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Open Grave is a horror movie about a man who wakes up in the wilderness, in a pit full of dead bodies, with no memory and must determine if the murderer is one of the strangers who rescued him, or if he himself is the killer. Joseph stars as Nathan.

The horror story might be coming to our big screens later this year. Current production status is “completed” and on its official IMDb page there is listed only one full release date, and that’s August 14, 2013, for Italy.

The trailer isn’t out yet.

Thanks to Joseph Morgan Italia for the heads up.

As we poreviously reported this week’s episode of The Vampire Diaries served as a planted spinoff backdoor pilot for The Originals spinoff. And it is not over yet. “As soon as we saw last night’s episode of ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ we knew we wanted more of ‘The Originals’ – Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson have done a fantastic job with ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ which is as fast-paced and well-written as ever, and Julie has created an equally compelling world for ‘The Originals,’” says CW President Mark Pedowitz. Yes, The Originals are coming back to own screens this fall. Joseph is getting his own show. Isn’t that incredible?
Congratulations to the whole team!

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The Wall Street Journal caught up with Joseph to talk about the potential spinoff. Learn what Joseph says about Klaus leaving the Vampire Diaries, Marcel and Klaus’ personallity.

There’s been an uproar in the fandom about Klaus potentially leaving “The Vampire Diaries.”

At the moment there seems to be confusion in the fandom. There seems to be a feeling we need Klaus to be in “The Vampire Diaries,” surely and partially because of the Klaus and Caroline dynamic, but many people love the character. They want to see more of the character but people really have a tendency to fear the unknown.

Do you have a fear of the unknown?

The spinoff is interesting. I’m seeing the confusion in people but there’s only so long Klaus can go on being the villain before he has to be killed or become one of the heros. “The Vampire Diaries” is a great show, but its on the verge of being overcrowded. The amount of characters, a lot of them don’t get screen time because theres so much to put in and it has to center around the love triangle.

What do you think it means for Klaus to transition from “The Vampire Diaries” to “The Originals”

Some people have been saying that should it not be picked up. That storyline should be played out in “The Vampire Diaries” and that to me is slightly worrying because I don’t see how the wealth of what we gave the originals could be a “B” storyline on “Diaries.”

How do you feel about vampires?

I have a slight obsession with vampires but I do think that within that show, there’s not as much scope to explore the character. Klaus is a big fish small pond, in a small town. I always thought that as the most powerful vampire in the universe, 1000 years old, that I would surely settle in Paris or New York or a bigger town. Klaus is very cultured. He’s a painter, he’s interested music and art. To be in a bigger more vibrant city, I think it’s not a different Klaus, it’s a more in depth look at what makes him who he is.

Full interview here.

Digital Spy talked Joseph mainly about Klaus’ love interest. Is the love story between Klaus and Caroline going to continue? “Two characters, each on different shows – you’re putting an ocean between them,” he said. “But I’ll say this – I know that there’s no other love interest in the near future for Klaus. I know that he’s very much still enamoured with Caroline Forbes.”

Joseph was also asked about Hayley, played by Phoebe Tonkin, and he jokingly answered: “I can’t wait for you to see the episode – it’s going to blow your mind! It’s made reference to in the episode, what happened between them. I don’t think there’s a future in that way for those characters, but what we’ve done is given a complicated history to them, so already there’s something between them which makes things a little more complicated.”

The waiting is almost over…The ‘Originals’ episode of The Vampire Diaries will air tonight on The CW in the US and on Tuesday (April 30) on ITV2 in the UK.

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Joseph teases TV Guide readers that tonight’s episode titled The Originals is bringing a whole new flavor to the series.

“Tonally, it’s a little different. The Vampire Diaries is a coming-of-age story and The Originals, like Julie [Plec] has said, is more like The Lost Boys, embracing the nature of being a vampire where you party all night and sleep all day. It’s really about these guys who want to be vampires as opposed to the guilt and remorse the weight of that which comes with The Vampire Diaries.”

Joseph descibes Klaus as a fan of manipulation. “He makes a few direct challenges throughout the episode, and there are a few displays of violence,” he adds. “The interesting thing to see will be who he’s willing to work with to get where he wants to be and what commitments he’s willing to make to them.”

Although the future of “The Originals” remains to be seen, Morgan says he can’t think about the possibility of the pilot not going to series, even if Plec told us she has “a glorious character story for him to tell in the world of Mystic Falls” should the spin-off not happen.

“Everyone at the moment is moving forward as if it will go to series, which I think is the way to go,” he says. “I have to proceed that way, because however ‘glorious’ the [story line] is, I think it’ll be a disappointment for me to happen.”

Joseph also admits that the backdoor pilot never could’ve happened had it not been for the fans. After all, Klaus was originally intended to be killed off in Season 3.

“I’m so excited for people to meet the new characters and see this new world and what this could be, should it go to series,” Morgan says. “I don’t think I would have this opportunity if the fans hadn’t responded so warmly to Klaus, an old villain, so I really appreciate everyone’s support and I hope this is something of a thank you to them.”

Head over TV GUIDE to watch an exclusive video where you can also listen to the interview.

Go behind the scenes with Joseph Morgan and more in this look at Thursday’s all new episode of TVD!

Carina from Zap2It has another fantastic interview with Joseph where he talks all the new characters, Caroline and Hayley, his on screen family and Klaus’ villain status.

Zap2it: “The Originals” is just two days away! There’s been so much anticipation for this show. Are you nervous, at all, for the fans to finally see the pilot?
Morgan: I’m really excited for people to see it. I’m interested, because I’ve seen the pilot which was presented to the network and the studio, but that’s a different version than what’s going to air. The episode that’s going to air has slightly more “Vampire Diaries” in it, as opposed to just “The Originals.” They’ve got extra scenes. I know the network and the studio really like it, but it’s going to depend on people’s reactions. I really hope that people respond to the new characters that we introduce and to the storyline. Right now I’m just ready for it to be out there. I’m tired of the world not knowing what’s happening, what the storylines are. I think it’s time for people to see. There’s been so much support and anticipation, I’m looking forward to the fans being rewarded for that.

Klaus’s relationship with Elijah and Rebekah is as bad as it’s ever been. At this point, it’s hard to imagine them deciding to move to New Orleans as one big happy family. Will their relationship improve over the course of this episode?
Things are definitely getting more complicated, but I don’t know if that’s an improvement or not. At the beginning of the episode, it feels like there’s a line. Klaus is on one end of it, Rebekah’s on the other, and Elijah is sort of in the middle, the great mediator — but also still kind of siding with Rebekah. He’s trying to bring things together in the family, but I think the most interesting thing about “The Originals” is that their dynamics are complicated. There’s certainly some hate for one another, there are things you think they’ll never forgive each other for, but there’s love as well. As an actor, I make a conscious decision that there’s love. When he says these terrible things to Rebekah — “You’re not my family, you’re not my sister, you’re nothing to me” — I think that I have to make him go to a place where he shuts off his emotion. He puts up a wall around how he feels for her, as opposed to not ever feeling for her. Those are the things which make it really interesting. I don’t know if the relationship is going to improve or not, but I know it’s going to have more layers.

Tell us about some of the new characters we’ll meet. Camille [Leah Pipes], who has been set up as a love interest for Klaus, is the human figure in the show. From what I’ve heard, she’s not an Elena Gilbert-esque ingenue.
“The Originals” has been pitched as a darker, more adult show, and Camille personifies that. She’s the only human regular character that’s in the show, but she comes at it very damaged. The characters in “Vampire Diaries,” at the beginning, had experienced tragedy, but they came at it from a very innocent place. She’s coming in much more jaded, with an understanding of darkness. I have one proper scene with her — a few run-ins with her, but one proper scene — and I think that’s some of the best work I’ve done. Even though I don’t say much in the scene, it was a challenge for me. I really like working with Leah. She makes interesting choices with Julie. She’s a beautiful girl, but to me, she doesn’t look like the majority of the fans out there who watch the show, for example. They might have a slightly harder time relating to her, which is what makes her so intriguing. She’s a fantastic character.

We’ll be meeting Marcel [Charles Michael Davis], who has been holding down the fort in New Orleans. From the trailer, it seems that Klaus is poised to overthrow him.
There’s a history there, there’s a friendship there, but absolutely Klaus is envious of what Marcel has managed to achieve in his absence. Klaus is by far the more powerful being — he’s an Original vampire, and he’s a hybrid, all these things. Marcel is just a vampire, sired by Klaus. But what Marcel has that Klaus doesn’t is this army. He runs the town, he runs the vampires, he has the witches in the palm of his hand. They can’t do magic without his say-so. What he lacks in personal power, he makes up for in influence. Should things come to a head between the two of them, that’s where the challenge will be. Klaus is a one-man army, but Marcel actually has an army.

It sounds as if Marcel has managed to create the family that Klaus wanted, but couldn’t create with the hybrids.
That’s very astute of you, yeah, because that’s absolutely where the envy and the jealousy comes from. Also, people just like Marcel. The characters respond to him; he’s charismatic. Klaus doesn’t have that, and he can’t understand it. He mistrusts people, people betray him, and he betrays them. He doesn’t have the leadership qualities Marcel has. He’s envious of the charisma this guy has.

Full interview here.

Alloy Entertainment has an exclusive interview with Joseph Morgan, where he talks about The Originals pilot (airing April 25), his castmates, and teases us about “the juiciest unknown fact about Klaus”.

Alloy Entertainment: TVD has a central love triangle at its core. Will one be established in “The Originals” as well?
Joseph Morgan: Possibly. I know that they love the love triangles, but there isn’t one in the pilot. I mean, there could be. I could see how they might bring that in with the characters, but that’s not something we’ve talked about. Actually, when the first three of us — Gillies, Phoebe and I — committed to the pilot, people immediately assumed, ‘Oh, there we go. Two brothers, a beautiful girl. It’s a love triangle alright.’ But I don’t know if there will be one in the series. Potentially, I suppose.

Alloy Entertainment: While it might not be of the romantic variety, there’s definitely another sort of triangle to look forward to — the constant power struggle among Klaus, Rebekah, and Elijah. Should we expect any heartfelt or epic Original family moments? Will there be any flashbacks in the pilot?
Joseph Morgan: There’s no flashbacks because the episode is so jam-packed with new characters. Even New Orleans itself is a huge character on the show — it’s very vibrant and present as are the people there. However, we can expect the most…(Laughs)…the most extreme….How can I describe this without revealing too much? There’s a family moment in the pilot that will rock all of them to the very core. It’s something that will change the dynamic of the family forever. Also, in terms of the triangle between the three of them, at the moment it’s very much a straight line with Klaus on one end, Rebekah on the other end, and Elijah in the middle. That’s how I’d align them.

Alloy Entertainment: Well, you must be psychic because you touched upon our next question. What would say is the biggest difference between New Orleans as a setting versus Mystic Falls?
Joseph Morgan: The director, Chris Grismer, wanted to exploit the vivaciousness of [New Orleans] so, in tone, it’s a much more colorful show. It still retains the shadowy quality of The Vampire Diaries, but it has more vibrancy to it. This goes for the music as well. New Orleans is filled with wonderful jazz, blues, and all sorts of live performances. We very much wanted to embrace that. And we had to embrace that while filming. For example, people are allowed to drink in the streets there and we couldn’t force them to be quiet or force them to do exactly what we wanted. [NOLA] is very much a place that has its own rules so we wanted to capture its vigor, and I really think this comes across in the pilot. It’s a very different, much more lively town.

Also, Vampire Diaries is a very coming-of-age story and The Originals focuses more on characters who have embraced their true nature and relish the fact that they are vampires. There’s less guilt and remorse.

Alloy Entertainment: Wow. That’s a great distinction to point out — how TVD is more of a “rites of passage” show whereas the spin-off would delve more into the hedonistic lifestyles of these vamps.
Joseph Morgan: That’s exactly what it is. Hedonism is a beautiful way to describe it. There are even specific scenes in the pilot which I would describe it as, “Yea! There’s a hedonistic vampire party.” (Laughs) The Originals has a really Babylonian quality to it.

Alloy Entertainment: Just like you and Charles Michael Davis, Klaus and Marcel have been long-time friends. However, we sense tension between them. What’s their dynamic like?
Joseph Morgan: Well, first of all Charles [Michael Davis] is magnificent on the show. By the middle of the season, if we get picked up, the show is going to be centered around Marcel rather than Klaus. He just killed it. I saw the pilot recently and he’s just absolutely fantastic. He currently must have 8 or 9 thousand twitter followers and I can’t wait to see, after the episode airs, his tremendous rise in new followers and fans. He just plays an exuberant character and the dynamic between [Marcel] and Klaus is one of the most interesting in the show, I think, due to the history that exists between them.

And so, for me, their camaraderie is as intriguing as the complex relationship among the Original siblings because Marcel and Klaus are people who simultaneously love and hate each other. Even within the episode, their dynamic has its own arc and, certainly, if the series gets picked up there will be more to explore. And it would be a crying shame if the character of Marcel was never seen on television again after this episode, because Charles really did something special with this role.

Full interview here.

Finally some great news about Warhouse. Shock til you drop reports XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to the psychological thriller for release later this year. The release date is still unknown, but things are moving ahead and that’s just great to hear, isn’t it?

‘Warhouse’ follows Royal Marine A.J. Budd (played by Joseph Morgan), as he awakens in a mysterious house and is forced to fight for his life every day against inhuman opponents. In order to stay alive, A.J. must kill his opponents inside his unchanging prison, from which he is unable to escape. As days turn into years, the isolation and violence threaten his soul.

The only hope A.J. has to stay alive lies in the journals of a former prisoner of the warhouse, World War I officer Lieutenant Edward Sterling (portrayed by Matt Ryan). Behind a secret wall, A.J. discovers the journals, which serve as a mentor to the young marine and help keep him alive. A.J. wonders what happened to Edward, as the endless killing leads him into taking terrible measures.

Congratulations to the whole Warhouse team!