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Category: Interviews
O’Loughlin excited for Moonlight rebirth
Alex O’Loughlin has become a regular presence on TV screens with work on The Shield, Moonlight and Three Rivers — and this fall he’ll star in a remake of Hawaii 5-0.
Recently seen in theaters opposite Jennifer Lopez in the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan, the Australian actor returns to the small screen this summer as The CW resurrects all 16 episodes of Moonlight, in which he plays a sexy, do-gooding vampire detective.
Q. Moonlight was originally canceled by CBS in 2008. Are you tired of getting questions about vampires?
A. No, I love vampires. I did Moonlight because I love the genre and because I really believed in the show, and I will always love the genre. I think it’s the coolest. I would totally play a vampire again — if it was the right thing. I’ll never be sick of vampires.
Q. Your character is a conscientious bloodsucker. Do you have a preference between playing heroes or villains?
A. It feels to me like — and this isn’t to say that I’ve ever done anything clever or talented in my career yet — but I feel like when I’m playing a villain, I can get away with a lot more. You go, “Hey, listen, what if this guy had a tattoo on his face?” And the director’s like, “Yeah! That’s f—ing evil!” But as the hero, you’re like, “Hey, can we …?” “No! You’re the hero. Just look and smile.” [SOURCE]
Hawaii Five-O Most Anticipated New TV Show of the Fall
Hawaii Five-O won the E! Online vote for most anticipated new TV show of the Fall.
They have an interview with Alex as well:
What can fans expect from the new Five-O?
It’s a modern reboot of a classic, an old favorite that was CBS’ number one show for 12 years. It was a huge show. What we are doing is bringing a whole new spin to it. I play Steve McGarrett, which is Jack Lord’s character, and you will learn all about Steve’s background as opposed to in the old show, you didn’t really know much about him. We open up the pilot learning all about these characters, where they come from, how they come together and it’s about fighting crime in Hawaii.
Are you a fan of Lost and how great is it to be working with Daniel Dae Kim?
Yeah. Fantastic and yeah, he’s a great guy. He’s super nice. I’m very, very glad he’s on the cast. He’s a pro. He’s a terrific actor, but he’s a really great person as well. So it’s going to be fun.
Will you be doing any of your own stunts?
I’m very physical and I really enjoy that side of things and stuff. I’ll do whatever they let me!
You and Scott Caan, who plays your partner, have some strong chemistry in the pilot. Is he the comedic relief to your straight man?
There’s more to my character McGarrett than you saw in the pilot so he’s not as straight as you think. I mean he’s as straight as a [Navy] SEAL, but he’s got a bunch of stuff that’s gonna come out later on and we riff pretty well together. It’s fun. Naturally, in life, I’m more of a clown, it’s different.
Will you and Scott be the next great TV bromance?
Me and Scott, oh yeah, we will be the bromance of the decade!
Alex O’Loughlin talks “Hawaii Five-0,” “The Back-Up Plan”
Australian heartthrob Alex O’Loughlin has suffered television heartache in the past, but that didn’t deter him from taking on the lead role in CBS’ remake of the long-running cop series “Hawaii Five-0.”
“Yeah, that was a big decision for me and, I mean, it was ultimately and evidently … an offer I couldn’t turn down. And I’m really glad I took it up,” O’Loughlin said in a phone interview last month while promoting his romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan.”
“So yeah, you become more realistic about what it means to sign that seven-year contract and become a little more discerning. But I feel like I’ve made the right decision.”
A graduate of Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, he was first seen by American audiences on the critically acclaimed police drama “The Shield.” His breakout role playing vampire and private detective Mick St. John in the cult favorite CBS series “Moonlight” transformed his career. But the show was unceremoniously canceled in 2008 after 16 episodes, despite its fiercely faithful following. His next foray into TV, the CBS medical drama “Three Rivers,” was even more short-lived. Continue reading »
The Performance: Alex O’Loughlin in ‘The Back-Up Plan’
Also rare is the arc of a career like O’Loughlin’s, which has brought him from his native Australia, where he worked in television and film, to the States, where he’s now finding his face plastered all over billboards opposite one of the country’s biggest stars.
And though the film opened to a lower-than-expected $12.3 million over the weekend, O’Loughlin said he tries not to focus on box office.
“You always feel it, it’s right there, but I’m trying not to plug into it,” he said. “I do think about it when I drive past some massive photo of myself and it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s me.’ But you just can’t dwell on what’s going to happen.”
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Jennifer and Alex open up about pregnancy and parenthood
In the romantic comedy “The Back-up Plan,” Lopez’s Zoe character is an independent woman who is (unlike Lopez) single and tired of waiting for Mr. Right. Eager to have a child, Zoe decides to undergo artificial insemination, and then later the same day, she meets Stan (played by Alex O’Loughlin), and the two start dating and fall in love. At the Los Angeles press conference for “The Back-up Plan,” Lopez and O’Loughlin talked about pregnancy, parenthood, and the pressure of having great bodies. Lopez also chatted about her upcoming music, while O’Loughlin mentioned what people can expect from his TV series remake of “Hawaii Five-O.”
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