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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.”
Daniel Roebuck has been cast as Santa Claus in Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.
Writer-director Damien Leone is currently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated sequel, in which Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
“I’ve been holding this secret for a long time!” Roebuck tells Bloody Disgusting. “I’ve been really excited about it. I’m actually entering into the movies that I watch. It’s extraordinary. This is Terrifier bigger, badder, best.”
Roebuck appears in Terrifier 3 alongside returning cast members David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, and AEW superstar Chris Jericho.
No stranger to iconic horror properties, Roebuck has squared off against Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, played The Count in Zombie’s The Munsters, succumbed to The Tall Man’s sphere in Phantasm: Ravager, and investigated death in Final Destination.
A distinguished character actor with over 250 credits, Roebuck has also appeared in The Devil’s Rejects, 3 from Hell, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End, The Fugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks, and The Man in the High Castle. Incidentally, he’s also playing Santa in the family drama Saint Nick of Bethlehem, due out later this year.
Terrifier 3 will be released in theaters nationwide later this year via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting in conjunction with our partner on Terrifier 2, Iconic Events Releasing.
Terrifier 3 comes courtesy of Dark Age Cinema Productions. Phil Falcone Produces with Lisa Falcone acting as Executive Producer. Co-producers include Mike Leavy, Jason Leavy, George Steuber, and Steve Della Salla. Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, and Erick Opeka Executive Produce for Cineverse. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor also Executive Produce.
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