I´m sorry for being abesent, but I´m really busy with school at the moment.. I´m at university and the exams are comming up really soon! I´ll try to update once in a while, but I can´t promise anything. We´ll see how it goes ;) But if anyone´s interested in being my co-web (helping out with updates), please contact me as soon as possible!

I´ve replaced 20 pictures from the Sanctum LA Premiere with HQs and and also added 7 untagged pictures of Rhys in the Teen Hollywood Studio! Go check the out in the gallery ;)

Kristy Muir | 4th February 2011

AUSSIE actor Rhys Wakefield, who stars in the new 3D epic underwater adventure Sanctum, describes the film as “man against the elements”.

The film was produced by three-time Academy Award-winning executive producer James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic).

Sanctum follows a team of underwater cavern divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth.

When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea.

Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific’s Esa’ala caves for months.

But when McGuire’s exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank’s key team – including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley – is forced to radically alter plans by navigating an underwater labyrinth to make it out.

Soon they are confronted with the unavoidable question: can they survive or will they be trapped forever?

Wakefield said his role was his most challenging so far.

“It was incredibly exhausting,” he said.

“It’s such a physical role – I had to learn how to rock climb, do breath holds and scuba dive.”

The former Home & Away star has gone from strength to strength.

After starring in the award-winning Australian film Black Balloon and Broken Hill, Wakefield decided to try to make a name for himself in the US.

This film is a major step in the right direction and with a few projects looming in Los Angeles, Wakefield is a force to be reckoned with.

Even though he could not be happier with his US exposure, he said he missed Australia.

“I miss Oz – I love coming home after time away,” he said.

Being involved in such a highly anticipated international project in Australia was a massive thrill for Wakefield.

He said it was a great feeling to know Australian talent would be viewed on a worldwide screen.

“Everyone was so dedicated to the project – it was a hard slog,” he said.

“But it paid off.

“The film looks great.”

From the first moment Wakefield read the script, he fell in love with it.

“I just loved it,” he said.

“The action and adventure – it is a fun movie.”

The young heartthrob has looked up to Leonardo DiCaprio as a role model since he was very young.

And he hopes to have a sustainable film career just like his hero.

“He (DiCaprio) has made so many great films,” he said.

“If I have half the career he has had, I will be more than happy.”

Wakefield said he would like to continue working both in the US and Australia.

“It would be great to have a balance,” he said.

“But I will be happy as long as I am acting.”
Source: Coluum News

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Rhys Wakefield is one Aussie we’re crushing on these days. With a starring role in the latest 3D flick, “Sanctum,” we’re hoping that this cutie’s Down Under fame can translate stateside, so we’re helping him out and making him this week’s Hump Day Hottie.

Check out the dreamy video of Rhys below, and then keep reading for more details about him!

Vital stats: The 22-year-old attended the McDonalds College of Performing Arts, where he studied acting and drama and even worked with the Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet and appeared in numerous Shakespeare festivals. This was all before he found fame on the small screen.

Where you might have already seen him: After smaller roles he finally landed the part of Lucas on the soap, “Home and Away.” His storyline was deemed a bit racy for Aussie, but he received a Logie Nomination, nonetheless, for Best New Talent in 2006. He left the show in 2008 and later appeared in “Clearing the Air” and “Broken Hill.”

Why you should take notice of him now: This week he stars in the thriller, “Sanctum.” And, as it turns out, he was able to pull of the movie’s tricky stunts quite easily.

“That was all me. There was a double for one stunt that I did which I wasn’t allowed to do,” he shared. “We had dive doubles for some components because the nature of staying underwater that many hours wasn’t a good idea.”

Next up, he’s tapped for the short film, “Scent,” and he’s expressed interest in—wait for it—”The Hunger Games.”

“Actually, I’ve just been thrown into this whole storm of ‘The Hunger Games’ which is so amazing. Those books are amazing. They are brilliant. I would love to play Peeta,” he shared. “But, who knows. I love the books.”

Until next week, when we choose another Hump Day Hottie, you can salute Rhys by gazing at the video above!

Source: MTV