I thought this video would be really interesting for everyone to see.

This is a video of Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerholder, Executive Producer Julie Plec, and the casting directors talking about the decisions they had to make when casting the roles for “Elena Gilbert” and “Damon Salvatore.”

They explain how difficult it was to find the perfect Elena and how fans that read the novel were furious when they found out that Elena wasn’t blonde (in the book the character is blonde), but producers couldn’t find any actress with blonde hair that was as brilliant as Nina Dobrev. They had to cast her and couldn’t let her go. Continue reading →