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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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Speaker 2: It's been six years since the original Vampire Diaries signed off,

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Speaker 2: but some fans still hold out hope for a revival

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Speaker 2: or reboot featuring some of the original casts, and if

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Speaker 2: you count yourself as one of them, don't hold out

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Speaker 2: hope for Paul Wesley to return. The actor who played

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Speaker 2: the bloodsucker Stephan for all eight seasons, tells in style,

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Speaker 2: I would never do another Vampire anything, period, let alone

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Speaker 2: Vampire Diaries. I don't miss anything about playing Stephan, and

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Speaker 2: I don't mean that in a negative way. Eight years

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Speaker 2: is a long time, and I'm glad to put that

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Speaker 2: to rest. But I loved how dynamic he was so

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Speaker 2: it wouldn't become monotonous every season. He had a different art.

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Speaker 2: At one point he was pure evil, and he started

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Speaker 2: out as the good guy, and then he ended as

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Speaker 2: the good guy. But I like the challenge of trying

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Speaker 2: to keep the character fresh. Paul is also busy tackling

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Speaker 2: another incredibly iconic role, Captain Kirk in Star Trek's Strange

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Speaker 2: New World, where he made his surprising debut in its

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Speaker 2: season one finale and will be heavily featured and its

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Speaker 2: upcoming second season. Season one is on Paramount Plus that's

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood.