First Interview with Xavier Samuel aka Riley in Eclipse

160 Comments July 18, 2009 by Will Filed Under: Riley

Eclipse 200907180415 First Interview with Xavier Samuel aka Riley in Eclipse riley The Australian radio show Hot30 has the first ever interview with the newly cast Riley in Eclipse, who will be played by Aussie newcomer Xavier Samuel.

The interview with 25-year old Xavier begins at around 7:30 in the audio, where he confirms that he will indeed play Riley. Here’s what else we learn–

It’s his first American film role
He made his initial audition tape in Sydney, then flew to Vancouver and LA to meet the crew, and just found out yesterday that he landed the role
Xavier watched Twilight for the first time during the plane trip to North America

You can download the show as a podcast in iTunes (Friday July 17th Episode), as an mp3, or listen to a flash version on the Hot30 website.

Xavier tells the Daily Telegraph that he hasn’t started reading the books yet, and plans to begin immediately. He says that–

I’m in a bit of a daze but it’s a wonderful bit of news,” Samuel exclusively told Confidential from Los Angeles last night.

You can also see more photos of Xavier at JustJaredJr.

Check after the break for the official news release from Summit, which is written by Steven Zeitchik of The Hollywood Reporter.

Google might want to brace for a search onslaught: An unknown Australian actor named Xavier Samuel has landed the first new role in “Eclipse,” the third “Twilight” pic.

Summit has hired the actor to play the role of a “newborn vampire” named Riley, a good-looking college student who joins the plot of villain Victoria to murder protagonist Bella (Kristen Stewart). Riley is corrupted by Victoria, for whom he has an inexplicable weakness.

The movie’s larger plot centers on a choice Bella must make between the werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and the vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson).

Samuel, repped by Management 360, Gersh and Shanahan in Australia, has been in series of films down under, including “Newcastle,” in which he played a Goth teenager amidst a group of surfers (the movie played Tribeca last year — though you can bet Netflix will see just a small spike now), the Aussie period drama “September” and the upcoming sci-fi thriller “Road Train.” This marks his first U.S. role.

“Eclipse,” the third book in Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster series, is set
to begin shooting next month in Vancouver and be released on June 30. David Slade (“30 Days of Night”) is directing from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg.

The Twilight franchise will become the center of the fan universe at Comic-Con next week when the stars of the second pic — the Chris Weitz-directed “New Moon” — appear, new material is unveiled and the crowd goes wild. The Samuel family is probably about to see a little frenzy itself.

[thanks, Elise!]

Category: Riley

JacobIsMyHeroin

No problem at all! I did my good deed for the day

*whispers*
The grey faces creep me out a bit too, LOL.
But don't tell them I said that or they may turn on us. Yikes!!!!
vampiresarecool84

lol!!!

OMG you lot are funny I haven't laughed so much in ages.

Any other recasts we should know about?

ha ha ha.

I think Xavier will make a good Riley though and it's not actually a big charechter, he's Victoria's henchman and then he gets killed.
vampiresarecool84

Thanks. You advice to RosieGirl helped me to get my own avatar, though I realised half way through that I didn't actually have any Twilight pictures so I had to make do with a picture of a squid my brother drew for now.

BTW just figured out what WILF stands for lol!
BAM6AM88

he has no idea. lol enter the world of twilight
Vampgirl

Unless we see Riley and co doing their thing, like Riley in Bella's room taking her red blouse, Riley and co killing those people in Seattle.
ZaraLovesTwilight

Yeah even Rob's nose is crooked and Kristen's nose looks like his but smaller. No one is exactly symmetrical and anyway this guy is only in the movie for a few minutes and he dies, so who cares but I think his lip top corners are extremely not symmetrical.
JacobIsMyHeroin

You're welcome!
Glad to help. After all, it was VERY recently that I was brand new around here myself so I remember how it feels.

You upgraded from the squid already I see!

Yes, Jake is a WILF…shhh, don't tell the young ones what that means, but I'm glad you get it! LOL
eclipseaholic

he's cute and i think he would do a great job. for some reason thats how i imagined him, not tom felton, i donno why but i can't imagine him as riley… nope im trying but can't
congrats in taking the part!
vampiresarecool84

Yeah just realised it changed, they told me I could only change it once in 24 hours. Had to go with Spike though, no offence to the Twi vamps but he is my favourite vampire and I was liking him from the first time he stepped out of that car.
But a little off topic, so back to Twilight universe.
maggsmay

I like the new picture on top of the page!! Edward looks so cute!
Sparks_TeamPattz

Hey there! Nothing wrong with spike! He cool. Good choice. Angel is here somewhere too.
Just wondering, what is 84? your birth year?
http://twitter.com/heyyxtay Taylor Plotzke

This is so weird because i imagined him to look exactly like this! great choice
Lali Whitlock

Booh..awful t-shirt. LOL
cjean

Judging by his appearance, he seems to be the perfect Riley. Lets' just hope he can act like the perfect Riley too. So far, everyone who has been cast, has embodied their characters really well. I have confidence they made a good decision. **fingers crossed**
cjean

What does it even mean? lol
Lali Whitlock

John Lennon's wife?
the person who ruined The Beatles? LOL
cjean

Wow, shows how much I know. And why did she ruin the Beatles?
JENNAA

i thought that channng tatum was suppose to be riley in eclipse? not anymore i see?
but considering im from australia… glad this one got the part.
hope he does a good job!
certainly looks the part.
Lali Whitlock

Well… maybe she didn't ruined The Beatles LOL… but sure she was one of the contributing factors.
Yoko Ono's influence to John Lennon was very big and he neglected the band duties and his responsibilities… besides, she convinced Lennon to leave the band.
That's from my (and others) point of view.

mmm…it's complicated to me, explain it in english, sorry =)
rhegna

woot woot Australia we rule
luv new moon
cjean

No, esta bien. Entiendo lo que quieres decir.
Lali Whitlock

Amo cuando hablas español =)
cjean

Si, todavia lo amo. hehe. Vamos a Twitter. Nos vemos. hehe
cutesweetiezzz

LOL

None of them had any idea of the world they had entered into. I just hope it doesn't scared them away.
SaveATree_PunchAWerewolf

Lol.
After all the movies are out they will all be crazy.
“I'm ____ Cullen. I am a vampire vegetarian. But I want to suck your blood!” (last sentence said in a transylvanian accent.) – spelt wrong. I know.

Lol. They are all great in the wonderful world of Twilight, though.
elise

woo, thats me
thanks for reading my email.
xxx

[:
twilight.rubii

omg thats awesome an aussie!!!!!! Im an Australian. It's nice to see someone from oz in there.
vampiresarecool84

I was told I needed numbers in my name, they seemed as good as any.
http://twitter.com/carz_from_marz Cara Morris

I'm an Aussie and I saw him in that beautiful film 'September' which is actually quite sad. If you want to see him act, watch 'September'.
AussieTwilighter

I'm from Australia and most of us know him from a movie “Newcastle” which is actually about where i live. He's fantastic in it. plays a very different role to anything like Riley's character but I'm so proud to have an Aussie in part of the saga!
RobLoverDownUnder

I'm Aussie too *waves* but I've never seen anything he's done! LOL He looks like he'll be a good Riley tho
allaboutEdward

When I heard it was an aussie I was so excited cos I thought it would be an ex-H&A/Neighbours guy!
StephanieDJ

I think he is a 100% better choice then Tom Felton who was posted on the site earlier as a possible Riley. Hes got the college student look.
Vampgirl

I love Spike but before Edward came along, Angel was the hottest undead on the planet.
Vampgirl

Let's hope Xavier is allowed to keep his Aussie accent, besides in Stephenie's world vampires come from all over.
Utahna

NICE LIPS.
AwesomeNiks

Isn't Riley supposed to be blonde and really tall and muscular?

He's not really what I pictured at all….

Oh well…
breesmom

You know, that was just what I was thinking. That name doesn't have good vibes. Usually she's just revered by those into avante garde art. Most music fans kind of hate her.

Might not be a bad person but I wouldn;t want to wear a t-shirt with her name on it.
breesmom

He also left his wife for her. That didn't endear her to women, at the time.

It also separated John and Paul McDartney, as friends and as a songwriting team. So music fans all over the world did not like her.

They had a rocky relationship–together, broke up, together, separated, had a son…when he was killed they were together.
SaveATree_PunchAWerewolf

Oh gosh.
I got scared when the mention of Tom Felton came around!
Whitneee (aka Charlie's Angel)

he reminds me of my little brother…not cool.
What Obsession?

Looks like someone is working on getting the site up and running, looking better then ever! Good Job! I like the new look!
love_volatile_werewolves

Not only all of that, but that comes from the book….Bella's hand is all screwed up and Emmett asks “Fall down again Bella?” and she says “No Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face”…………….one of my favorite quotes from the books!
AshleyAnne5

I think this guy is pretty good looking, I would never have guessed he was 25! maybe he will start to beef up like Taylor did before Eclipse (crosses fingers) having another ripped man to stare at would be lovely!
jalexander

nothing better to do so i create an poster lol! im new at photoshop(2 weeks) so im not that good but i think i did an okay job

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x66/jk8odie/…
RobismyRomeo

i'm pretty happy with this choice.. but what I want to know is..

why on EARTH is Xavier wearing a YOKO ONO t-shirt?

*facepalm*
ScarletI

*Stretches legs out*

Yup…this'll do!
Lali Whitlock

I agree with you!
twilover96

I agree… not everyone has to be perfect with a symmetrical face that's what makes us unique…=D
SarahStwigal

the interview is on utube…jst type xaier samuel interview