Oz actor Xavier Samuel to star in third ‘Twilight’ film

Melbourne: Aussie actor Xavier Samuel has bagged a role in the third film of the Twilight series, which is based on the books written by Stephenie Meyer.In the film titled ‘Eclipse’, the little known actor will reportedly play Riley, a handsome college student and newborn vampire, who joins villain Victoria``s plot to murder Bella played by Kristen Stewart.

The plot of the movie revolves around Bella as she has to choose between two loves: the vampire Edward played by Robert Pattinson and werewolf Jacob performed by Taylor Lautner. The shooting is scheduled to start in Vancouver, Canada next month, News.com.au reports. The film is due for release in June 2010. The first film ‘Twilight’ of the series was a huge hit at the box office amassing 382 million US dollars worldwide. Samuel has acted in Australian films like 2:37, Newcastle and September, in the past. ANI