Julian Baker - Austin Nichols

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Here you can find all the information of this new character in OTH season 6.

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BuddyTV Exclusive Interview: Austin Nichols of ‘One Tree Hill’

This is Don from BuddyTV and today I’m talking to Austin Nichols, who plays Julian on One Tree Hill. I was wondering if you could talk about how the role on One Tree Hill came about?

Yeah, I don’t know. I mean, Mark Schwahn kind of called and said they were interested, but they didn’t know if I would be interested. I went in and had the meeting with him and I fell in love with the guy, the guy is really, really smart and he’s a great writer. We started talking about this guy named Julian Baker, who is a movie producer and comes to town to buy Lucas’ book and make it into a movie. Anyway, I really liked the way he described the character. He’s kind of like Jack Nicholson, he’s this funny, snarky kind of guy you love to hate. So I said heck yeah man, that sounds fun.

Is he going to cause some trouble for Lucas and Peyton on the show?

Yeah, I think he’s going to cause trouble for a lot of people. [laughs] But definitely those two, and he may cause some trouble for Brooke and who knows who else.

What was it like going on set? The people on that show have been together for six seasons. Was that weird, or was it pretty natural?

I’ve never been in this situation before and it is a little weird. Like you said, they’ve been here six years, they’re in the sixth season. Everybody is very close, they know each other very well, they’ve been through a lot. Yeah, it is weird, you kind of feel like an outsider. But everybody has been really nice and I’ve become friends with everybody. They made it pretty easy on me.

What has it been like working with the One Tree Hill cast members so far?

It’s been great. Everyone’s been really nice to me and this town is really fun. Wilmington, North Carolina is really, really fun. I’m living at the beach and it’s been great. I bump into people from the show out at restaurants and bars and stuffs. Yeah, I don’t have any complaints. I don’t miss L.A. at all.

Are you filming the noir episode right now that Chad Michael Murray wrote?

Yeah, we just finished that episode.

What was that experience like?

Oh, it was really fun. I think that’s going to be quite a treat for the viewer, kind of like dessert for the audience. Obviously, everybody who watches the show is very used to it — it’ll be the same characters and similar storyline, but in a completely different period with different hair and clothes and cars, and different manners of speech. I think the audience is going to really dig it.

What kind of role is Julian going to play in that universe?

When we get to that episode, I’ve really just arrived and Lucas is pretty unsure about me and angry with me. In this dream sequence of his, this dream episode of his, I am a henchman. [laughs]

Having worked with producers and directors over the years, has that helped you get into character?

Yeah, for sure. If I didn’t work in the field I worked in, I would have no idea what a producer is or what a producer does. I remember when I first started acting I literally asked this question a hundred times: “What is a producer? What do they do?” I had no idea. And now I definitely have an intimate understanding of what a producer does. It’s still a strange profession, but it definitely lent lots of ideas to playing Julian.

Does your character want to turn his book into an indie movie, or is it a big a Hollywood movie?

No, it’s a studio movie. I’ve got a studio interested and I buy the book and I go and get the studio attached. I tell the studio executives about this writer and how great this book is, and they sign off on the deal. It’s going to be a studio movie.

I was a big fan of your role on Friday Night Lights last season.

Oh, good.

I know that set is more improvisational and different to work on. What was that experience like compared to One Tree Hill or John from Cincinnati?

Yeah, on One Tree Hill we definitely stick to the words on the page. Definitely have more people coming up to you saying, “Yeah, but the line is written like this.” [laughs] And I’ve always, in every job I’ve ever done, kind of tailored it to something more comfortable to me. I’ve always had a lot of leeway and freedom, I’ve been really lucky. This is the first time where I’ve had a lot of people coming up to me telling me to stick to the book. That’s been weird, but I’m fine with it, I totally get it.

I was reading online that you have a degree in creative writing, is that right?

That’s right. My major was English and my emphasis was student learning.

Do you want to move into writing in the future, is that something you want to do?

I write, I’m always sort of writing. I wish that I actually wrote more but I spend so much time — I make a living as an actor, obviously, so I don’t write every day. I’ve always wanted to write every day and spend more time writing, but I find it hard because I spend so much time reading scripts and developing characters. I’m actually writing a movie right now, but I don’t have any sort of plans. I really enjoy writing, I love writing, I think it develops me as an actor as well and somehow makes me more well-rounded in filmmaking and stuff like that. I just really love to write, and someday I hope to make something that I write.

Do you have any other projects aside from One Tree Hill coming up that you’d like to talk about?

Oh yeah, there’s this movie The Informers, which is fantastic. You can watch a trailer online at YouTube or whatever. It’s an incredible movie from a Bret Easton Ellis novel. It has Kim Basinger and Billy Bob Thornton and Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke. The cast is just endlessly — there’s like ten more people who are fantastic actors and big names. I think the movie is going to come out in February.

Is that movie going to be as twisted as other Ellis adaptations like American Psycho or The Rules of Attraction?

Yeah, definitely. [laughs] It’s very twisted, it’s very, very dark.

Source: OTH Blog

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An other interview:

Filmmaker to Produce Big Drama for Tree Hill’s Leyton?

Lucas Scott may finally get a big break with one of his novels when Austin Nichols makes his way to Tree Hill as movie producer Julian Baker. We checked in with TV’s former John from Cincinnati to learn more about his 10-episode One Tree Hill arc, including Julian’s “voracious appetite for women.” Plus: Will Nichols’ coed-canoodling teach return to Friday Night Lights?

TVGuide.com: What you can reveal about your Tree Hill character?
Austin Nichols: He’s definitely a troublemaker, kind of a Jack Nicholson sort. One of those guys you love to hate. I definitely piss Lucas off quite a bit, and that’s probably going to come to blows.

Are you going to have any overlap with James Van der Beek, who’ll be playing a director interested in the movie?
Nichols: We don’t immediately, but I would imagine we do. The important thing to know is that I’m the producer of the movie, so I’m going to be James Van der Beek’s boss.

TVGuide.com: I read that Julian and Peyton (played by Hilarie Burton) have a past connection. Is that anything you can go into?
Nichols: I don’t know why they’re being so secretive about my love life on this show, but I’ll tell you this: When I had my meeting with [series creator] Mark Schwann, I told him that I wanted them all! There are tons of beautiful women on this show, so hopefully Julian crosses paths with many of them. Julian has a voracious appetite.

TVGuide.com: I also hear that there’s a possible romance with Brooke (Sophia Bush).
Nichols: Time will tell, time will tell….

TVGuide.com: You played quite the heart-breaker on Friday Night Lights. Do you think Noah would ever make a return appearance?
Nichols: I wish. I really love that show and that character. When I talked to them on the phone beforehand I said [teacher-student romance] happens every day in this country and we should definitely explore this. I know it’s a hard thing to do, to bounce all these storylines, and that was probably one of the ones that fell off the table. But I hope it comes back.

TVGuide.com: When we spoke to you back then, you said that David Milch was trying to think of a way for John from Cincinnati to come back. Any updates?
Nichols: No. At some point DreamWorks was interested in buying the idea and doing, like, a web series or something. They kind of got into a [legal] fight so that didn’t really happen. Then David started doing his new series, which I actually really liked and wanted to do, and HBO was a little like, “Maybe we should keep these two apart for the next show.” But David’s new series, Last of the Ninth, is a cop show that takes place in 1970s New York and it’s really bad-ass. As always, he’ll be doing some pretty racy, cool stuff.


Source: OTH Blog

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Last episode we got introduced to Julian. What do you think about him and about how he is to Lucas and what he said to Peyton??

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What do you think about Julian and Peyton's past??

[ Meg]

I like this character, and I like his personality and the fact he wants to make the Ravens into a movie. But I am wary about his intentions for Leyton's relationship. I hope he doesn't plan to ruin it.

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Nov 5, 2008 14:45:53 GMT  Meg said:

I like this character, and I like his personality and the fact he wants to make the Ravens into a movie. But I am wary about his intentions for Leyton's relationship. I hope he doesn't plan to ruin it.

Agreed!!
He might not be such a bad guy and I liked him in the flashbacks! But I am worried about his intentions to Leyton's relationship too!!
But it's great that The Ravens becomes a movie... if it happens...

[~Doris~]

I am totally going pro Juton Seriously...I judt like them. He's hot. So is she. They have chemistry. Great lines. He's the kind of guy I like. Especially in tv shows. Amazing. Smart. Gorgeous. Rude. Arrogant. I hope to see him and P happy

Julian: The good thing about a paper jam is that it forces you to open it up and figure out what went wrong in the first place.

Lucas: (About Julian) So you dated... In L.A.?
Peyton: We were in love.

Julian: Why did you lie to Lucas? Because if it's all just a part of some great scheme to get me back...I'd be curious. *and then he smiles oh so beautifully*

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Sorry, I can't agree with that!!!

[Pey_23]

ITA with Doris.

I love their chemistry!

And Julian is a nice badass. ;D He is handsome, smart, witty, ironic, a bit arrogant. His smirk is great!

I don't know if he wants to mess with Leyton. I mean he didn't say a single word to Lucas about their relationship or that Peyton is not telling the truth. If he wanted to split them up, make them argue he would have done that. He seems to have good intentions.

I wouldn't mind Ju/P, Jeyton is not gonna happen any way, so...

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Okay, I just don't like it!
Yeah, their flashbacks weren't that bad and even nice to see how Peyton enjoyed it after everything that happened with Lucas, but for me it's just Leyton!!

[ Meg]

Leyton for me too, although Julian is a total hottie!

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Yeah, he's hot on a bad guy kind of way haha.

[ Meg]

Aww...the 1940's bad boy...he was Dan's body guard! Big surprise that those two were on the same team...and who would have thought he would hit on Peyton, ME! Haha. I knew it...but I hoped she wouldn't give him the time of day, and she didn't.

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Nov 18, 2008 13:30:20 GMT  Meg said:

Aww...the 1940's bad boy...he was Dan's body guard! Big surprise that those two were on the same team...and who would have thought he would hit on Peyton, ME! Haha. I knew it...but I hoped she wouldn't give him the time of day, and she didn't.

haha, yeah, Julian and Dan on the same team, ewww.... that's a lot of bad luck!! haha, but it was nice and totally fitted in the episode! And yeah, the hitting on Peyton was weird, but it fitted right too. I just wanted her to stand up against him! He was a jerk!!!

[ Meg]

Ok, I am so loving that Julian has a connection to Sam and to Brooke now. I hope he gets Brooke to do the wardrobe for the movie. It would be good for her and good for the movie. I am excited to see where Julian's storyline goes from here.

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Nov 25, 2008 13:27:15 GMT  Meg said:

Ok, I am so loving that Julian has a connection to Sam and to Brooke now. I hope he gets Brooke to do the wardrobe for the movie. It would be good for her and good for the movie. I am excited to see where Julian's storyline goes from here.

I agree!!
I really liked him this episode! He turned out not to be such a jerk as I thought in the beginnen and I'm starting to think he really wants to work out this movie with the best he can!
But I liked him with Brooke! That was so awesome! And I hope they will find Sam! He was great with Sam too!!

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"I think we should continue this in your bedroom..."

Julian showed to be the really good guy! What do you think about him and Brooke??
And about his way to help Luke with the movie??

[ Meg]

News!: I updated the News page with a few new things. Including Austin’s contract on One Tree Hill being extended!!! From what I’m being told, Austin has about 10 more episodes to go!

Source: austinnicholsfan.com/

[ Meg]

Jan 21, 2009 19:21:28 GMT ~ ♥ Mariska ♥ ~ said:

"I think we should continue this in your bedroom..."

Julian showed to be the really good guy! What do you think about him and Brooke??
And about his way to help Luke with the movie??

I really think that Julian has a heart for this movie because he knows that Lucas has heart. He wants to make it real so that Peyton, Brooke, Lucas and everyone else can share their small town history with the nation. I think it's great he is still on board, and I honestly think him and Lucas have more in common than they think.

I love him and Brooke together as well. SO CUTE! I think they are perfect for each other...he's better for her than Owen for sure...and I have to say, better than Chase too. I really like Chase and Mia together.