‘Twilight’s’ Rival Vampires Set Up Shop In Vancouver

Last week when we wrote about fan furor in Vancouver around the shooting of vampire sequel “New Moon,” we suggested another production could sneak in under the radar and get a lot of work done while local teens were distracted. And look, someone was listening! Specifically, the CW, which is moving in with its own vampire show.

The network behind Gossip Girl recently ordered a pilot called “The Vampire Diaries,” based on a ’90s YA series by L.J. Smith about a girl in a small town who falls in love with the mysterious new guy in town only to discover that he is a, say it, vampire. “Dawson’s Creek” creator Kevin Williamson is executive producing and “LOST”‘s Ian Somerhalder has been cast as one of the vampires. And guess who was just spotted hanging out in Vancouver this week? So the network isn’t just jumping on the bandwagon, it’s biting the scene too.

The latest locations for “New Moon” — which will probably have to switch high schools after news of its setting up in one suburban school hit the internets — probably haven’t already been added to Vancouver Movie Tours‘ three-hour backlot tour, but the minibus-based group pairs footage from movies like “X-Men” and other CW project “Smallville” with their real-life locales. Bonus: Way fewer screaming teens at each stop.

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