The latest episodes of One Tree Hill have featured some nice scenes between Nathan and Brooke. The characters don’t get a chance to interact often, but when they do they have a certain brand of undeniable chemistry. Nathan was there for Brooke after her violent attack earlier this season, and in the most recent episode he helped her reconnect with Owen. Every time I see the two characters on screen, I find myself wishing they had more scenes together.

The chemistry between Nathan and Brooke could be due to the real life romance between actors James Lafferty and Sophia Bush. We wrote about the rumors surrounding the two way back in January, but now Kristin at E!Online has officially confirmed the relationship. Not only are James and Sophia dating, but her ex-husband Chad Michael Murray approves of the pairing.

Though rumors about the couple have been swirling around for months, their relationship wasn’t confirmed until a recent interview with Chad Michael Murray. The actor was asked about his relationship with Bush while chatting with a local CW news affiliate, to which he responded:

“It’s one of those things where you grow up a lot faster. You’re put in a situation where you’re gonna deal with things right in your face. But I think [Sophia and I] are both professional and mature enough to get through it. And now it’s just easy. We’re just friends. And she’s got James, and James and I are friends. It’s just a little tight group in Wilmington.”

You can watch the interview for yourself below, where Murray also discusses what’s coming up on One Tree Hill, as well as his upcoming wedding plans:

Following Murray’s comments, Kristin at E!Online contacted an insider from the series who told her that Sophia and James are “definitely together.” Personal representatives for the actors have yet to comment on the story.

It’s nice to hear that Sophia and James are together, but I’m also happy there’s no bad blood between her and her former husband. The fact that both have moved on to new relationships is refreshing, and it really does seem like everyone on the set is a big, happy family. This should give a little bit of hope to Brucas fans, as it doesn’t sound like the two actors would mind doing romantic scenes together.

Does this news mean that we can look forward to more scenes between Nathan and Brooke in the future? We’ll have to tune in to One Tree Hill every Monday to find out.

Source: BuddyTV.com

James and Sophia has been spotted together at the airport of Wilmington on the 24th of October recently. As the rumors are going strong about James and Sophia dating, pictures have been taken of them hugging at the airport. Conclusions? It’s up to you… I’ll leave it a question mark until anything official has been reported.

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Candids > Wilmington Airport (Oct. 24, 2008) (HQ)

For months, there have been major rumors going around about James possibly dating his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush. This morning, Chad Michael Murray pointed out “she’s got James”.

Chad Michael Murray was interviewed this morning on CW11 and he was asked about his relationship with Sophia. He told, “she’s got James, and James and I are friends…” It’s not a real confirmation at this point, but in a way you can see it as a confirmation. Both James and Sophia haven’t confirmed to have a relationship. As long as nothing has been confirmed by one of them, this will stay a rumor.

ETA: The video of Chad on CW11, for the ones who haven’t seen it yet.

The creator of television series ‘One Tree Hill’ hopes the CW network will decide by the first of the year whether to bring back the Wilmington-filmed series now that he’s agreed to head a seventh season.

In a phone interview from Wilmington, Mark Schwahn said he told the network, a joint venture between Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. unit and CBS Corp., he would like to know if the show is returning before filming begins on the last four to five episodes. To do that, he would need to know by Jan. 1.

“They (the CW) doesn’t owe me that, but I feel like they owe it to the fans,” Schwahn said.

Mark Schwahn has signed three deals, including a one-year agreement with Warner Bros. TV to continue as executive producer for a possible seventh season. His other deals include a two-year deal with CBS Paramount Network TV to develop new projects and a deal with CBS Records to begin his own imprint.

The CBS television deal allows him to remain at the helm of ‘One Tree Hill’ if a seventh season is negotiated with the actors, whose six-year contracts end after this season.

In interviews in August, the actors who play Lucas, Peyton, Brooke, Nathan and Haley were divided on whether they were interested in a seventh season. Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley), whose real-life husband lives in Washington state, seemed the least interested.

“I want to see my husband,” she said. “I want to go home and make babies. I love this show and I love the people on this show, but yeah, I think it’s time. It’s time to go home.”

But minds change, even over two months, and a regular paycheck can be a good thing in this economic climate.

“We all make a lot of money making this TV show,” Schwahn said. “We feel very fortunate to have jobs.”

On the other hand, it’s a young cast and “when you’re young, you’re inclined to wonder what else is out there,” he said. “They may want to go out and explore.”

James Lafferty, who plays Nathan, said he would want to know if everyone was on board for a seventh season before deciding.

“There’s a version of ‘One Tree Hill’ that people want to come back for, but I think the only version is a version where everybody’s back and everybody’s involved,” Lafferty said. “I don’t think we can have the version with just two or three of the main characters. I don’t think we can have ‘One Tree Hill’ partially come back. It’s got to be all or nothing.”

Source: One Tree Hill Blog

BuddyTV’s Don recently caught up with James Lafferty for an exclusive interview.  James discusses what’s coming up for Nathan, filming the Slamball scenes, what’s in the future for Nathan and Haley, and whether Dan’s recent heroics will get him back in his son’s good graces and much more.

Even when he’s kissing evil nannies or simmering in rage due to temporary paralysis, Nathan remains one of the most grounded, relatable characters on One Tree Hill.  His relationship with Haley forms the emotional backbone of the show, and the Scott family only became more interesting with the addition of Jamie in season 5.  The next few episodes of the series will find Nathan joining a Slamball team, which he hopes will get him back on the path toward NBA glory.

You can read the interview and listen to the MP3 at BuddyTV.