Production
Development
In June 2010, Preger Entertainment optioned the film rights to the Vampire Academy series. On July 6, 2010, they announced that producer Don Murphy had joined them to help bring the series to the big screen. On December 17, 2012, it was announced that Daniel Waters was writing the script and subsequently, it was announced, that his brother, Mark Waters would direct.
Casting
On February 1, 2013, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Australian actress, Lucy Fry, and Russian actor, Danila Kozlovsky were cast as Rose Hathaway, Lissa Dragomir, and Dimitri Belikov respectively. On April 29, 2013, it was announced that Olga Kurylenko had been cast as Headmistress Ellen Kirova.[6] On May 10, 2013, additional cast members were announced to be Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Claire Foy and Ashley Charles for the roles of Mason Ashford, Mia Rinaldi, Sonya Karp and Jesse Zeklos respectively. On May 18, 2013, it was announced that Gabriel Byrne will play Victor Dashkov, Lissa's uncle, while Sarah Hyland will play Natalie Dashkov, Victor’s daughter and fellow student at the academy. Joely Richardson will play Queen Tatiana Ivashkov, leader of the Moroi Vampires and Dominic Sherwood will be playing Christian Ozera, Lissa’s love interest.[8] On May 20, 2013, the producers posted a behind the scenes photograph revealing the names of a few more cast members.[9] Casting for the film was undertaken by Marci Liroff and Reg Poerscout-Edgerton.
Pre-production
The title of the film was changed from Vampire Academy to Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. This is the name of the first book in many foreign languages and a different name for each film was wanted. The project was officially greenlit on April 1, 2013. The producers announced on their official Facebook page that principal photography will take place in the UK with additional photography planned in and around Montana in USA and that director, Mark Waters had started pre-production work in London. To prepare for their roles as dhampir novices and guardians, Zoey Deutch, Cameron Monaghan and Danila Kozlovsky underwent rigorous training sessions and workouts.
Production
Development
In June 2010, Preger Entertainment optioned the film rights to the Vampire Academy series. On July 6, 2010, they announced that producer Don Murphy had joined them to help bring the series to the big screen. On December 17, 2012, it was announced that Daniel Waters was writing the script and subsequently, it was announced, that his brother, Mark Waters would direct.
Casting
On February 1, 2013, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Australian actress, Lucy Fry, and Russian actor, Danila Kozlovsky were cast as Rose Hathaway, Lissa Dragomir, and Dimitri Belikov respectively. On April 29, 2013, it was announced that Olga Kurylenko had been cast as Headmistress Ellen Kirova.[6] On May 10, 2013, additional cast members were announced to be Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Claire Foy and Ashley Charles for the roles of Mason Ashford, Mia Rinaldi, Sonya Karp and Jesse Zeklos respectively. On May 18, 2013, it was announced that Gabriel Byrne will play Victor Dashkov, Lissa's uncle, while Sarah Hyland will play Natalie Dashkov, Victor’s daughter and fellow student at the academy. Joely Richardson will play Queen Tatiana Ivashkov, leader of the Moroi Vampires and Dominic Sherwood will be playing Christian Ozera, Lissa’s love interest.[8] On May 20, 2013, the producers posted a behind the scenes photograph revealing the names of a few more cast members.[9] Casting for the film was undertaken by Marci Liroff and Reg Poerscout-Edgerton.
Pre-production
The title of the film was changed from Vampire Academy to Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. This is the name of the first book in many foreign languages and a different name for each film was wanted. The project was officially greenlit on April 1, 2013. The producers announced on their official Facebook page that principal photography will take place in the UK with additional photography planned in and around Montana in USA and that director, Mark Waters had started pre-production work in London. To prepare for their roles as dhampir novices and guardians, Zoey Deutch, Cameron Monaghan and Danila Kozlovsky underwent rigorous training sessions and workouts.
Filming
Filming began on May 28, 2013 in London, UK, at Pinewood Studios. Principal photography officially ended on July 20, 2013.
Soundtrack
On January 14th 2014 the track list of the official soundtrack was released. Tracks will include artists such as Katy Perry, Sky Ferreira, Natalia Kills, Au Revoir Simone, ect. There will also be a special cover track of Bela Lugosi's Dead featured during the ending credits by Chvrches.
Filming began on May 28, 2013 in London, UK, at Pinewood Studios. Principal photography officially ended on July 20, 2013.
Soundtrack
On January 14th 2014 the track list of the official soundtrack was released. Tracks will include artists such as Katy Perry, Sky Ferreira, Natalia Kills, Au Revoir Simone, ect. There will also be a special cover track of Bela Lugosi's Dead featured during the ending credits by Chvrches.
Distribution
The Weinstein Company, the US distributors for the film, held a competition where the winner would be able to visit the set in London and meet the cast. On July 22, 2013, a 'Q&A' was held on Twitter with author Richelle Mead answering fan questions. The official motion poster was also revealed on July 22, 2013 by Yahoo! Movies. On August 13, 2013, three official stills were released by USA Today and later in the day The Weinstein Company released a sneak peek of the teaser trailer.[21] On August 14, 2013, The Weintstein Company released the full official teaser trailer on Yahoo! Movies. On the September 12, 2013, The Weinstein Company started releasing stills and character profile photos on the film's Twitter account. Sherwood, Gayle, Fry and Deutch have attended the New York Comic Con for the movie where a new sizzle reel was previewed by those in attendance. On 21 November, 2013, the official theatrical trailer was released by Yahoo! Movies.
