Usually when I “yay” a show it’s because they are truthfully depicting “biracial.” This time, though, it’s because CW’s The Vampire Diaries is engaging in some non-traditional casting. Before Karen of ReelArtsy.com‘s interview with Katerina Graham I had never heard of the actress or this upcoming series. When I looked into it I was happy to learn that the character Ms. Graham will play is written as white in the The Vampire Diaries books. Way to be open minded CW!
Katerina Graham plays Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries.
As any fan of the L.J. Smith novels on which this show is based is aware of, there are some differences between Elena’s BFF in the books and the character portrayed by Graham.
For starters, the former is blonde.
But, in a new interview, Graham says she’s taking a fresh approach to the role.
“In an interesting way, Bonnie kind of sets the tone of the show. She has a very foreboding texture. It’s a great show. The writing is great and the cast is really great,” Graham said, adding:
“If you’ve read the books you’ll notice there are some differences between Bonnie and me, physically. The best thing I could have done for myself and for the fans, and to do justice to L.J.’s novels, was to forget the physical characteristics of Bonnie and capture her essence. I think L.J. is great. I thank her for giving the world these books.
The Vampire Diaries premieres on September 10 on The CW.
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A mulatto blog? I thought I had the market cornered. haha. Nice to meet you. My most recent blog entry has a poem I wrote on the subject actually.
I haven’t seen this show, but I always find it to be an interesting decision to ‘switch races.’ It seems much more likely, for instance, for a white character to become black than vice versa. Perhaps because in America, blackness is an identity in and of itself, and whiteness only a trait.
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