Vampire Diaries Star Nina Dobrev Reveals Blonde Hair Transformation For New Movie Based On Bestselling Novel
Vampire Diaries Star Nina Dobrev Reveals Blonde Hair Transformation For New Bestselling Adaptation It Happened One Summer
Nina Dobrev's is taking a departure from the look fans know in her new movie.
Dobrev is best known for her work in the hit teen drama series The Vampire Diaries. Debuting in 2009, the series followed Dobrev as the protagonist, Elena, who is caught in a love triangle with two vampire brothers. The series ran for eight seasons, wrapping in 2017, and remains the most notable of Dobrev's work today.
Now, Dobrev has revealed her new look on the set of It Happened One Summer. In a post on Dobrev's instagram page, the actor revealed a photo series of her transformation into a blonde. The post included numerous images of her behind-the-scenes in her trailer getting makeup done, and more.
The official It Happened One Summer social media page also posted a picture of Dobrev with her new look for the movie.
This photo showed Dobrev along with three of her costars, taking a selfie on set. The page captioned the photo with "Meet the Bellinger sisters, Brendan & Fox."It Happened One Summer isa movie adaptation of the 2021 Tessa Bailey novel of the same name. Said to be inspired by Schitt's Creek, the book and movie follow the story of Piper Bellinger, an ex-Hollywood It Girl who winds up sent to a Pacific Northwest beach town alongside her sister, Hannah.
It is there that Piper and Hannah meet ship captain Brendan Taggart, along with other key characters. In the film version, Dobrev plays this lead role of Piper, with her sister played by Virginia Gardner. Fox and Brendan, the other two featured in these recent posts, are played by Gavin Leatherwood and Tyler Hoechlin, respectively.
Besides this main cast, the It Happened One Summer behind-the-scenes team is led by Peter Hutchings at the helm as director. Christina Mengert and Joseph Muszynski co-adapt the screenplay, whereas actors Dobrev, Hoechlin, and Gardner executive producer alongside author Bailey and producers Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady.
Dobrev's blonde look is starkly different from how fans are used to seeing her. The actor is naturally a dark-haired brunette, with her pale and dark-haired look for The Vampire Diaries being particularly iconic. This hair change may help fans see her transform into this new character.
It Happened One Summer will mark another of Dobrev's grand returns to the screen after she suffered a terrifying electric dirt bike crash back in May 2024. This resulted in a torn ACL, bed rest, and a needed brief break from acting. Hopefully, this book-to-movie adaptation will be a great chance for Dobrev to continue her momentum as she returns to acting.