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Attack of the Wolves: Chaske Spencer

We brought you Vanity Fair’s interviews with Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon, now we have the interview with Chaske Spencer, who plays Sam Uley in Twilight: New Moon.

How did you get the part of Wolf Pack leader, Sam Uley? Chaske Spencer VF

It was one of the weirdest auditions I’ve done. We put it on tape, and usually the process is: you meet the casting director, get a callback, then you meet the producer and director. This just went straight from tape. I auditioned for all of the parts of the Wolf Pack; they called me back and told me what part I had. Also, I didn’t really know who [the character] was because I didn’t know much about Twilight. Then I figured it out and said, “Wow, that’s a really good part.” It’s amazing. I’ve never gotten a part like that before.

Once you got the part, did you go back and read the books?

Yeah, I started with New Moon. Then I started dabbling in Eclipse because there’s a lot of back-story to my character. I really tried to relate to those characters, do my job … and then go to the gym.

How much time did you have between finding out you got the role and actually starting shooting?

Not much—about three weeks. They got us a trainer and really started throwing us into the work, into working out, which was with a gentleman who helped out on 300. I was pretty psyched about that; it was really tough. I was [already] in shape, but when he got his hands on me, it was a whole different beast altogether. I put on 25 pounds in those two months. It just happened—one day, I stepped out of the shower, took a look at myself, and I didn’t recognize my own body.

You all went through this together as a pack, too.

Yeah, that was the one thing that was really cool; it did bond us. We’re unknowns, and we couldn’t tell anyone for a month that we were cast. So we just talked to each other, made sure we kept each other in check, got competitive with one another. It was like [we were] brothers. I gained so many family members through this, which I’m really grateful for.

So you were this unknown actor living in New York who suddenly found himself on the set of this huge studio blockbuster. What was that like?

It’s so surreal, I mean, I’m feeling it right now! On the film sets of New Moon andEclipse, I feel safe. It’s like you’re in the center of the hurricane, but outside is where it starts to get chaotic. I would say that, in the last few days, I started noticing that I’m in this huge franchise. I’m going to be in one of the biggest movies of the year, and it’s a little surreal, frightening, and exciting all together. It’s like one big roller-coaster ride.

What are you doing to prepare for it?

No one can give you a book on how to deal with it. There’s not much you can do about it except for just having a good head on your shoulders. You have to go on your own and figure it out.

new moon wolf pack 300x253 Attack of the Wolves: Chaske SpencerLike many of the other wolves, you have your own Twitter page, too.

It’s really cool. It’s like being in this rock band. It’s nothing like I’ve ever done before on any film or play—you really interact with the fans. I Twitter for theTwilight fans. I can write where I’m going, what I’m doing—I try to keep it general so I don’t give too much away—and the fans are great! They’re really excited about it; some even know more about me than I do myself!

Speaking of rock bands, Kiowa [Gordon] said you got him listening to Phoenix and Grizzly Bear.

Kiowa and Tyson Houseman are really into music, and we talk about that. I’m really into discovering new music. I’m a drummer, and I live with a musician—he’s in a band called The 5 O’Clock Heroes. I’m not just plugging him because he’s my roommate; his band is really good. He introduces me to all of the cool new bands, and we’ve had musicians coming over to our apartment for a while now. I like this new cat, Liam Finn, who I heard about in Australia. I also just got theNew Moon soundtrack, and I’m really impressed! I think it’s amazing. I’ve been listening to it all day actually. I like Band of Skulls, and I’ve been a fan of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club for years now. This is going to be my album for the month.

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New Moon Stills

Thanks to Confessions of a Twi Crack addict here are some of the latest, good quality New Moon Stills. It’s just a chance to look at some of the other actors in costume :) -and really after Rob, Kristen and Taylor everybody seems to be just ’some of the other actors’ ;) I have a feeling that may all change after New Moon as the rest of the cast have been seriously spruced up ;)

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A little something to howl about…

Here is the first official picture of New Moon’s wolf pack looking ready for action. Check out their tatoos; if you managed to find Jacobs one in “Alex Meraz smells the roses” you will notice they are the same. I think it is standard for the members of the wolf pack in New Moon. Haven’t seen anything about it in the book (unless my  memory fails me :( ) but they look quite good.

New Moon's Wolf Pack

On MTV.com (where I found the pic), it says that the four wolves we see are: Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Bronson Pelletier (Sam Uley, Paul, Embry and Jared respectively) but I am not convinced… I can see Alex Meraz (on the far left) Chaske Spencer in the front, pretty sure Kiowa Gordon is in there but I don’t see Bronson Pelletier (maybe it’s just me). It could be Tyson Houseman because two of the wolves are left out-Jacob and according to MTV it has to be Quil. The wolf in question is the one right at the back -it probably is Pelletier but let me know if you agree with the actors named in the picture because I am unsure…

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The Pack

So it is official according to Lainey gossip: the wolves are cast, there are two members that still need to be confirmed but here is the list with pics so you can see who’s who.

jakejpg
Taylor Lautner
as
Jacob Black
quiljpg
Tyson Houseman
as
Quil Ateara
sam The Pack
Chaske Spencer
as
Sam Uley
emily The Pack
Tinsel Korey
as
Emily
Alex Meraz as Paul
Alex Meraz
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Paul
embry.jpg
Kiowa Gordon
as
Embry
Bronson Pelletier as Jared
Bronson Pelletier
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Jared

Kiowa Gordon and Tinsel korey still have to be confirmed and sorry about Embry’s pic, but couldnt find one on the net ;) oops but get used to these faces, in New Moon they are regulars…

The rest of the pics are thanks to Edwards Meadow.

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