are occasions the place their friendship will actually should face some critical challenges, however they're the 2 most loyal and loving folks on this world and what they imply to one another is so highly effective that we simply pledged to at all times be telling a narrative about that.”