Dhampir Life: Lucy Fry

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Vampire Academy Movie Premiere in Australia (February 20)

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How did you get into the mode of playing a princess and being regal?

I did a lot of yoga and strengthening actually to get that posture. The posture was a big part of it as well as learning the English accent. There was something about speaking in an English accent, even though it’s stereotypical, that made me feel more regal. She was pretty covered up, which I loved. It was more like to kind of get that poise that a princess has, and I can imagine Lissa grew up with her mom and dad always being around, (and was told to) sit up straight, have good manners, keep your ankles crossed, la, la, la, getting into that physicality.

Was it good being princess or were you frustrated sometimes that you couldn’t participate in those fight scenes?

I really wanted to beat up Strigoi. (Laughs) The best thing about it was having supernatural powers, the powers that the Dampirs don’t get to have, so that was really fun.

What’s the power you’d most like to have in real life?

I’d love to have the power to heal, the power of spirit. That would be the best. It’s so unfortunate that it causes all of these problems for Lissa, using that power takes a part of Lissa’s (strength) so it’s a very toxic thing, but I hope she finds the place where she can use her powers without hurting herself.

There are a lot of comic elements in the film that perhaps aren’t in the book. Did that appeal to you?

Dan added a lot of punchy dialogue and a lot of great humor. The book has a lot of humor and playfulness to it but Dan really emphasized it and gave it the kind of “Heathers” twist that made it really, really bright and really dynamic. I think he did a great job of that and kept it true of the intention of the book and the plot.