4. Search for Salvatore
Having found my leading lady, theater of operations two male components of the all-important love triangle were needed. Not an easy task.
“We chose Stefan and Damon carefully,” Julie explained, noting that Nina “read chemistry after chemistry with multiple actors.”
Any actors willing to play one (or sometimes both!) of the roles? Zach Roerig (who would later play Matt Donovan) Michael Trevino (who will play Tyler Lockwood) Nathanial Buzolic (later got the role of Kol) and 7th heaven star David Gallagherwith Julie admitting the latter: “Initially he made such a strong impression on us… but overall 7th heaven and I wonder if he'll ever get over it.” (She later called him a werewolf after seeing Super 8.)
And finally, they found their guys: Paul Wesley And Ian Somerhalder.
“Paul and Ian were kind of late. Paul auditioned 15 times and Ian showed up out of the blue.” Julie said. For her part, Nina recalled how Paul (who was reading for Damon for the first time!) stood out from the other guys reading the chemistry text opposite her: “The only one who didn't try too hard, who didn't talk to me at any point while we weren't filming, was Paul Wesley,” she said. said electronic warfare“it's so funny to think that he did the right thing”
