Xavier Samuel, a 27-year-old Aussie who shot to the top of the Hollywood hot list when he had a primary role in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” He also stars in Roland Emmerich’s Shakespeare thriller “Anonymous,” which is set for release this fall.
A self-described nomad, when asked how he defines success, Samuel takes the Bob Dylan approach.
“I think success has something to do with living life your own way,” the Aussie actor told VMAN. Bob Dylan said: ‘A man is a success if he wakes up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.’ That sounds about right.”
But there are a few extra things–aside from complete freedom–that make being deemed a young successful heartthrob worthwhile for Samuel.
“With the first film, it was incredibly nerve-wracking because the fans had a pre-conceived idea of Alice from the book series. I knew I had a lot to live up to . . . Getting into character for Breaking Dawn feels like slipping on a pair of my favorite jeans. I know Alice inside and out and I understand her motives and her back-story. I’ve definitely grown more secure in my skin, both personally and as my character . . . Twilight was my first big film and none of us were prepared for its success and what came along with it. Now, with three of the Twilight films and press tours under my belt, I know what to expect and feel much more comfortable with the process. This time around, I’m much more comfortable. I know I have the unwavering support of our amazing fans, and I’m incredibly humbled by them, the cast and getting to work under Bill Condon’s leadership. We joke that coming back for Breaking Dawn is like going back to our senior year of high school after a summer break!”
According to Film Ink, Australian director Stephan Elliott (Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Welcome to Woop Woop; Easy Virtue) is set to direct a new comedy, A Few Best Men, which follows a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.
While the details of the narrative are under wraps, the film sounds like it’s tracing similar territory to The Hangover, Todd Phillips’s smash hit about three groomsmen who lose their soon-to-be-wed best friend during a series of drunken misadventures in Las Vegas.
According to sources close to FILMINK, the comedy will feature rising local star Xavier Samuel as the British groom. Samuel was most recently seen on the big screen as a vampire in Twilight: Eclipse and as a tortured high school student in Sean Byrne’s horror film The Loved Ones. The actor’s currently shooting Bait on the Gold Coast and will next be seen in Roland Emmerich’s political thriller Anonymous.
How would you like to visit the real setting of the
Twilight books?
To celebrate the publication this month of the Twilight white cover editions,
ATOM publishers and INTREPID TRAVEL are teaming together to provide the ultimate prize for fans of Stephenie Meyer’s books.
The Twilight Trail trip is based on the film sets of the Twilight series in the western states of Oregon and Washington. Twilight Trail is for dedicated fans of the film or anybody who is keen to get swept up with the beauty of the region and the sublime story. Be thrilled by ‘Twilight’, Hunt for vampire hangouts, See film sets in St Helens, Stroll a stretch of Cannon Beach, Delight in local dairy, Marvel on the Trail of Ten Falls, Feel the breeze of Hood River, Be dwarfed by Mt St Helens, Admire scenic Olympic National Park, Familiarise yourself with ‘Twilight’ town, Recall the romance of Bella and Edward, Say good-bye in Seattle.
How to enter
1. Purchase a specially stickered copy of Twilight , New Moon , Eclipse or Breaking Dawn (White Editions) by Stephenie Meyer RRP $22.99
2. Follow the instructions on the sticker, telling us in 25 words or less why you would like to go on the Twilight Trail trip
3. Entrants must retain their original purchase receipt(s) and/or a copy of the original receipt as proof of purchase, and if requested, must produce the receipt in order to claim a prize.
