The Hollywood Reporter

Moyer, HBO make 'Blood' pact

By Nellie Andreeva

April 9, 2007

Stephen Moyer has landed the male lead opposite Anna Paquin in "True Blood," Alan Ball's drama pilot for HBO.

Brook Kerr also has been cast in the project, which Ball wrote and is set to direct and executive produce.

Based on the "Southern Vampire" book series by Charlaine Harris, "True Blood" takes place in a world in which vampires can buy Japanese-made synthetic blood. Their integration into a small Louisiana town causes quite a stir, and a love story ensues between Bull Comton (Moyer), a vampire, and Sookie Stackhouse (Paquin), an innocent waitress who can read people's minds.

Kerr will play a beautiful, smart, articulate young woman who takes a job in the bar with Sookie.

This pilot season, English-born Moyer was cast as the lead in Fox's drama pilot "Company Man." The role was recast after the character was taken in a different direction.

Moyer, who recently wrapped the USA miniseries "Starter Wife," is repped by Peter, Fraser and Dunlop in London and Roklin Management in Los Angeles.

Kerr ("Passions") is repped by Innovative Artists and Berneman Management

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Sounds good! And this is great for Brook!

I knew Brook would be one of the first actors to get work. Now let's just hope it gets picked up.

If Passions is picked up by another network or the internet, we will have to suffer with a Whitney recast.

Good for Brook. I knew she would get picked up fast. I think Lindsey and Emily will get picked up rather quick soon since they are young and fit into the demos many networks covet. Plus, they can act.

I just hope it gets picked up.

This isn't good news for Passions/Whitney fans.

I hate to be the one to break it to you, Rion, BUT...the odds of PASSIONS getting picked up elsewhere are becoming slimmer by the day. I don't think we have to worry about a Whitney recast.

Edited April 10, 200718 yr by Mason

That's awful. Passions deserves to live on even if it only focuses on the rapidly-aged children.

I didn't say it didn't deserve to live on. It just probably won't.

Mason is right. The more days that go by, the less likely it gets. I want it to live on because it is improving but I am being realistic and I don't want to get my hopes up.

The other problem is, if the show does continue, the longer it takes to make a deal with another network or outlet happen the more actors or actresses that jump ship. They want employment too and they have the luxury of being able to be paid and work while looking for new jobs. There is already word of Andrea Evans returning to OLTL and you just know that Lindsey and Emily will get picked up right away and Brook already has. By time Passions gets a deal with someone, they may have none of the big actors and actresses left and that will make moving and making Passions successful hard. You don't want to lose too many money characters and that is what will happen. The show has suffered and been bogged down by too many recasts so simply recasting won't help. Passions fans will want to see their faves if the show lives on and the longer it takes, the less likely their faves will still be on board with the show past the last airdate so it's becoming crunch time for Passions.

This show is DEFINITELY getting picked up! The buzz around this show is there ALREADY! Woohoo Alan Ball!!!!!!

I wasn't aware there was buzz for this King.

I haven't even heard of it but I like Alan Ball's stuff usually so I will take your word for it.

This is great for Brook though. It will be nice to see her in a new role.

Sounds to me like this show will be quite a bore. A silly vampire love story with Brook's character being nothing more than a sidekick. Honestly, if I can't see these people on Passions anymore then I honestly don't care where any of them end up, as harsh as that may sound. Nevertheless, good luck to her if this show breeds life.

Well, good for Brook, bad for the "Passions" spinoff. And I agree, all the big 'names' will be weeded out before the spinoff hits the air. It's SO going to be "Jessica's PASSIONS"!! I called it, remember!

Well I'm still holding out just a bit longer to see what becomes of Passions. I figure we'll soon be informed of something one way or another. As for the actors all jumping ship? We'll see what happens with that too because it's not like any of them are guaranteed to land anywhere else and stranger things have happened. I think most of them would just be grateful to still have a job even if Passions came up with some new plan.

If Passions is picked up by another network or the internet, we will have to suffer with a Whitney recast.

Rion, who needs Whitney? She doesn't need to be recast, she can be written off! Her husband is undeniably gay so there's no place for reconciliation between them. Whit can leave town or be killed off and Chad can go on having a "gay ol' time" with Vincent or some hot new man! Whitney doesn't make or break anything!