'Twilight' Film 'Eclipse' Casts New Actor

The third installment in the 'Twilight' film series, 'Eclipse,' is about to start production next month, and a new Australian actor is reportedly set to star alongside heartthrobs Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.

Xavier Samuel has been hired to play the role of Riley, an attractive vampire college student who assists in the plot to kill the protagonist Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Riley, described as a "newborn vampire" by THR, teams up with villain Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) in this murder scheme.

'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' will go into production on August 17 and David Slade will be directing the film. He also directed another vampire flick '30 Days of Night' in 2007.

'Eclipse' picks up where 'New Moon' left off, continuing the love triangle between mortal Bella Swan, the werewolf Jacob Black (Lautner) and her true love Edward Cullen (Pattinson.)

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well............. hes CUTE!!!!....but not as robert=)

Anonymous 7/22/09 Reply
thats cool but i wonder who will play seth

Anonymous 7/22/09 Reply
a new sexy man on the group xDD

Armaine YssaM 7/21/09 Reply
Definately a heartthrob!! I'm sending him your way Valentina. Whad'ya think? I think since i'm gettin hooked on the book, i'm gonna havta see the flick! And who says moms and daughters don't have anything in common?!

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Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
omg this guy doesnt even fit riley. wtf eclipse better be good or i will flip. plus riley is not suppose 2 look like a woman.

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
He's really cutee

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
Ok, this guys looks gay, i hope the makeup team can toughen up his looks, he is supposed to be scary, not look like a woman

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
cool , wonder what he looks like as a vampier,:)

angelfaith1 7/20/09 Reply
he's okay.

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Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
a pug, rat face, mexican playing a blonde, someone alway about to cry, and now a camel...lol

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
he has a camel face!

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
another fugly guy playing a vampire on a twilight series

Anonymous 7/20/09 Reply
he's gonna be dead like as fast as he showed up to kill bella.like a snap or something.

YannahJ2 7/20/09 Reply