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Krista

Interview with Greyston Holt and Laura
Vandervoort of "Bitten" on
Syfy 4/6/15
It was great to speak with both actors, even though I
haven't been watching the show for very long.
NBC UNIVERSAL
Moderator: Maxine Shen
Syfys Bitten Season 2 Conference Call
April 6, 2015 2:00 p.m. ET
Maxine Shen: Thank you. Hi everyone and welcome to Bitten
Season 2 Conference Call with Laura Vandervoort and Greyston
Holt. We are super excited to have them here to discuss the
upcoming season which premiers on Syfy on Friday, April
17th. So let's take it away. You can ask the first question.
Operator?
Operator: If you would like to ask a question at this time,
please star then the number on your telephone keypad. Your
first question comes from the line of Jamie Ruby from
syfyvision.com. Your line is open.
Jamie Ruby: Guys, thanks so much for doing the call today.
Greyston Holt: No worries. Hi, thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Hi, how are you?
Jamie Ruby: Good. And Laura, thanks for answering my
questions previously too. My first question for Greyston
because I know Laura you already talked about this but can
you talk about kind of your character's experience being
with the witches and how it's going to kind of change Clay
this season?
Greyston Holt: Yes. I mean, I think it just it broadens
all of our horizons a little bit you know. It's a big bomb
to drop in our world that there was there were others out
there with you know supernatural abilities and there's a
whole new world that's opened up and I think it's just kind
of made all of us a little more accepting and trustworthy of
the world around us.
Jamie Ruby: OK. And then for both of you, Laura had said how
on set sometimes you guys joke that it would be nice to see
them just go out on kind of a normal date. So my question
is, what do you two think that would be for them?
Greyston Holt: Yes. What would be a normal date? Like normal
for us or?
Jamie Ruby: For the characters.
Laura Vandervoort: I mean I guess for the characters it
would like we'd go to some restaurant that serves raw meat
and maybe go see Werewolf in London at some old theater and
Greyston Holt: Oh, you're really hitting on the nose there.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes, and then go and I've thought about
this for Elena for a long time and then have a nice little
fire at StoneHaven.
Greyston Holt: Yes, and Hungry like a Wolf, you know.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Greyston Holt: Yes. It sounds about right.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Jamie Ruby: OK, great. Thank you.
Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Heather
McLatchy from tvgoodness.com. Your line is open.
Heather McLatchy: Hi guys, thanks so much for chatting with
us today.
Laura Vandervoort: Hi. Thank you.
Greyston Holt: Yes, thanks.
Heather McLatchy: So getting into a little more of the witch
aspect, I think I've seen the first couple of episodes of
the season, I really liked them and can you talk a little
bit more about how that relationship sort of evolves with
the witches? It seems to begin at sort of an enemy of my
enemy is my friend. But can you talk a little bit about how
that changes over the course of this season?
Greyston Holt: Yes. I think you know initially you know the
werewolves, the pack, we are you know obviously very weary
of the witches and you know their intentions. But as the
season progresses you know there's another darker force out
there that we realized and we also realized that we need to
we need their help and they need our help in order to deal
with this new enemy.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. I think you know this I like
what Greyston said, the witches are a whole supernatural
force that we like most of the world with us didn't know
existed and it's not something we can really go up against.
I mean, we have brute force and the pack mentality and pack
law but when it comes to their abilities, we really have no
way to counteract them. And it does seem like they are our
enemies but that I think eventually we without giving
anything away, we choose to work together because there's
strength in numbers and combining our abilities to help
solve the problem we're trying to solve this season.
Greyston Holt: Yes. And I think it's really interesting
dynamic that season two is kind of like what Laura was
touching on there was is that, yes, the werewolves, we
deal in physicality and strength. And the witches deal in
magic and spells. So to see those two sides kind of butt
heads and come together is a really interesting dynamic this
season.
Heather McLatchy: Does it help Elena at all to sort of have
this feminine energy introduced as well since she's really
the lone woman in her pack. Does it help her
Greyston Holt: Hey, Clay has a feminine side.
Laura Vandervoort: He does he does he is concerned about
his hair and does take a while to get ready before we go out
to hunt.
Greyston Holt: Yes.
Heather McLatchy: Got it.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. I mean it was it was personally
nice for me to have female energy on the set because as much
as I love the boys, I you know would tend to always be the
only girl. So it was nice to have these wonderful actresses
on the show.
And then for Elena as well, there's one of the three well
the three witches, she has great relationships with
throughout the season, they sort of develop. But there's a
young witch that she sort of takes on a mothering aspect
with and has sort of a protective vibe with her throughout
the season that just gets stronger as they are sort of
forced to be together and to take care of you know one
another. And so that's a thing that's the nurturing side of
Elena because last season you know she was an unsure woman
who didn't know where she belong. This season, she sort of
very certain as to who she is and her future and is very
violent in ways, but then to juxtapose this little girl
brings out the warm side of her.
Heather McLatchy: Great. Thank you very much.
Operator: Again, if you would like to ask a question, press
star then the number one on your telephone keypad. Your next
question comes from the line of Mary Power. Your line is
open.
Mary Power: Thanks for doing the call.
Greyston Holt: No worries. Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Hi.
Mary Power: Hi. At the end of the last season, Elena and
Clay finally reconciled. I'm sure the shippers out there
were thrilled. Can you talk a little bit more of what to
expect from this relationship, if there's any going to be
anything different going into the new season? How the
relationship?
Greyston Holt: Yes. Well I think you know there you know a
lot of the big things are out of the way relationship wise
but we do face you know we're back together you know
that's definite. But there are a lot of obstacles that we
have to face this season. I think Clay has really taken
taking a step back and just kind of letting Elena deal with
some of her issues this season.
Laura Vandervoort: Her issues.
Greyston Holt: Issues, yes. It's not euphemism by the way.
Mary Power: And then just a follow-up. Now that you've
gotten season one done and under the belt, are there any
going to be any other more difference going into season two?
Anything that may be different now that you've done first
season?
Laura Vandervoort: I mean, I think with a with a lot of
shows, the you know I mean speaking for myself but I
think it's most of us, at the beginning of this first season
we were all a little bit you know nervous to get it right
and make the fans happy because the books existed before, we
were recasting the roles and so that you know it's
important to the fans.
So we wanted to get it right. And I think now that they've
accepted the show and they're happy and the fans you know
the fan base has been growing, it sort of gives us a little
more freedom to play with the characters and we're more
comfortable. We were always comfortable with one another but
the comfort factor is a lot higher and this season you know
it's a darker show with witchcraft, and it's gorier. So I
think this season we just feel more comfortable to expand
our characters' minds a little bit more and the writers
always give us great material. So we are following the books
in a way but taking a lot of liberty.
Mary Power: Great. OK. Well I'm really excited for the new
season and thanks so much.
Greyston Holt: Thank you. I love your accent by the way.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Mary Power: Well thank you.
Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Heather
Waters. Your line is open.
Heather Waters: Hi, thanks so much to you both for being
here.
Greyston Holt: All right. Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Heather Waters: My question, we're a romance novel site and
I'm kind of wondering if you've talked to fans of the book
series and kind of what have been their reactions to seeing
Elena and Clay really come to life.
Greyston Holt: Yes. I mean, we you know we get feedback on
you know many levels. You know there's Twitter now and the
online forum.
But you know the best is you know we go to these conventions
and meeting with fans more often and I think you know like
anything you know there's a certain amount of winning
friends over in the beginning especially when you know these
characters already existed and we have to kind of do our own
version of them and our own interpretation.
But I think people have at least the doubters in the
beginning have grown to love our characters and then I think
the people who were with us right on board from the
beginning are just happy to see it come to life. But
everyone, the reaction's been amazing.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. Like Greyston said, social media you
know this tool now that we can use to interact with the fans
has been you know there's it's a double-edged sword but
it's great when you get the fans that really want to talk to
you and are excited about the show.
And you can you know send out behind the scenes photos and
get them excited as well and their live tweeting and the
instant feedback we can give them on the show as they're
watching it is amazing. And then like Greyston said as well,
the conventions. There it's just a great way to talk to
them what they like about the show, what they don't like.
Hopefully there isn't anything that they don't like. But
they seemed very happy with what we've done so far so we're
grateful that they're watching.
Heather Waters: Thank you. And for Greyston, we have a
question from a reader. She wants to know, speaking of
Clay's hair, how long does it take for his hair to be camera
ready?
Greyston Holt: I actually I pretty much always have long
hair
It's just kind of always the way I like to keep my
hair so it's unless a part comes along you know my in
the off time from Bitten, it's pretty much a longer length
so I rarely cut it short unless I need to.
Heather Waters: And how long
Laura Vandervoort: And it is not there because it's not
there because Greyston will come in to the trailer and like
his hair is already perfect. You just have to mess it up.
Greyston Holt: No. But they still put some time I don't
know, I mean but I'm still like a good 20 minutes in
getting my hair ready. So I don't know what they do but
Laura Vandervoort: But it's like that messy like OK, all
right.
Greyston Holt: OK? All right? All right?
Laura Vandervoort: You're supposed to say you always look
like that.
Greyston Holt: I don't. I've been rocking a ponytail lately
actually.
Laura Vandervoort: The man bun.
Greyston Holt: Man bun.
Heather Waters: Oh, I bet readers would love that.
Greyston Holt: OK.
Heather Waters: Well thank you guys so much. We're looking
forward to a new season.
Greyston Holt: Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. Your next
question comes from the line of Heather McLatchy from
tvgoodness.com. Your line is open.
Heather McLatchy: Hello again. My question is for Greyston.
Greyston Holt: Hello.
Heather McLatchy: We find out pretty early in season two
without being specific about spoilers for folks who haven't
seen the episode yet that what Clay thought about his
childhood and how he came into the Danvers family wasn't
exactly correct. Will that weigh on him through the course
of this season now that he has more information about his
human family?
Greyston Holt: Yes, definitely. I mean, that was a huge,
huge blow to Clay. I mean, it's everything he thought that
was wasn't you know. And I think there's just it just set
in stone in Clay's heart just what it needs to be done and
that you know going to be the bottom of this and capturing
Malcolm is just you know priority number one and putting him
to justice because he is not a good dude.
And it's you know it's kind of the it's kind of you
know the thing we're all chasing, right, is Malcolm. So many
reasons we all have our individual reasons why we want to
bring Malcolm to justice and you know basically squash him,
kill him.
Heather McLatchy: Thank you.
Greyston Holt: Yes.
Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Krista from
The TV MegaSite. Your line is open.
Krista Chain: My question is for both. Both of you seem to
have some a lot of action scenes. And I was just wondering
if it's physically challenging to do all the action on the
show.
Heather McLatchy: I think we all we're all very eager to
do the action. I think and you know most of the guys you
know all of the guys actually are very capable of doing all
of their own stunts and I wanted to keep up with them.
And I think it's a nice break from you know we have very
dramatic, heavy emotional scenes every week. So when we get
an opportunity to be physical like that and I think it's a
nice break for us. And we do rehearse on weekends with our
stunt coordinator John Stead who is amazing and comes up
with these fight sequences that you know especially this
season, will you know blow the audience's minds I think and
he always seems to incorporate the animalistic side of wolf
fights within our fights.
So I think we enjoy it. It is tiring but definitely worth
it. And I think it's better for the audience because they
can actually see our faces and it's more believable. We do
have amazing stunt people who step in for us when it's
rather dangerous or we're not able to do it. But it's nice
for the audience to see our faces while we're fighting.
Greyston Holt: Yes. And it's like it's definitely a
catharsis you know because we go through so many different
emotions you know and it's such a mentally demanding show,
that in that respect but you know it's nice just to shut
the brain of kind of and I mean plus we need the brain for
the choreography.
But you know just to just the outlet physically is a
really nice thing to do every couple of episodes. And it's
fun. Like you know this is the first time I've really done
extensive stunt choreography and it's like a it's kind of
like a dance once you you know once you know the all the
moves and the hits and the punches once you're you know
proficient at it, it's a lot of fun and it's nice to come
home you know most days you come home from set, you're
emotionally drained but it's nice to like come home and you
just beaten, bruised and you know.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. I'm usually I'm usually the one
that's extremely bruised.
Greyston Holt: Yes, you bruise easy. I think it's the way
you fight too.
Laura Vandervoort: I think I just don't know how to hit
lightly.
Greyston Holt: Your fights are a lot different.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Krista Chain: Laura, I just wanting to ask you also, I
noticed that you both had been in Smallville which I
absolutely loved. And I just wanted to know, did you two get
a chance to interact when you were on Smallville or was that
just like a one episode thing where you didn't see each
other or?
Greyston Holt: I well, I did a guess star and I think that
was before Laura was cast.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. I did I did four year on it from
season seven on. So our characters never really existed
within the same world. So we actually never met but we did
talk about that when we were both cast on Bitten, how we
both you know our connections with Smallville.
Krista Chain: Right. Right. Well I loved Smallville and I'm
enjoying Bitten and look forward to season two.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Greyston Holt: Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you so much.
Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Vicki
Dolenga from Three If By Space. Your line is open.
Vicki Dolenga: Hi guys, thanks so much for taking the time
today.
Greyston Holt: No worries. Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Vicki Dolenga: My question has to do with the fact there's
going to be so many changes especially in the characters
coming into this season. How or what can you tell us about
how your characters are finding these new characters and
without getting too spoilish and are you guys as actors
enjoying having more people playing in your universe?
Greyston Holt: Yes. I think it's I mean you know obviously
it's just nice to have this female element introduced to our
show and then Laura of course. Yes, I think that's been
it's been really great for her to have this female presence
around.
But it's just it's been an interesting it's you know
our you know when you think that you're the only ones that
exists in this you know in this world and then you find out
there are others with powers and abilities, I mean it kind
of shocks your world, right? And it's just been it's been
really interesting and challenging to incorporate these
witches into our world and just to interact with them and
see how we interact with them and you know my personally
speaking you know the only interaction I have with females
on the show is with Laura and she's like my one true love.
But it was interesting just to have other women around and
to see and you know I didn't even know how I was going to
react to having them around on camera and with you know my
character. So it was it was kind of just you know finding
the moments and the beats and seeing how we interact. But it
was very interesting and challenging.
Laura Vandervoort: It completely changes the tone of the
show. It's from the first season to this season, it's
not that it's a completely different show but the look and
the material that we're dealing with is completely
different.
And for the fans of the witches, they certainly get their
share of them this season. And it's not just the female
witches, there is you know a bad presence that is you know
after the pack and they have to deal with that and you'll
discover who that is as the season goes on and it's just
someone that they really have no way of dealing with. And
so that last season, our threat was either ourselves or the
humans and the (mutt), this season, it's a whole new realm
of possibilities and dangers for the pack.
Greyston Holt: That we didn't know existed until now. So
it's kind of a it's a shock.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Vicki Dolenga: Great. Thank you so much. Really looking
forward to this season and seeing much more of you guys.
Greyston Holt: Thank you very much.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. Your next
question comes from the line of Heather Waters. Your line is
open.
Jen Proffitt: Hi. This is actually Jen Proffitt from Heroes
& Heartbreakers, I'm joining in on the call so thank you
again so much.
Greyston Holt: Very sneaky.
Laura Vandervoort: Hello.
Jen Proffitt: My question is, you guys play a werewolf
couple, what advice do you think modern/human couples could
learn from Clay and Elena?
Laura Vandervoort: Passion.
Greyston Holt: Passion, yes. That we all have secrets and
sometimes you need your partner to help you keep it secret.
I don't know.
Laura Vandervoort: Or to help you get through it. I mean
their relationship is a little you know in flux season one
and I think I mean you have to look at it that Clay is her
one true love and she's destined to be with him and she was
fighting that.
And maybe you know maybe human relationships need to look
at what their heart is really telling them and to listen to
that, because I think we're all looking for the right fit
and sometimes the right fit is the wrong fit and it's
someone not just you truly are in love with and have fun
with, and that was Clay for her and she tried to deny that.
She tried to you know check off the boxes of what she feels
a woman needs in society as a human. But maybe you know as
human relationships in the world need to look at passion and
what your heart is truly telling you and not try to check
off those boxes.
Greyston Holt: Yes. Nailed it. You nailed that answer.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. Nothing really more to be said. That
was a pretty perfect answer.
Jen Proffitt: Thanks guys. I had coffee.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. Your next
question comes from the line of Heather McLatchy from
tvgoodness.com. Your line is open.
Heather McLatchy: Hi again. So in the first few episodes, we
don't see as much of the wolves. Is there going to be more
spacing out throughout the season where things are sort of
consciously. I'm wondering from a was it a creative
direction or special effects direction that some of the
fight scenes early on you would think at least one of the
pack would wolf out to participate in the fight but
everybody stayed human. Can you talk a little bit about how
that will change between season one and season two?
Greyston Holt: Yes, there's definitely some wolfing out that
happens as the season progresses. But in the beginning it's
you know it's about introducing these you know this new
world, the witches, right? But there are definitely some
fights coming up that involve you know like actors in wolf
form so.
Heather McLatchy: Great. And then one of the other things,
we see early on in the season that Clay sort of gets into
investigative mode as wearing his doctor hat and honestly
for a moment there I thought, "Oh, that's right, he does
have a PhD." So do we do we see more of that throughout
the season where he's because a part of this is
introducing a new world that really his anthropology
background comes into play here. So will we see him use more
of those skills throughout the season?
Greyston Holt: Yes, you definitely do. And there's yes,
like you're saying, it's definitely like an investigative
element to this season. Like a true detective vibe you know.
And you know Clay definitely calls upon his skills and his
knowledge as an anthropology professor and anthropologist to
help get to the bottom of this.
So I think it's an interesting turn this season, right? It
wasn't just about a wolf instincts, it was about using our
brains and you know really figuring how to deal with this
new world of the witches and you know it's kind of an
unknown world. I mean at first you know we're not really
sure what to expect and what it is and it's a lot of just
deciphering and decoding the world around us and I just
happen to have you know good set of skills in this case to
help deal with that.
Laura Vandervoort: But you know what's funny, Greyston is as
you said that this season that the wolves are using their
brains more, I feel like Elena's using it less this season.
Greyston Holt: Yes, totally.
Laura Vandervoort: The previous season, she was a bit of a
head it's like Queen Elena has (inaudible) in a way like
this season she's just very animalistic and in you know kill
mode. I mean, she does use her brain at all times obviously,
especially you know when investigating the dark presence.
But the most part
Greyston Holt: I think what's driving you this season though
is more of the blood lust.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. I think that
Heather McLatchy: Well you see that too there's a scene I
don't want to spoil anything but there's a scene where Elena
has a long overdue conversation, I'll put it that way and
you just almost vibrate at the table because you're so
angry, and I thought that was interesting to see that she
really is almost feral this season because she's so hell
bent on correcting what happened at the end of last season.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. And you know that's to be expected
because this season takes up three days prior to the finale
and you know as we all saw in the finale, Philip's head was
in her bed so she I love how that rhymes every time I say
it. She is
Greyston Holt: Real bed head.
Laura Vandervoort: She is still head in the bed. She's
still seeing red and it's a nice change for me too because
season one, I was just so emotional and, "Oh, where do I
belong?" And this season, it's just go time and that was a
lot of fun for me especially you know I am separated from
the pack mid season. So she is on her own and very
instinctual with the young witch and with protecting herself
and this young girl, so.
Heather McLatchy: Great. Well thank you.
Greyston Holt: Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. There are no
further questions at this time. Oh wait, I have one more
question. We have another question coming from the line of
Heather McLatchy from tvgoodness.com. Your line is open.
Greyston Holt: OK, thanks.
Heather McLatchy: I'm sorry. Can you talk a little bit you
talked about interacting with fans on social media. Can you
talk a little bit about whether or how that had any effect
on you all getting a second season? Do you think fans
weighing on how much they really wanted to see these
characters again helped you all do that?
Greyston Holt: Yes. I think I think you know the powers to
be take it all into account and you know I think what it
comes down to it you know numbers are you know one of the
major things they look at but they also look at your fan
reaction and the passion of the fans.
I mean, it's amazing the power social media now and getting
the word out. I mean you know people are reading positive
tweets and you know things on the show and it's only going
to get more people into watching the show, so it's
definitely talked about and taken into account.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes, I agree. And I know a lot of the
fans on social media will tweet saying that they love how
interactive the cast is both with live tweeting, and in
between episodes we're answering their questions and talking
about them or following them.
We have some great fans that I think we've all met at
conventions that you know come to all of our cons, to our
signings, they make t-shirts, and jewelry, and bags and
they're just phenomenal, so having their support you know
like any show helps with the ratings, helps with being
picked up and we hope that continues this season.
Greyston Holt: Yes. And it's funny like I like I you
know I'm getting to like you know on Twitter you know I'm
starting to recognize faces that you know are more active on
our you know on tweeting about Bitten and it's you know
quite a few times have been at conventions now and I see
them in line, I'm like, "I know that person." I'm like, "Oh
my God, you're that person on Twitter that you know tweets
about our show." That's cool with this one.
Laura Vandervoort: Completely, yes. Sure.
Heather McLatchy: Nice. Well thank you so much and I think
the fans really going to like this season. So
congratulations again.
Greyston Holt: Thanks so much.
Heather McLatchy: Thank you so much for taking the time
today.
Greyston Holt: Thank you. No worries.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you so much.
Operator: And your next question comes from the line of
Heather Waters. Your line is open.
Heather Waters: Hi again guys. I'm wondering; how does
working on a show that's based on you know a 13-book series
kind of affected your approach to playing the characters, or
do you just try to focus on like what's on the page and kind
of leave the books you know to their place?
Greyston Holt: Well you know I think you know and
initially you know I think we all obviously drew from the
books as a you know sort of base knowledge. But it kind of
becomes its own thing after that.
You know you make some choices about your character
initially, first season and then and then you really just
have to ride out the show, like the show like kind of
becomes its own thing after that. And you know this season,
we're stepping a little away from the books. So it's for me
at list. I don't know if I can speak for the rest of the
cast. It's about what's on the page at this point. Whereas
initially, it was it was about you know researching the
characters. But you know you have to kind of take some
creative license and liberty to make it your own. But, yes,
there we go.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. He kind of said what I was going to
say. You know I for me, I read the first book when I was
cast just to have an understanding and spoke to our
executive producer, but I think, yes, it's about what's on
the page, it's about what we're creating as a show and you
know we want to make the fans happy but at the same time
have to work within the realm of what our writers are coming
up with, which is always fantastic and shocking and bloody
and amazing.
So the books are a source I guess if we want to go to to see
sort of what the future might hold, but other than that, I'd
like to go by the script and be pleasantly surprised.
Heather Waters: Do you guys ever kind of sneak on to you
know like Wikipedia or something to try to get some spoilers
or do you just like to be surprised as the scripts come in?
Greyston Holt: I mean because I think for sorry, go
Laura.
Laura Vandervoort: No, you go ahead.
Greyston Holt: I think since we are really kind of taking
a turn away, like we're you know some people are
interesting within the realm of the books but TV is a
different animal, right, and it's the writers are kind of
finding creating our own path now in regards to the show
Bitten.
So you know even if there are spoilers in the books, it
doesn't necessarily mean we're going to include them in the
show. So it's interesting to find out definitely as a source
material but it doesn't necessarily mean that it will affect
the show.
Heather Waters: Got you. Thank you. One last question. Do
you are there any other kind of pairings on the show that
you'd like to see get together or any kind of love
connections that you guys as actors would like to see those
characters get together?
Greyston Holt: Jeremy, I think
Greyston Holt: You know what was I can't believe I'm
forgetting the police officer in the first season.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. They need to get together or I think
we need to try to bite a female and help her survive for
Jeremy or just find a human. You know he needs a little
loving too.
Greyston Holt: Like what's what is Jeremy doing like to
quench his sexual appetite? Like I don't know. We don't
know.
Laura Vandervoort: Well I have a pretty good idea but he's
our father. We can't be thinking about that we can't
he's changing. He's getting his frustrations out wall
painting and we haven't seen him paint in a while so who
knows
Greyston Holt: Sure. We know what he's doing in the painting
room.
Laura Vandervoort: We know what he's really doing.
Heather Waters: Well that's awesome. Thank you guys.
Greyston Holt: Thank you.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. OK. There are
no further questions at this time.
Maxine Shen: Oh, I'm just going to say we're getting people
a chance to ask one final question. If you guys talk about
the like enhanced side of the horror that we'll see this
season.
Greyston Holt: Sure. Love to.
Laura Vandervoort: I mean this season, the horror definitely
adds up. There's much more blood and gore, but Elena is
separated from the pack a few episodes in and ends up at a
compound and sort of there is a character that has the
ability to get into the minds of our pack and sort of put
the characters into a mind palace with their worst fears
coming true and they have to deal with them.
And for Elena, you can imagine there's a lot of things that
she's had go on in her life and guilt and all that that
she's got to you know basically confront within this mind
palace and you know we've got insane explosions and fight
sequences, because Elena is sort of in this assassin mode,
she's ripping body parts off and it did get intense this
season and I actually I'm just looking at a photo where
I'm covered in blood that I think I'm going to be posting
soon.
So I had a lot of fun doing that this season. I'm a huge
horror fan and one of our writers Wil Zmak is aware of that
so he wrote an episode I think specifically for me to quench
those needs and I had my own little horror movie in one
episode which was a lot of fun. Greyston?
Greyston Holt: Yes. I guess it's the other person does
what you want to say like, "Ooh, I love that." But, yes,
this is definitely a darker, more heady season. It really
kind of it's twisted and really affects you in a in a
mental level.
It's you know there's a lot of unknown forces around us
happening and it's trying to figure out what's happening in
this world, because our world is physical and this new world
is very supernatural and magical and fantastical and it's
really thrown us for a loop. But it's definitely a bloodier,
sexier, more violent season. And it just has we have a new
director of photography this season, Boris, and he's really
put a dark tone on the show. He has this thing called the
dark side where you know you'll notice in this show more
specifically on the interior scenes.
There's a further shot on half of our face and it really
kind of add to this dramatic tone. So visually this season
is just it's I think affects you more. It's you know
even if even if our show's not like visually it looks
it looks really appealing, it's just very rich and dark.
Laura Vandervoort: It's like it's very cinematic this
season. It does look like it does look like it should be
on the big screen like a horror film.
Greyston Holt: Yes. All of my friends who have seen any bits
of it say that too. It's like, yes, just looks like a movie
that's you know.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Greyston Holt: Hey Laura.
Laura Vandervoort: Hey Greyston. What's up? What's up?
Greyston Holt: What's up? And then I guess I mean one of
the other key things I mean everyone knows the premiere
date obviously.
Laura Vandervoort: April 17th. And we're very excited.
Greyston Holt: April 17th, two-hour premiere.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes, I was going to say it's great that
it's a two hour premiere because it can I know that the
American fans have been you know dying to see it and trying
to avoid the spoilers on social media. So they get to sort
of get caught up within you know the two hour premiere.
Greyston Holt: And these two episodes really do play well. I
mean, the whole season plays well as a whole but these two
episodes really I think it was smart to play them
back-to-back, just artistically and plotwise it's like it
really kind of go together as a nice little unit, like a two
hour premiere. So it will be two hours of edge of your seat
TV.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Greyston Holt: Or hiding under your pillow TV. It's pretty
twisted and scary. It's dark.
Laura Vandervoort: And by and by the finale, you'll be
using the Kleenex.
Greyston Holt: Yes. Oh, yes, God, the last two episodes
there'll be some tears, I'll say that.
Laura Vandervoort: I feel like we're just having a phone
conversation with each other talking.
Greyston Holt: Yes. We need to do this more often, Laura,
just talk about the show. I'll call you and we'll just talk
about it.
Laura Vandervoort: I know. It's like what you had for
breakfast.
Greyston Holt: Yes.
Operator: I think you have other questions over the phone.
Your next question comes from the line of (Vicky Delonga
from 3fui.net). Your line is open. Vicki Dolenga, your line
is open.
Vicki Dolenga: Hi, sorry about that. I didn't realize I put
myself on mute. So sorry. And by the way, the site is
actually Three If By Space. So what I was wondering is what
is the most fun for you guys on the show?
Greyston Holt: Lunchtime.
Laura Vandervoort: Greyston likes the food.
Vicki Dolenga: Apparently. Well that's and also a very
Clay thing so you really can't argue it.
Greyston Holt: Yes.
Laura Vandervoort: I think for me, it's working with all the
guys. I mean obviously we love our characters in the show
and playing out these characters and all the different you
know scenarios that they have to deal with and watching them
grow as we grow, but I just love working with the guys, we
all miss each other when we're not working and we have a lot
of fun and we learn from one another so.
Vicki Dolenga: The boys I guess.
Greyston Holt: Yes. I'd have to say the same thing. Like
just our family. Like we're so fortunate too being in a show
where you know and I know I can speak on everyone's behalf
that we all look forward to coming to work in the morning
and just hanging out and then you know getting to act
together and you know work out scenes and you know
everyone's very supportive and you know we go through a lot
of heavy emotions in the show and it's nice to have you know
a group of people that understands the emotions and is there
you know for support.
But at the same time like we you know because we like each
other so much you know we keep it light. You know we're
always laughing and having a good time. So it's a great
thing
Laura Vandervoort: I don't think I don't think yes, I
don't think any of us have ever gotten into like a fight or
there's never been any awkward you know personal problems
with the cast.
We all you know support one another and after scenes, we're
all you know congratulating each other on the work that
they've done or I there's never been any bad intentions on
anyone's behalf which is really nice because you know actors
can be fickle people and you never know when you put a group
of them together what will happen. But in this case, it's
been it's been a dream.
Greyston Holt: Yes. There's never any like there's never
any me or I, it's always like, us the pack, we, us you know
going through it together so.
Laura Vandervoort: Yes.
Vicki Dolenga: Well that's great. Very nice to hear. Thanks
again guys.
Greyston Holt: Thanks.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Heather
McLatchy from tvgoodness.com. Your line is open.
Heather McLatchy: You guys mentioned and again, I'm
dodging spoilers but it our Canadian friends are almost
through the whole season and you mentioned that this is a
much darker, gorier season. So what have you heard from fans
about the change in tone and the different look, how they
responded.
Greyston Holt: All the response I've seen online has been
extremely positive. Laura, so?
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. They've been they've been very
responsive to the change and seem to be really into it.
You know they love the first season but this season, I'm
seeing a lot more interaction on Twitter and the fans are
live twitting with us and you know asking what's going to
happen next and being you know emotional about what they've
just seen. So they seem to be loving it and they seem to
love the addition of the characters of the witches.
Greyston Holt: Yes. And I think this season the first
season is obviously great and we love it. But I think this
season if you haven't seen the first season, I think you
could probably jump into this one and you know with a bit of
basic info and do you know a recap at the beginning of the
season on season one.
But I think you can really jump into this season and just
fall into the world and I think and that seems to kind of
stand alone.
Heather McLatchy: Very cool. And both of you did a side
project during the height of that were very sweet and light
for Up and Hallmark. Do you all look for projects that are a
little bit diametrically opposed to Bitten just to sort of
give yourself a psychological break and do something that's
completely different?
The was that intentional or was just lucky happenstance
that you all found you know some different projects?
Greyston Holt: For me, it would happen to that. I just love
to work and if something comes along and the timing's right,
I just I just like being on a set no matter what it is. So
you know but I take every single job that comes my way but
you know it's I just you know when I'm not working, I
feel lost. So it's nice to just kind of set in for a few
days on a movie or whatever it is.
Heather McLatchy: Very cool. And Laura?
Laura Vandervoort: Yes. It's nice it's nice to you know to
mix things up a little bit. After season two, I think we
were all emotionally and physically drained but loved what
we have the opportunity to do but I you know like I think
most doctors want to try everything and anything and mixing
it up is important to me.
And like Greyston said you know you're not going to you're
taking absolutely everything but things that you know
excites you in characters that challenge you, you want to be
on that you want to work. I think we're all workaholics
and put everything in to what we do. So it's nice to try new
things and you know I've been working on a kid show that I
created and that's completely different realm from what I
just came from sex, blood, and gore to you know morals and
children's tales. So, yes, it's nice to change things up.
But we I don't think I go looking for it.
Heather McLatchy: OK, thank you.
Greyston Holt: Thanks.
Operator: Again, if you'd like to ask a question, press star
then the number one on your telephone keypad. Your next
question comes from the line of Jamie Ruby from
syfyvision.com. Your line is open.
Jamie Ruby: Thanks again. I just have another question
Greyston, I was curious. Did you work with the boy who
played you in the flashbacks at all?
Greyston Holt: Yes. Clay goes very internal and we call it
the mind palace and he's kind of trapped inside his mind and
deals with some of his demons from past and we do have some
interaction in that. I don't want to give to much away about
how that comes to me but, yes, he's very sweet kid but
that's the interaction I had with him on the set.
Heather McLatchy: That's cool. I more meant though like did
you talk to him about kind of him becoming you. Like that's
more what I meant but that's an interesting part too.
Greyston Holt: Yes, there wasn't you know so just the way
the schedule works out, I don't think I I don't I can't
remember I met him before we actually started filming. You
know I can't even recall but I met him a few times and we
talked a little bit about it but you know I kind of let him
do his own thing.
You know it's tough with you know younger child actors,
someone put too much in their head you know and I just kind
of let him take it on his own and do his own thing.
Heather McLatchy: OK, cool. Thank you both very much.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you.
Operator: There are no further questions at this time.
Maxine Shen: I think we're done so Laura and Greyston, thank
you for your time and thank you everyone for joining the
call. Please check out undoing on syfy.com and tune in to
the season two premiere on April 17th. It's going to be a
great season. Thank you everyone.
Laura Vandervoort: Thank you everybody. I'll tell Greystone
you all said goodbye.
Operator: This concludes today's conference call. You may
now disconnect.
END
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