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TV: Denis O’Hare Talks Return to ‘True Blood’ as Vampire King Russell Edgington
Bloody Disgusting’s Aussie correspondent Maria Lewis just returned from a weekend of mayhem at the Supernova Pop Culture Expo in Brisbane where she had the chance to talk with “True Blood” star Denis O’Hare, who played the villainous vampire king, Russell Edgington, in the 3rd season of HBO’s vampire drama.
With rumors of Edgington’s return to Louisiana, O’Hare caught up with BD to talk about the forthcoming season. Details inside!
Will he? Won’t he? Fangbangers wait no longer, as Denis O’Hare has as good as confirmed he will be back for the fourth season of “True Blood.
In an exclusive chat with Bloody Disgusting O’Hare, who played Russell Edginton, vampire king of Mississippi in season three, said it will be “fun to see his story play out.”
“All I can say is that Alan Ball said to me ‘well, we didn’t kill the character off.’
“Which is great, because you can come back as a flashback or whatever, but it’s better not to.
“It’s better to come back corporally.
“Alan Ball has created a great character in him and the writing is always great for Russell.
“He’s not just a villain – he’s a being who has an agenda. He’s the King.”
O’Hare spoke from the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Brisbane, Australia and said he’s taken to the character so much he even signs emails to “True Blood” cast members as ‘The King’.
“They write for Russell really well,” he said.
“The writing is incredibly beautiful for him and he’s such a powerful character it’s fun to play as an actor.
“But also because he’s charming, funny, deadly, destructive; he’s all those things and unlike Eric, who’s sexy and bold, Russell’s got a different thing going on.”
The fourth season of True Blood premieres on June 26 and is set to heavily feature witches, like the fourth novel in the Southern Vampire series upon which True Blood is based. O’Hare said he expected this season to be just as popular as the previous three thanks to the “fascinating topic.”
“I think when people talk about it being campe and funny, it’s actually really incredibly mature in the complexities of its passion,” he said.
“The very notion of vampire-human-love can be a metaphor for any sort of forbidden love.
“It’s classic, like Romeo and Juliet or Othello and Desdemona, these people who aren’t supposed to be together.”
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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare
Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.
While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.
In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.
“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”
Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.
Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.
KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.
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