J. August Richards:Wow.
Jonetta Kaiser:Wow, juicy.
Richards:Dang, you went there.
You took it there.
Well, early Gunn would want Victor dead immediately.
Later Gunn might hear his story a little bit.
That’s how I’ll answer that.
Did you read any of the “Vampire Academy” books?
How do you feel that the adjustments add to the story?
Kaiser:I did read the books as a kid.
I was 13 or 14.
I was a huge fan.
I think the adjustments make sense.
It’s something to give a storyline, if anything.
Maybe we’ll get to learn a little bit more here.
and “Angel.”
How did those roles help prepare you for this one?
Can we expect Victor to get into the thick of the action in “Vampire Academy”?
Richards:In this world, the Dhampirs are the ones who do all the fighting for the Moroi.
The Dhampirs have speed and strength, so they do all of the fighting.
I was so happy not to do it on this job.
I like to do different things.
It’s fun to try something a little different this time.
Are we going to see some Victor magic?
Richards:I did train for one thing, so we’ll see how that goes.
I love to do my own stunts.
Which kind of vampire do you think they should play?
Kaiser:That’s a good question.
I don’t know.
I would bring her over to this show so that she could play a vampire as well.
Kaiser:I worked with Ja Rule.
He’d probably be really cool as a vampire.
Richards:He would be.
He could throw a Fyre Festival for the non-royal Moroi.
Kaiser:That’d be awesome non-royal Moroi.
Did you all have a discussion on how that was going to play out?
Kaiser:The family dynamic was amazing because we all get along so well in real life.
Playing family was easy.
We trust each other.
We feel safe around each other, so it was fun.
But that’s just the reality.
Mental health can, at its worst, be very extreme.
It works perfectly for this fantasy world.
Off screen, we don’t really have that dynamic.
But on screen, we definitely turn into that father [and daughters dynamic].
Kaiser:Oh, it’s definitely not.
I mean family in the way of me being like, “Hey, J.
What’re you doing?
Come to lunch.”
Richards:Of me being the senior, It’s not like that.
Kaiser:He’s not my father.
Kaiser:Friends become family in that sense.
Richards:I could be the big bro.
I’ll be the big bro.
Kaiser:You’re the big bro.
This interview was edited for clarity.
