Roger Avary’s 2002 dark comedy The Rules of Attraction stars James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Ian Somerhalder as three troubled college students entangled in a strange love triangle. Van Der Beek plays Sean Bateman, a sex-obsessed womanizer who describes himself as an “emotional vampire.” When we first meet Sean, he’s at a party […] The post James Van Der Beek’s Character in ‘The Rules of Attraction’ Is the Brother of a Notorious Movie Villain appeared first on VICE .