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90210 alum Dustin Milligan is leaving the teen drama behind for an intense showdown with some fierce creatures in Shark Night 3D. Here, the Canadian star talks about his new thriller, what it was like filming with mechanical sharks, and being the “hot guy.”

Congratulations on your career so far Dustin, we’re always proud of Canadian talent.
Milligan: Thank you very much, I feel even excited to have gotten this far. Hopefully Shark Night gives a little more pop as well.

Obviously you gained a huge fan base from 90210 and you have a great mix of TV and movies on your resumé. Are you conscious about what you’re picking now?
Milligan: My one concern is doing what I feel is good and what I feel is different. Most importantly, what I feel I can learn from. I can honestly say I’ve been blessed to have the mixture of film and television and that every single job has been a learning experience and truly the opportunity to get better is always there so I couldn’t be happier about that.

Has 90210 opened doors for you?
Milligan: Oh without a doubt. It’s certainly the largest audience I’ve been exposed to so far. That kind of show was so much fun to work on and to be a part of that sort of hype and hoopla, it was quite exceptional for a Northern Canadian boy like myself.

How cool is it to be in a movie like Shark Night 3D?
Milligan: I can’t tell you how excited I am to actually see this. But again, being from Yellowknife, to have been shooting in Louisiana in the swamps, in the water with mechanical sharks for two months, was unreal. It was unbelievable. I’ve never done a thriller like this, and I’ve never done a sexy beach movie like this and certainly never have punched sharks in the face!

It doesn’t hurt to be sexy in a movie, and to be known as the “hot guy.”
Milligan:Well, they’re certainly going to try to portray me as such. I’m quite confident that my true dorky nature will inevitably peek through.

Well being hot and dorky equals charming, I would say.
Milligan: Well let’s hope so, who’s to say? But it was an unbelievable experience, you know. It’s going to be a lot of fun for audiences I think.
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