Nina Dobrev sinks her teeth in something fresh

The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev is showing the world that she has what it takes to play a villainous vixen, just as convincingly as a damsel in distress.

For those who haven’t tuned in to the CW hit series, Nina stars as both Elena Gilbert, a worrisome girl next door, and Katherine Pierce, an egocentric, devious and cutthroat vampire.

As appetizing and evil sexy cool as that sounds, Nina grew hungry for something else when season four was nearing its end.

“I’ve been looking for new inspiration,” Nina says.

So while the cast and crew of the Vampire Diaries are on a summer hiatus, the actress is going to show off just how versatile she really is by sinking her teeth into something new. Comedy.

Nina landed a main role in the feature film, Let’s Be Cops, opposite prime time funny guys Damon Wayans Jr. of Happy Endings, and Jake Johnson from New Girl.

Nina plays girlfriend to Damon’s character who, along with his buddy, impersonates cops just for kicks until they have a run-in with a very real mobster.

Filming has already kicked off and should wrap up by the end of summer seeing as Nina still has her Diaries duty to fulfill.

“I wish I had a little bit more time off to be home and see my friends because I honestly miss it,” Nina says of her busy schedule.

But don’t consider that a complaint. The star loves her daily grind and the challenges that come with her double role on the Vampire Diaries.

“You’ve got to love what you do,” Nina says. “Otherwise there’s no point in doing it.”

Plus, the actress adds, “I get to kill people and suck blood!”

Now what’s not to love about that?

The Vampre Diaries returns to television in October. Let’s Be Cops is expected in 2014.

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Posted by Marc Andrew on Jun 24 2013. Filed under Interviews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.