The Vampire Diaries The movie gets an interesting update from Julie Plec, co-creator of the supernatural teen drama. Based on LJ Smith’s novel of the same name, the supernatural series premiered on The CW in 2009. It became one of the most successful long-running series on TV, spawning comic book and novel-like branches, and spawning several spinoff shows that were also met with moderate success. success The Vampire Diaries Completed in 2017But the co-producer has teased a possible movie for some time.
In an interview with Dr The Hollywood Reporter, Pleco talked about one The Vampire Diaries Movie that could bring back the original cast and revisit parts of the original story. He explained that Producing a film at this point would pose a formidable challengeSeeing how many characters have died in the show. However, he believes it will be a fun challenge regardless. Read his full quote below:
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You know, Paul Wesley and I were literally just texting two days ago because he saw the news about the Twilight animated show and he said, “Why aren’t we doing this?” And I said, “Good question. We should do that.” There’s a lot of opportunity to keep this world alive and to keep this franchise going. For me, it’s about the right idea and the right time. Like Leslie Morgenstein started talking about a Vampire Diaries movie in season two, so I’m sure that’s something that’s going to happen. He still goes on quietly. We talk about different ways to revisit parts of the story or tell a new version of the story. I know that there is always a story that I want to tell Will get me eventually, so we’ll see.The tricky part of a vampire story is that your character doesn’t have to age, right? So that makes it more complicated, and 90 percent of them die before the show ends, so it makes the idea of a sequel or a prequel very complicated. But there are still ways you can pay homage to the central characters and revisit those characters, and I have some ideas in my head for ways to do that. However, whoever takes on the next chapter of The Vampire Diaries story, whether it’s me or anyone else, will have their work cut out for them because those hundreds of episodes across three shows, as many stories have been told, so that’s their challenge. Not without but it’s a fun challenge.
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Is a Vampire Diaries movie a good idea?
It may be too late with the main cast.
The original premiered a few years later The Vampire DiariesThe series has since evolved into a larger franchise The Originalswhich capitalized on the success of the initial show with new characters and expanded the supernatural lore. The Originals It was quite successful in spawning another spinoff, legacyWhich was unfortunately canceled in 2022 While the CW dropped several series aimed at teenagers and young adults.
Since cancellation legacy, The Vampire Diaries The universe remains largely inactiveAnd seeing as the franchise still commands a huge following, a prequel movie to the original series might be a good idea to revisit the world and characters. However, there are indeed challenges to returning to a story-like world. In addition, The cast members are much older nowAlthough their vampire counterparts are not expected to age in the series.
A possible storyline that could work for the proposed The Vampire Diaries The movie is focused on Bonnie and Bennett witches. Bonnie was one of the most beloved characters, and some could argue that she deserves some redemption for the way she was mistreated in the original series. A movie about her and Bennet’s story could be interesting enough to bring the majority of its audience back to the supernatural world. While there is no continuity left in the universe at this point, the co-creator is still spending his time in the vampire genre with a new show.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter