Ian Somerhalder is coming home to the network family that launched his TV career. In a bit of inspired casting, he’ll play one of the two blood-sucking brothers in The Vampire Diaries pilot many consider a shoo-in for pick-up. His character is a “smug vampire” who can switch “from playful to evil in a split second,” Variety teases. (How perfect would it have been for Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford to play the other fanged sibling?) A top male model since his teen years, Ian found a breakout role in The WB summer series Young Americans back in 2000, costarring with young up-and-comers Kate Bosworth and Katherine Moennig. He was part of the Fearless pilot four years later, and camped it up as “Adam Knight” in an extended Smallville arc that season. Many viewers know him as “Boone,” the first castaway to be killed off on Lost. Joining Ian in The Vampire Diaries are Ohio native Zach Roenig (Cash on Friday Night Lights) and Kayla Ewell (Amy on Entourage). Both actors have extensive resumes in daytime soap operas. Speaking of which…the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards telecast is moving to The CW Network, reports the LA Times, with a likely airdate of August 31. The live ceremony honors the best in daytime drama, plus talk, court and game shows. The Tyra Banks Show—which comes to The CW this fall—has won three Daytime Emmys, and it won’t be surprising if she plays a big role in this awards presentation.

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