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Katie McGrath on BBC Radio 1XTRA Part 2/2

#katie mcgrath #audio interview #2013

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Katie McGrath on BBC Radio 1XTRA  Part ½

#katie mcgrath #audio interview #2013

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#interviews #radiotimes #katie mcgrath #Dracula

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New Katie interview

From the 12-18 October edition of Radio Times.

In Sky Living’s bold new adaptation of Dracula, Katie McGrath plays a sultry Victorian. It’s a long way from the wardrobe department…

Katie McGrath auditioned for Dracula for a laugh. “There was no way they were ever going to cast me, because the casting call was for a 21-year-old blonde ingénue virgin.”

The flaxen-skinned, normally raven-haired actress, 29, best known for Merlin – in which she played evil sorceress Morgana – positively cackles. “So the whole time it was just a bit of fun, because it seemed like such an outlandish idea.” Katie may not be a leggy bombshell, but it’s easy to see just what entranced the producers, and made her a favourite with Merlin fans: the impudent glint in her eye.

In Dracula, Katie plays Lucy Westenra, the best friend of Mina Murray, the lady who charms Dracula (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors). In Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Lucy is a wallflower, but not in this bold adaptation from the makers of Downton Abbey. “Lucy is very sweet in the book. She’s this very sweet illustration of the perfect Victorian woman. In this version, Lucy is much more ferocious. She has much more sass.”

Sass suits McGrath – she has it in spades. It’s how a history graduate from Wicklow in Ireland was able to go from working in the wardrobe department on The Tudors, to cosying up to its star Rhys Meyers on screen, to landing a plum role in Merlin, without any training as an actor.

Five years later, she’s been reunited with Rhys Meyers: he’s perfectly cast as the brooding, smouldering lead. This time, though, their characters are not lovers but rivals; in a twist that’s sure to raise eyebrows, Lucy also has a crush on Mina. For Katie, this meant a “chemistry read” with Australian actress Jessica de Gouw (Arrow), who plays Mina. “Thank God she’s good-looking” - there’s that glint again - “I’m going to get in trouble for saying that!”

It’s asy to see what appealed after five years at the helm of a family drama like Merlin: Dracula is an altogether darker, sexier beast, but it’s still true to its Victorian roots, Katie believes.

“When you think of women back then, they didn’t have very many skills at their disposal and weren’t given all the opportunities that men were. But one of the things they had over men was their sexuality, and Lucy very much uses that. The best way of describing her is if she walks into a room and people don’t know she’s there then she’s failed.

“I enjoy it because I’m so not like that in real life. I’m such a tomboy and my family thinks it’s hilarious. But it’s so far from who I am that it’s great fun to go in and do something completely different.”

One of the most spectacular weapons in the armoury of this thoroughly modern Victorian is her risqué wardrobe, which is, as Katie puts it, the glint giving away to unabashed delight, “Fabulous! Absolutely fabulous!

“One thing I love about Dracula is that I’m not allowed to wear the same costume twice for the show, so it means endless changes. On Merlin it was always the same thing, but in this I have more fittings than days working!”

It’s obvious that this tomboy is having a ball; throughout the interview she sports the broad smile of someone who can’t quite believe her luck – which is the case. “As an actor you think, ‘OK, I’m got the job – how long before they can fire me? How long do I have to film before they definitely can’t fire me? Don’t make any mistakes, keep my head down for the first month and they can’t fire me any more…’

“I used to say, ‘After Merlin I’m never going to work again. I’m going to give it all up and make cupcakes for a living. I’m going to be crazy cupcake lady.’”

It will be a while before Katie McGrath has to fall back on flour, sugar and eggs.

Lavish Costumes – Got It, Flaunt It For Katie McGrath’s character, Lucy Westenra, [costume designer Annie] Symons channelled flaboyant designer Christian Lacroix. “I wanted Lucy to look very ornate and very encrusted in ostentatious wealth. She has more outfits than anybody because she’s got more money than anybody.”

#katie mcgrath #interviews #Dracula

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So last night I was in a pub guarding Patrick rothfuss’s fudge when Katie mcgraths brother mentions that he’s Katie mcgraths brother to Patrick rothfuss. I then mention to Katie mcgraths brother that I really really like Merlin. He then later comes up to me and shows me this. “Say hi to the Merlin fan!”.

#i didn't even ask him to do this or anything #the McGrath family 🤲❤️ #katie mcgrath #fan interaction

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#dracula cast #bts: dracula #katie mcgrath #bts #jessica de gouw #victoria smurfit

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Katie McGrath at Comic Con/Japan Expo 2012 in Paris - no one should look that amazing with nerd-glasses, right?

#katie mcgrath #japan expo paris #comic con #glasses Katie my beloved #2012

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Day 288

Kara comes to the station for a cup of tea...

Art by the incredible @rustingcat

Latest chapter available here:

Uncensored version of the drawing below the cut.

#supercorp fanart #🥵

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Basically Katie’s brother Rory writes a blog, and the photo, and extract below, is from said blog. I’m not sure about posting the link to the original as I don’t want him to get saturated with fanatical comments and take the blog down as a result.. I’ll have a think and might change my mind though.

Anyway, this is from a couple of years back when Katie took him to Comic Con with her, and it’s about him meeting one of his literary heroes: Patrick Rothfuss.. I’ve only copied the Katie-related bit, so if you’d like the full blog entry let me know..:

”..Then, I recently went to ComiCon with my little sister, who as many of you know** is in an actress in an awesome TV series that’s on everywhere. It was amazing. On the Sunday we finally got some time to walk around the floor of the convention, Katie was being delightful and chatting to fans left and right. I had just gotten to meet Michael Dorn from Star Trek TNG and I was on the top of the world. Sub-Orbital in fact.

It was then that I noticed someone walking away from us and suddenly my brain snapped into Rothfuss mode. Literally my entire body stopped. The funny thing is that moments earlier I was totally normal, walking around with Katie and watching fans come up to her and be so super sweet. Complete strangers would absolutely lose their shit because they were talking to the girl I used to argue with on a daily basis over who got to sit in the front of the car on the way to school for fourteen years.

“Aw, that’s adorable” I’d think to myself.

Seconds after I saw him my brain was playing catchup with the fact that I had apparently bounced four meters and shouted his name repeatedly until he stopped and turned around. I would love to give you a blow by blow of what he said and what we discussed but I can’t because to be honest my entire brain was full of “ROTHFUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS”.

All I can say is that best case scenario, I really hope that he thought:

“Aw, that’s adorable”

Instead of

“Aw, where’s security?”

Either way, he allowed me to take a few AWESOME photos with Katie and him which, to be honest, are the coolest photos I’ve ever been involved in. Considering the fact that she’s as big a fan of the books as I am (We have between us bought them over 10 times, they are a staple McGrath gift) both she and I were bouncing off the walls all day after these photos.

So, as a writer, Patrick Rothfuss makes me want to break up with my brain. It makes me think of it as an inferior squish bag of mediocrity. I feel like an ugly bag of mostly water next to him. The truth is that I want my brain to be a functional subordinate clone of his brain, going forth into the world punctuating his conversations with Rothfuss produced witticisms. As a human being he makes me think that if I can’t write as well as he can, I can at least be as personally lovely as he is. And maybe I can get going on m’beard.

As far as I’m concerned, Patrick Rothfuss is the exception that proves the rule, he’s a hero who writes heroes.

*STILL still just my Mum. **MAYBE a few million people around the globe. I suppose.”

#rory mcgrath #katie mcgrath #quotes #old blog

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Transcripts for Supergirl S2 audition scenes:

Found the following audition tapes online:

Snapper Carr & Kara

Snapper Carr & Nick Farrow

Nick Farrow & Kara

Lena Luthor & Kara

Lena Luthor & Supergirl

Maggie Sawyer & Hank/J’onn

Pike & Technician

Pike & Supergirl (probably? I took a guess)

Dr. Gilcrist & Doctor

Quill (Alien) & NCPD (Maybe Maggie?)

Roulette & Supergirl (one of the big spoilery ones tbh)

**Please keep in mind that these are audition scenes so they may change some lines or cut scenes or what have you, but here you go. Spoilers under the cut, obviously:

Keep reading

#supergirl #Supergirl scripts #audition scripts

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↳ endless gifs of morgana ∞

KATIE McGRATH as MORGANA 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖎𝖓 ⧽ 𝟏.𝟏𝟐 "𝔗𝔬 𝔎𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔎𝔦𝔫𝔤"

#morgana gifs #Katie McGrath #merlin #morgana

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The only person who wants Katie McGrath to play a lesbian and kiss the girls more than I do is Katie herself.

#Katie McGrath #girl kisser

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Katie on the set of “King Arthur: Legend of The Sword” (x)

#katie mcgrath #King Arthur bts #Katie McGrath gifs

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THAT ​VAMPIRE JUST SHOT HERSELF

Dracula (2013) 1x08

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#Dracula (2013) #Victoria Smurfit #Jayne Wetherby #Dracula gifs #mine #my gifs

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To the previous anon who pointed out what's canon to the show: You are so right, but also save your energy. The SuperCorp shippers will never acknowledge that their otp is only fanon.

In my experience supercorp shippers are the first to call ourselves delusional clowns but it actually has become canon in the batwoman comics since the show ended

#supercorp #supercorp canon #thank you Natalie Abrams

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I used to have one in the back and two in the front, I had 3. […] they made me take them out the first week through of Merlin […] it’s healed, completely. No they’re gone. They’re gone, 10 years they’re gone now

- Katie McGrath about her tongue piercings

The piercing in the back being visible for exactly one frame in Damage (2007) 😅😭

edit: not me forgetting to add my ko-fi link

#damage 2007 #katie mcgrath #katie mcgrath’s tongue piercings #katie mcgrath quotes #katie mcgrath gifs

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Katie McGrath - Damage (2007) gif pack

tip me on ko-fi

#damage (2007) #katie mcgrath gifs #katie mcgrath