Melinda Clarke Talks Nikita

In a new interview with Carina McKenzie (aka @cadlymack from Twitter) posted at the L.A. Times website, actress Melinda Clarke talked a bit about her recent Vampire Diaries stint, but also offered a quote about her new pilot, Nikita, which is hoping for a spot on The CW’s fall schedule. Here’s what she had to say:

I hear you’ve got a role in a new CW pilot.

I just got home from filming it in Toronto! It’s a new, updated version of “La Femme Nikita,” called “Nikita.” It’s a fantastic new script. It stars Maggie Q, who has credits like “Mission: Impossible” and “Die Hard.” She’s amazing. It’s a great cast. We’ve got Shane West — all the ladies love him — and Lyndsy Fonseca, Ashton Holmes, and Xander Berkeley. My character is Amanda, one of the division operatives, who of course is in charge.

Nikita is an Asian female lead, which is great, but we’ve also got a new young recruit named Alex who is probably 19 years old. That’s how it’s going to hook into The CW’s young, female demographic. Alex is going to become a young Nikita. The show focuses a lot on these young people who are being held against their will and forced to become assassins. It’s like a younger version of “Alias.” The job is a real adventure.

You can read the entire (very well done) L.A. Times interview here and be sure to talk about the Nikita pilot on the KryptonSite Forum!