EXCLUSIVE! Callan Mulvey's 'ratbag' high school days: 'My lack of attendance was my biggest downfall'
By Yasmin Vought|
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Another Aussie is doing good in Hollywood...well, sort of.
Callan Mulvey plots revenge on his unfaithful wife in the new comedy flick Kill Me Three Times and is also rumoured to be playing villain KGBeast in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
"I think Ben is the perfect choice for the tone of the film and where they're pitching this incarnation of Batman," the 40-year-old told TheFIX of his "favourite" Batman. "He is a phenomenal actor and brings the requisite combination of humanity and gravitas to the role.
"[He] has the intelligence and intensity to really do justice to the myth and legend of Batman as he exists in both the comic book world and popular culture. I really think people are going to love him in this role."
He may have landed a coveted role in the upcoming Batman film, but Callan hasn't forgotten his humble beginnings on the '90s TV series Heartbreak High.
The New Zealand native, who moved to Sydney at the age of eight, couldn't have been more different to the bad boy he played in the Aussie TV series.
"I was actually quite shy and introverted," he said. "I enjoyed photography and art and even tried my hand at poetry for a while. I'm sure it was terrible.
"I changed schools for years 11 and 12 and felt a bit more confident, which probably made me more of a ratbag. I think generally I was pretty good. I think my lack of attendance was my biggest downfall."
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If Callan could go back in time to that first day on the set of Heartbreak High in 1997, the star would tell himself to "work harder", "relax" and "be aware that there are other people in the world besides you."
"I did some woeful performances personally but I'm not embarrassed about the show," the actor added. "I think it was a really interesting show thematically and I will always be grateful to the patient cast and crew who put up with me and taught me so much."
But there was one part of the series that left a bit of a stain on the star's memory...that epic shell necklace.
"That is particularly embarrassing," he said of the '90s fashion statement. "Sea shell choker necklaces were a low point."
We couldn't agree more.
You can see Callan next in the American-Australian black comedy Kill Me Three Times, alongside Simon Pegg and Teresa Palmer. Watch the teaser below...
Kill Me Three Times is out now on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD.