VIDEO: Years of Living Dangerously: "Why I Care" - Michael C. Hall Featurette

Michael C. Hall speaks about why he cares about climate change, for the new Showtime documentary series, "Years of Living Dangerously". Watch the video below!

Michael C. Hall Talks About the Series Finale, Spin-off and His Post-Dexter Career For THR

via THR: Michael C. Hall recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about what he thought of Dexter's controversial ending and how he plans to move on from his Emmy-nominated role as a serial killer.

Dexter is a unique role that has the potential to really define an actor. How conscious are you of the "Dexter baggage" in deciding what roles to play?
There's no individual role that is going to undo the Dexter-ization of your image, but it's nice just to continue to move forward and start to mix it up. The biggest thing is not being bound by the schedule of having to return again and again to the same TV show.

How conscious of it am I? I was conscious of it when I looked at the Cold in July script and saw that my character killed someone in the first few pages. The context, though, in which that happens is so fundamentally different, both in terms of the character himself and the world he's living in. Frankly, it was therapeutic to do this on the heels of Dexter and to play someone who has a greater sense of human remorse. That's actually how I felt after Dexter ended. I realized there was a part of myself that I probably had short-circuited so I could play someone who was able to kill someone and go have a sandwich. One of the first spontaneous thoughts I had when it was all over was, "What have I done?"

On the heels of playing David Fisher [in Six Feet Under] and Dexter, what is like now to play a character with a finite arc, where you know how his story will end? Is there something freeing about it?
There something really fun about it. It's like having love affairs after a marriage. You're there and then it's over. It's very refreshing to put things down you know you won't pick up again.

When did you know how Dexter would end?
I knew broad-stroke-wise only when we were going into the final season. I had the sense of how Dexter might end at different junctures over the life of the show, but those started to fall away as we moved forward. Read the full interview, below!

VIDEO: Michael C. Hall Dishes on 'Cold In July'

Michael C. Hall and filmmaker Jim Mickle talk about 'Cold In July'. Hall plays Richard Dane, an ordinary family man who accidentally murders an unarmed intruder one night. When he’s confronted by the intruder’s father though, he learns that some of the pieces of the puzzle don’t quite add up and begins to suspect that the cops are hiding something from him. Together, the two men investigate further and quickly find themselves tangled up in something far more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. Hit the play button to view the interview:

Michael C. Hall Knows Everyone Hated the Dexter Finale: "Liked It? I Don’t Think I Even Watched It"

via DailyBeast.com: Michael C. Hall knows you hated the ending of Dexter. He isn’t even sure he liked the ending himself.

“Liked it? I don’t think I even watched it,” he says of the finale, which aired last September. The once-gripping saga of the nerdy blood spatter analyst ended on a flabbergasting note, with the death of Dexter’s adoptive sister Debra; his self-exile from his kids, his job, and Miami; and his transition into a new career as…a lumberjack. Hall chooses his words carefully when discussing his feelings about that last episode. “I thought it was narratively satisfying—but it was not so savory.”

“I think the show had lost a certain amount of torque,” he says. “Just inherently because of how long we’d done it, because of the storytelling capital we’d spent, because our writers may have been gassed. Maybe some people wanted a more satisfying—maybe they wanted a happy ending for him, either a happy ending or a more definitive sense of closure. They wanted him to die or something, but I think the fact that he’s sort of exiled in a prison of his own making is, for my money, pretty fitting.” Read the whole article by skipping the jump.

Happy Birthday, Ray Stevenson!

Today, Dexter alum Ray Stevenson, turns 50. He was born in Northern Ireland on May 25, 1964. Ray played the role of the Isaak Sirko in the seventh season of Dexter. Happy b-day, Ray!

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'Cold In July' Starring Michael C. Hall - New Poster and Sneak Peek

Michael C. Hall is set to return to the big screen this summer in new thriller 'Cold In July'. He plays Richard Dane, a family man living in suburban Texas in 1989 who one night shoots and kills a burglar that's broken into his home, only to find himself targeted by the dead man's estranged father Ben, played by the inimitable Sam Shepard, who wants revenge. Cold In July is released 27th June. Above you can see an all-new official poster for the film. Hit the play button below to watch a short sneak peek clip from the film via comingsoon.net.

Dexter Season 8 Soundtrack Will Be Out This July

Eagerly waiting for a release of the original soundtrack from the final season of Dexter? We have good news! Composer Daniel Licht, told Dexter Daily that it will be out this July. Daniel also revealed he's making it extra special with two original songs and excerpts from the Dexter Live Show. More info and track list coming soon!

Michael C. Hall: "Sometimes I Wish Dexter Had Died"

via IGN: It’s been about eight months since we saw Dexter Morgan meet his log-cabin fate. Showtime, however, has been reluctant to let go of their successful serial killer series. There’s been talk of not just a Dexter spin-off series, but a Dexter spin-off series featuring none other than…Dexter.

IGN had the chance to speak with the Dark Defender himself, Michael C. Hall, recently for his upcoming crime drama Cold in July. During the conversation, IGN touched on the proposed Dexter spin-off series, to which the actor responded that he had, “no immediate plans” to revisit the role. Hall joked that this one would be the show in which Dexter "goes around chopping down all of the bad trees."

Adding in a more serious vein that he'd "learned to never say never."

"It's very difficult for me to imagine someone coming up with something that is compelling enough for that to be worth doing," Hall continued. "I certainly have no interest right now in playing Dexter. You know, some time passes and somebody has some newly imagined landscape for him that I feel is worth exploring, I would perhaps consider it. Beyond that vague notion, I really can't say, and it's not something I have any immediate plans to do. He is still alive, but for right now, I'm leaving him in the cabin."

Read the full interview after the jump!

PHOTOS: Michael C. Hall Attends the 80th Annual Drama League Awards

Michael C. Hall attends the 80th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at Marriot Marquis Times Square on May 16, 2014 in New York City. See two more pics, below!

Michael C. Hall Talks Series Finale and Spin-off: "Dexter Got What He Deserved -- If Someone Comes Up With a Spin-off Idea, I'll Look at It"

via Zap2it: Michael C. Hall was on "Watch What Happens Live" Thursday May 15 with his current Broadway co-star Toni Collette. The fan questions were all about Dexter, which bowed out last fall in a controversial series finale. Hall says he thinks the finale was appropriate.

"I think that he got what he decided he deserved," says Hall. "He exiled himself, because it became clear to him that interaction with the world and the people he cared about did nothing but ultimately destroy the people he cared about. ... I think he got what he deserved, I feel good about it."

Host Andy Cohen then says that fans were mad about the ending and Hall agrees. "I think they wanted something else, something more definitive, or happier or more satisfying, or maybe they wanted him to die. I don't know. But he didn't even get that out," he says.

Then Hall quips, "Now he just cuts down the bad trees."

But later, another caller asks if he misses the show and then if he'd be open to a spinoff series.

"Yes, I loved doing the series. It felt like getting away with something, it felt like getting away with murder, literally," says Hall. "Getting a job as an actor feels that way generally, but more to the point with 'Dexter.'

"As far as a spinoff goes, it's hard for me to imagine what that would be. I couldn't come up with that idea. If someone does, I'll look at it. But it's tough to say. ... Maybe I could have cameo appearances on a show called 'Masuka.'"

Watch two parts from his interview on the show here, and here.

The Best and Worst Dexter Episodes According to Their IMDb Rating [Chart]

Every TV show has its good and bad moments. Eight months after the controversial ending of Dexter, we present you a chart from GraphTV with the best and worst episodes of the show according to people's ratings on IMDb.

According to the chart, the highest rated episode of Dexter was the season 4 finale "The Getaway" with 9,7 out of 10, and the lowest rated one, the series finale "Remember the Monsters?" with 4,9 out of 10. Check out the chart below, and discuss in the comments section!

View the full size of the chart, here.

PHOTOS: Yvonne Strahovski Attends the "24: Live Another Day" Premiere In London

Yvonne Strahovski attends the UK premiere of "24: Live Another Day" at Old Billingsgate Market on May 6, 2014 in London, England. More pics, below!

Michael C. Hall Attends the 2014 Drama Desk Awards Nominees Reception [Photos]

Michael C.Hall attends the 2014 Drama Desk Awards Nominees Reception at Essex House on May 7, 2014 in New York City. See one more pic after the jump.

PHOTOS: Aimee Garcia Attends the 7th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic

Aimee Garcia attends the 7th annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Sabra Salsa at Lakeside Golf Club on May 5, 2014 in Burbank, California. View more images from the event, below!

PHOTOS: Yvonne Strahovski Attends the '24: Live Another Day' World Premiere Event

Yvonne Strahovski attends 24: Live Another Day World Premiere Event for Fox on Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on May 2, 2014 in New York City. Check out more photos below!

WATCH: Showtime Releases New Featurette of Scott Buck Discussing the Dexter Series Finale

Seven months after the finale, Showtime decided to release the behind-the-scenes featurette that they owed to the fans after the finale. Executive Producer Scott Buck discusses the Dexter series finale, aka one of the most controversial endings in the TV history. Hit the play button below to see how the showrunner justifies the decisions he made about Dexter in the final season!

LOOK: New Yvonne Strahovski Photoshoot For New York Post

Dexter alumna Yvonne Strahovski is in New York for a short break from shooting 24: Live Another Day on location in London. Check out more pics from her all-new photoshoot for New York Post, after the jump!

Happy Birthday, Julie Benz!

Today Julie Benz turns 42! She was born in Pennsylvania, in May 1, 1972. After graduating from high school, Julie entered New York University to study acting. She played the role of Rita on Dexter till 2009. For another year, she'll be starring in Syfy's hit series 'Defiance'. Happy b-day Julie!