Xavier Samuel is a Tony Modra fan

FOR homegrown star Xavier Samuel, it's not the creatives that leave him starstruck, but the sporty type.

"I met Gus van Sant briefly, and it's like, this guy is one of the best filmmakers alive ... But I think the concept of being starstruck is a bit weird, isn't it?" he says.
Xavier, who this year has worked on no less than five films including Shakespearian thriller Anonymous  with Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, admits there is one person who would leave him a little tongue-tied should he get the chance to meet him.
"If I met Tony Modra, I'd be a little speechless," he laughs.
"I used to go see a lot of Adelaide Crows games when I was younger and, yeah, I remember cheering for Tony Modra. I was a big-time Crows fan, still am."

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Good to see that you can take the boy out of Adelaide, but the love of a local team remains.
Xavier chatted to The Adelaide* magazine ahead of the release of his new film A Few Best Men,  which is being described as an Aussie version of The Hangover  and is out on January 26.

--adelaidenow.com.au

~Robstenfan