Xavier Samuel has landed the first new role in the upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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.

This is some seriously early casting news, Twilight Saga: New Moon isn’t even out yet. Xavier Samuel is pretty much an instant celebrity, goes to show how much the teens love this franchise.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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