True Blood: Benedict Cumberbatch applied as a vampire

Stephen Moyer (R.) starred in "True Blood" vampire Bill - a role for Benedict Cumberbatch auditioned

ten years Ago, the first episode of the series "True Blood" (2008-2014) on the screens. To this anniversary series Creator Alan Ball (61, "Six Feet Under - Died, the pilot episode will always be") is seen with Fans - and the beans with the chit-chat! He revealed, for example, which Hollywood stars in roles for the main towns have...

Jennifer Lawrence wanted to explained to be

Alan Ball during the event, according to "Vulture", that it is very difficult to cast the attractive vampire, Bill Compton. Up to London with him have led to the search for the perfect cast. There, he met with none other than Benedict Cumberbatch (42). The British love of its Fans since 2010 as Sherlock Holmes in the TV and as Marvel superhero Doctor Strange, he mixes, in the meantime, the cinema screens. If he had convinced as a sexy vampire Bill? The role was known with his compatriot Stephen Moyer (49, "The Gifted"). Celtabet

only Bill Compton would not have But may have a different face. Ball was more for Sookie Stackhouse, the female lead, the Oscar-nominated Jessica Chastain (41, "Zero Dark Thirty") auditioned. In the end, Oscar-winner Anna Paquin (36, "The Piano") in the role. Five times she had to audition, but the use was not worth it only from a professional point of view. Paquin and Moyer met on the Set of "True Blood" know and love. The Couple has been married since 2010 and together the twins Poppy and Charlie, who came in 2012 to the world.

In an aside have a Ball leakage, in addition, Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence (28, "Silver Linings"), a role in the series, wanted to get. In the third season, it was still not 21 years have spoken for a "Were - Panther girl".

"True Blood" managed to, for example, Golden-Globe-winner, Alexander Skarsgård (42, "Big Little Lies") aka vampire Eric Northman and Joe Manganiello (41, "Magic Mike") aka werewolf Alcide Herveaux the breakthrough. Of the series, there are seven seasons, 80 episodes, all of which have broadcast on HBO, home of "Game of Thrones". Bare skin and bloody incidents were also in "True Blood" are not uncommon. As a template the Sookie-Stackhouse-book series from American author Charlaine Harris (66).