SPOILER! Vampire Diaries Season 6 Spoiler: Chris Wood Cast as “Unstable Newcomer”

The population of Mystic Falls is about to increase by one — not that it hasn’t already gained five new faces. When Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries premieres this fall, Carrie Diaries star Chris Wood will be arriving and adding a unique flavor with his character, Kai. Read on for more details!
TV Guide broke the news last week that Chris will be joining the CW series as Kai, a “charmingly unstable newcomer with the unsettling ability to seem normal as the situation demands. He can be both playful and obsessive with a mix of adolescent angst.” Hmm, sounds like he’s a bit of a shady character — something we’re definitely used to on TVD.
So far there’s no telling how Kai will fit in with the rest of the Mystic Falls gang or who he might align with. Given the huge reset that’s supposed to happen this season, it’s completely up in the air as to what the gang will be up to. Given his character’s description, we suspect that he’ll get close to the crew but will show his true colors later on.
Chris — who has also appeared on Girls and Major Crimes — played one of Carrie Bradshaw’s love interest on Season 2 of The Carrie Diaries. He played Adam Weaver, a New York City playwright who swept Carrie off her feet with his charming good looks and wordsmith talent.

SPOILER! Vampire Diaries Season 6: New Villain Will Combat Sheriff Forbes!

Have you heard the news? Eureka’s Colin Ferguson has been cast as villain Tripp in Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries! Executive producer Julie Plec took to Twitter yesterday, July 14, to give some more details about who this new character is and who he will be combatting in Mystic Falls. Read on to find out more!
We will meet Tripp, a character described by TV Guide as a “strong and disciplined head of a community militia and surrogate father to his young trainees who will do anything to protect his town,” in the Season 6 premiere. And with whom will Tripp be clashing? None other than Sheriff Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre) herself!
“[Tripp]'s in town to give Sheriff Forbes a run for her money. #TVD,” Julie tweeted yesterday, making us happy on several levels. First (and most importantly), because this seems to be confirmation that Liz not only survived the explosion at the Mystic Grill, but that she will play a role in the beginning of Season 6. Her character has been somewhat neglected in recent seasons of TVD. We’d love to see more of her, and other characters — such as Tripp — who don’t fall into the 18-35 demographic. Not to mention that this storyline seems to imply a larger role for Mystic Falls, as well. We’ve missed hanging out with the townsfolk and attending overdone town functions in recent episodes. (No, blowing up the Mystic Grill did not count as a town function.)
So, why might these two characters be clashing? You’d think Sheriff Forbes would be on board with protecting Mystic Falls. Well, we see two likely options. One: Tripp’s willingness to “do anything to protect his town” will put his trainees in danger and target some of the people Sheriff Forbes’ loves. Two: Tripp stands in the way of breaking the lingering Traveler spell that keeps Caroline and her friends from returning home to Mystic Falls. Frankly, if we lived in Mystic Falls, we might be for keeping the town a supernatural-free zone, but for Liz, whose own daughter is unable to visit, we’re guessing she feels differently.

Ian Somerhalder Thanks the People Who Helped Him on His "Amazing Ride"

Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is a very successful man, but he couldn’t have done it without the help of others. He took some time last week to express gratitude for all of the help he’s received along the way. Check out his heartfelt tweets!
“There are many people whom have worked their asses off to get me here (where ever i am) I love these people-thank you. What an amazing ride,” Ian tweeted Friday to his more than five million followers, one measure of the kind of success the actor and activist has managed to achieve so far in his career.
Ian’s thoughtfully thankful tweet may have been spurred by his previous tweet, a happy birthday to friend and agent Craig Shapiro. Ian tweeted: “Craig Shapiro-big brother to me, my agent @ ICM for 16 years-guided my career, has a birthday today! Im grateful man-Happy Birthday @cohiba711.” OK, that’s pretty sweet. Craig and Ian have been together awhile, since before Ian landed his breakthrough gig as Boone on Lost and long before we knew him as the dastardly and handsome Damon Salvatore on TVD. It’s hard to imagine any other actor filling those iconic roles, and — in part thanks to Craig — we don’t have to!
And that’s not even delving into all of the good Ian has done through the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, a non-profit that owes much of its influence and succ

Vampire Diaries Star Lands Lead Role in NBC's Charles Manson Drama

Vampire Diaries alum Michaela McManus — best known to TVD fans as feisty werewolf Jules from Season 2 — has been cast in a new Charles Manson drama starring David Duchovny. Aquarius is set in 1960s L.A. and will follow Duchovny’s character, police sergeant Sam Hodiak, as he investigates a then-unknown Charles Manson. How does Michaela come into all of this? Read on to find out!
It seems like ages since Michaela was breaking necks with Stephen Amell (aka Oliver Queen) as lowly werewolves on TVD, kidnapping Caroline Forbes and being unceremoniously — or, in Jules’ case, ceremoniously — killed. What role will Michaela fill in Aquarius? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michaela will play recurring character Grace, Sam Hodiak’s ex-girlfriend and longtime family friend, on the 13-episode drama. When Grace’s daughter, Emma, goes missing, she goes to Hodiak for help. We’re assuming sparks ensue.
Michaela joins a stellar cast that also includes David Meunier (Justified), Chris Sheffield (The Last Ship), Grey Damon (Friday Night Lights), Emma Dumont (Bunheads), and Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones) as Charles Manson. If the intriguing premise of this show didn’t have us excited, then the cast certainly would. Fox Mulder and Renly Baratheon going head to head? Sign us up!

Vampire Diaries Season 6 Spoiler: Marco James cast as Whitmore Upperclassman

Who’s ready to go back to school? Yeah, neither is the Vampire Diaries cast, but the bells are about to ring at Whitmore College and class will definitely be back in session. What’s this we hear about a cute upperclassman joining the Mystic Falls gang for Season 6? Read on for the details!
The Wrap got the scoop that Marco James (The Client List) has been cast as Liam, an upperclassman at Whitmore. The site describes Liam as “cocky yet good-natured” and “a med student who comes from a family of doctors.” As for when we’ll be introduced to this smartie? That would be the Season 6 premiere on October 2.
If you ask us, it sounds like Liam will somehow be related to Dr. Wes Maxfield (Rick Cosnett) — you know, the somewhat creepy doctor who was hellbent on ridding the world of vampires? He may have been killed mercilessly by Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), but that doesn’t mean his impact is forever gone. After all, couldn’t Aaron Whitmore (Shaun Sipos) have a brother or cousin?
Marco is coming to TVD from Lifetime’s The Client List, where he played a cop named Alex Trimble. As for his other acting gigs? The hunky actor has also appeared on CSI: Miami, Victorious, and Make It or Break It. We’re definitely happy to see him hop over to The CW!

Ian Somerhalder Sums Up Relationship With Nina Dobrev: “She Always Lets Me Have the Last Fry”

We’ve already established that Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder are the cutest — and most amicable — celebrity exes, and now we know how they got there.
“I don’t like any kind of negativity,” Nina told NYLON in their August 2014 issue. The gorgeous cover girl went on to explain, “I try to be good to everyone, whether it’s a love, a friend, an ex. I’ll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated.” Need proof? Her Vampire Diaries co-star and ex-boyfriend Ian told the mag: “She always lets me have the last fry.”
Aw! We love that these two have been able to maintain such a close friendship in the wake of their split. Clearly, Nina and Ian (RIP Nian) care about each other deeply, and those feelings just don’t go away after a breakup — or after the cameras stop rolling.
Nina tells the magazine, which hits shelves on July 30, that she’s already thinking about life after The Vampire Diaries, which just started production on Season 6.  “I always try to live in the now, but you’re always planning ahead, right?  When I signed on at 20, I knew I’d be 26 when I got off.  Not that I was afraid that I would be old… I love the show, but I don’t want to be defined by just the show.”
Whatever she goes on to do in her post-Mystic Falls career — whether it’s opening up her own yoga studio or landing more movie roles — failure is not an option. “Success is the only option — well, the highest level of success is the only option,” she told the mag. “I’m kind of extremist in that way.”
For more scoop on Nina’s red carpet persona and her fashion evolution, check out her cover story when NYLON hits shelves on July 30.

Nina Dobrev Reunites With Her One True Love!

Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) was a total world traveler during her filming hiatus from The Vampire Diaries, which meant she had to spend time apart from her one true love: her cat, Lynx! Check out the adorable photo Nina shared on WhoSay upon their reunion!

“So happy to be home with my love #lynxlove #truelove #unconditionallove,” Nina captioned the sweet photo of Lynx snuggled up on the bed. These two are thick as thieves! Earlier this year, Nina took to Instagram to share an adorable photo of herself and Lynx snuggling together, captioning the pic: “As my lynx and I snuggle together and slip into a deep slumber ... We say goodnight and sweet dreams zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.” We’re glad to see Nina and Lynx reunited.

Nina’s reunion with Lynx wasn’t the only one that Nina took to social media to broadcast. The photos of Nina and co-star bestie  Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett) together again after their break from filming pretty much made our week. If only we thought Elena and Bonnie’s on-screen reunion will happen so quickly!
Nina wasn’t the only one happy to be hanging with her cat upon returning to Atlanta. Ian Somerhalder’s (Damon Salvatore) cat Moke featured in the actor’s celebratory photo-tweet on his first day back on the TVD set. “Being a Dad... Morning vet visit with moke before heading to my 1st Day of work for SEASON 6 of The Vampire Diaries!” Ian captioned the Instagram photo of himself and Moke. Fact: these TVDers and their pets are kind of adorable.