Vampire Diaries’ Producer Says New Characters Will Join The Mix

The cast and crew of CW’s new upcoming, blood sucking, drama, “The Vampire Diaries”, made their way out to the recent Comic-Con 2009 event. They answered some questions at the press panel.

The three main cast members showed up which included : Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley,Ian Somerhalder . Kevin Williamson,the show’s producer said, that he had some reservations about doing the show,but after he read the book,he really got into it.

He also said that he loves the “Twilight, and “True Blood” projects which is why he wanted to give this one a shot.The video (below) also showed some more new footage from the show in between interview clips.

Kevin said that they are going to try their best to honor the spirit and essence of the book that the TV show is derived from. However, they are going to be making some changes. They’re bringing on some new characters,and changing up the mythology a little bit.

Nina Dobrev who plays Elena on the show, gave more insight into her character. Kevin then spoke about how the show will really get going once Elena finds out that Stefan is a vampire,and how long it will take.

Paul Wesley who plays Stefan on the show, spoke about any comparisons, if any that might occur between him and Robert Pattinson’s character Edward Cullen. He also spoke about what he wanted to do with the Stefan character. It concluded with some funny possible sex talk between Elena and Stefan.