Yesterday, Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters doubled its cast by announcing four more actors. Check out the cool graphic below to see which characters have been cast and who we are still waiting for.
Vampire Academy is a series of novels from Richelle Mead. The first was released in 2007 and the following five novels built a world-wide fandom. The spin off series Bloodlines continues the story of characters we met in the Vampire Academy series. When discussing the Vampire Academy series Richelle Mead says, “I learned about Russian vampire myths in a class and combined it with an idea to write about a warrior girl and her teacher.”
With the books being based on Russian vampire myths, there is some unique terminology. For those not familiar with the novels, here is a quick breakdown of things you need to know. Rose is dhampir, a half human, half vampire. Dhampir are born from humans and Moroi and can only reproduce with Moroi. Dhampir are the guardians of the Moroi. Rose is the guardian of Lissa, a Moroi Princess.
The Moroi are vampires that are born and mortal. Moroi are peaceful by nature, and while they can be in the sunlight, it is not always comfortable. The Moroi can use elemental magic (earth, fire, air, water, and spirit) as a defense but are not allowed to use it offensively, creating the need for the Dhampir to protect them. Unlike typical vampires, Moroi are capable of living off of human food as well as blood.
The Strigoi are the big bads of the Vampire Academy world. They are vampires that are made, not born. Moroi, humans and Dahampir can all be made or turned into Strigoi. The Strigoi take on cruel, vindictive personalities and are considered undead. They are pale and very sensitive to sunlight. They can feed off of anyone but prefer Moroi blood because that is what gives them power.
We are hoping for more casting news this weekend, especially for the role of Christian!
Filming will begin in London the week of May 27. The cast currently includes Lucy Fry, Zoey Deutch, and Danila Kozlovski as the leads. The most recent additions to the cast include Cameron Monaghan as Mason, Sami Gayle as Mia, Ashley Charles as Jesse and Claire Foy as Karp. Mark Waters is directing from a script by Daniel Waters.
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