The Vampire Diary

Do you want to see Mexican heartthrob Michael Trevino shirtless? Well, you’re in luck. The 25-year-old actor—who plays hot-tempered, soon-to-be-werewolf Tyler Lockwood on the CW’s sexy vampire drama, The Vampire Diaries, told Latina.com that the shirt is coming off. Trevino dished on why werewolves are hotter than vampires, whether or not he’s going to get a steamy sex scene, and what you can look forward to on tonight’s premiere.

What’s coming up for your character, Tyler in season two of The Vampire Diaries?
Tyler’s Uncle, Mason Lockwood (Taylor Kinney) is coming into town and is a big part of Tyler’s journey this season. Through Mason, Tyler will come to realize some interesting information about the Lockwood Bloodline.  Not everything is as it seems, and there are some big surprises down the road. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and I’ve been able to explore this character more this season. Tyler is going to be going through a lot this season and I hope that people are entertained by it. I think fans are going to enjoy the “sneaky” Lockwood family.

Did you have to get more muscular for the new season?
My producers never asked me to bulk up, but I took it upon myself to go to the gym a little more this season.

Will we see Tyler shirtless in season two?
Tyler will be shirtless sooner than you think this season.

Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) are known for their provocative sex scenes on the show. Will Tyler get a wild sex scene of his own in season 2?
This is a question you would have to ask [producers] Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, but if you ask me I’d like to think that he will. Stefan and Elena shouldn’t get to have all the fun [Laughs].

Do werewolves run hotter than vampires?
[Laughs] Well, we all know that our Vampires in Mystic Falls use “Vamp Speed” from time to time.  I’m wondering if our Werewolves use wolf speed? But what do you think I’m going to say? Of course, werewolves run hotter!

Source: Latina via Vampire-Diaries.net

Do you want to see Mexican heartthrob Michael Trevino shirtless? Well, you’re in luck. The 25-year-old actor—who plays hot-tempered, soon-to-be-werewolf Tyler Lockwood on the CW’s sexy vampire drama, The Vampire Diaries, told Latina.com that the shirt is coming off. Trevino dished on why werewolves are hotter than vampires, whether or not he’s going to get a steamy sex scene, and what you can look forward to on tonight’s premiere.

What’s coming up for your character, Tyler in season two of The Vampire Diaries?
Tyler’s Uncle, Mason Lockwood (Taylor Kinney) is coming into town and is a big part of Tyler’s journey this season. Through Mason, Tyler will come to realize some interesting information about the Lockwood Bloodline.  Not everything is as it seems, and there are some big surprises down the road. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and I’ve been able to explore this character more this season. Tyler is going to be going through a lot this season and I hope that people are entertained by it. I think fans are going to enjoy the “sneaky” Lockwood family.

Did you have to get more muscular for the new season?
My producers never asked me to bulk up, but I took it upon myself to go to the gym a little more this season.

Will we see Tyler shirtless in season two?
Tyler will be shirtless sooner than you think this season.

Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) are known for their provocative sex scenes on the show. Will Tyler get a wild sex scene of his own in season 2?
This is a question you would have to ask [producers] Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, but if you ask me I’d like to think that he will. Stefan and Elena shouldn’t get to have all the fun [Laughs].

Do werewolves run hotter than vampires?
[Laughs] Well, we all know that our Vampires in Mystic Falls use “Vamp Speed” from time to time.  I’m wondering if our Werewolves use wolf speed? But what do you think I’m going to say? Of course, werewolves run hotter!

Source: Latina via Vampire-Diaries.net

While Katherine will be the main focus of The Vampire Diaries this fall, viewers shouldn’t forget about Michael Trevino’s Tyler.

As previously reported, this character’s family, background and inner rage will be on full display in the fall. Trevino spoke with TV Fanatic this week about the transformations ahead for Tyler…

Throughout season one, Tyler was a hot-tempered human. How excited are you to be a supernatural character?
There’s going to be more storylines, and it’ll show a different side of Tyler. Like you said, all of season one it showed how hot-headed he was, snapping at everybody. Not only that, but for me to be get into the supernatural element and find out the lineage of these werewolves and such, it’s gonna be, not a hard task, but something to look forward to. There wasn’t much of Tyler going on in season one, so they want to throw all of these projects at me now for the new season. I’m ready for it!

Do you have to go through any makeup or prosthetics for the transformation?
I haven’t. All I’ve done so far is some green screen work. We might actually be doing some CGI, so we’re testing some things out right. No word yet on actually prosthetics on my face.

Imagine the shock of seeing yourself.
For me, just the season one finale with the changing of the eye, that alone was a shock for me because I wasn’t able to see it before. So I saw it with the fans, and with everyone else watching the finale. That was exciting. Now I’m even more excited to see how they do the transformation. I think they’re still trying to figure that out.

Is there going to be a lot of self-discovery for Tyler?
Yes there is. My uncle, Mason Lockwood, is coming into town. He has a big part in dealing with that. He has some information and secrets that he can share with me and his own personality. He’s got this curse, too, the Lockwood curse, so he feeds Tyler bits and pieces of information here and there.

How is his relationship with his uncle?
They’re not really close because Mason is the black sheep of the family. He was never really in Mystic Falls. He was there for a bit and then just vanished. With him coming back because of the death of my father and his brother, it’s strange. They’re not close, but he doesn’t have his father anymore, and he needs an older male companion. Mason is going to be there for him, and help develop my character.

Next season, are you picking up right where you left off?
Yes we are. It’s exactly from the car crash with Caroline in the hospital, Katherine chopping off Uncle John’s fingers. We are starting off right where it ended.  They wrote an awesome season premiere, so we’re looking forward to everyone seeing it.

You were working on finding a wolf as your transformed self, have you found one yet?
I don’t think we’ve made a final decision. But I have played around with a couple of wolves that have some on set. The screen tests that they’ve done with me, they’ve done with the wolves. So I think we’re still in the audition process with them. It’s awesome. They’re such beautiful animals and they can be very intimidating. But these have been raised in homes and are very well-mannered. When we need them to growl on cue, hopefully they’ll be able to do that.

Do you have anything in common with Tyler?
He’s got a temper and I think everybody has a temper from time to time. The only thing right off the bat is I’m very athletic and I did play a lot of varsity sports in high school…It is fun to play, though. I can explore that inner rage that I posses. Sometimes when people get angry, we want to scream at the top of our lungs. When I go to work, I get to fight Steve McQueen’s character, and I get to beat him up and take out my aggression on him, so I guess it works out [Laughs].

What else can we look forward to this season?
We’re filming episode three right now, and I can tell you that there is a lot of Lockwood going around. We’re seeing the day-to-day of Tyler, and a lot of scenes take place in my house now. That didn’t happen in season one. I don’t think we got to know Tyler as whole, just an angry, bully of a kid in season one. Now, we’ll be able to see Tyler when he’s calm and not trying to pick a fight with somebody. Episode three is a big episode. There’s something really important that Tyler realizes and there’s a big revelation for Tyler.

Even though his relationship with his father was rocky, do we see Tyler mourn over his death?
Oh yeah. In the season premiere, you will see Tyler and how he deals with the fact that his father is on. All I can say is, it’s not pretty. He takes it pretty rough.

Trevino also promised flashbacks on season two related to the founding families of Mystic Falls, specifically the Lockwoods and Salvatores. Needless the say, we cannot wait.

 


Where there are vampires, werewolves are rarely far behind, and "The Vampire Diaries" is no exception. When Zap2it got an exclusive sneak peek on location of Season 2 in Atlanta, I had the chance to take a little stroll around the Lockwood Mansion with Michael Trevino, the man behind Mystic Falls' newest lycanthrope.

Trevino's character, Tyler, is not only dealing with some animal insticts, but he's grieving the death of his dad (and the town "alpha-douche"), Mayor Lockwood. "It's just adding another layer to the top of his inner rage," Trevino explains. "He's upset and he's sad that his dad is gone, but then he's also upset because it's another move that his dad has made against him. His dad's dead and was never able to redeem himself for how he raised Tyler, how cruel and strict he was."

The mystery surrounding Mayor Lockwood's death isn't lost on the other residents of Mystic Falls... especially not on Damon (Ian Somerhalder). "They're questioning everything," Trevino says. "They're not assuming we're vampires, because I think the people that are asking the questions are actually vampires, so they know that we're not. A lot of questions are being asked right now."

Luckily, Tyler won't have to experience the Lockwood family curse alone. My first day on set was also "Trauma" star Taylor Kinney's first day playing Uncle Mason. Says Trevino, "He's my father's younger, hipper brother." (He's also hotter. No offense, Mayor Lockwood. Rest in peace.)

Even though Tyler and Matt (Zach Roerig) made up last season - yes, Matt forgave Tyler for making out with his mom - don't expect the BFF bromance to feature in the first few episodes of this season. "Tyler's going to be leaning more towards hanging out with Mason, now that he's in town," Trevino says. "I think the Lockwoods are just going to stick together in their own entity and let Matt go do his thing."

Taking such a central role in the show's plot is a new experience for Trevino, since Tyler was M.I.A. for the majority of episodes in Season 1. "I'm looking forward to our take on this werewolf lineage and culture,"he  says. "You know, there's 'Twilight' and 'True Blood' and they have their differences, obviously. I just want us to be original and be our own kind of werewolf with the transformation and the look of our wolves."

I couldn't get much out of Trevino when it comes to the werewolf mythology, but he did give me some scoop on how the eternal battle between vampires and werewolves will play out in Mystic Falls. "There's a different set of rules within Mystic Falls," he says. "Werewolves have a little upper hand on vampires for a bit. There's something we're definitely capable of doing, that the vampires cannot protect themselves from. It's not your traditional werewolf rules as far as how they die."

At Comic-Con last week, Trevino told me that he's "nervous as hell" about the emphasis on his character this season. I'll say this much: he shouldn't be. While I can't give away much about the scenes I watched while I was on set, I can promise that you guys won't be disappointed in Trevino's performance.

Besides, even if Trevino's acting isn't up to par (which it is, don't worry) he's got Plan B ready to go. "I don't know how much clothing is going to be off or on," he teases, "but I'll say that I am prepared to get totally naked on the show if need be. It's official."

Team Tyler, get ready for some overcrowding in the clubhouse.

Source: Zap2it