Ten years after her screen debut in the SBS drama 'Kick', Nicole Chamoun finally is reaping the rewards for perseverance and hard work with key roles in Stan’s 'Romper Stomper' and SBS’s 'Safe Harbour'.
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Jacqueline McKenzie made her film debut in Geoffrey Wright’s 1992 movie 'Romper Stomper' as Gabe, the ill-treated lover of Russell Crowe’s Nazi skinhead Hando. So the actress was delighted when Wright told her two years ago he was working on a contemporary TV series which would follow Gabe, two other characters from the original film and Gabe’s estranged son, Kane, during a race riot in Melbourne.
AACTA's decision to introduce an award to recognise online video and series is indicative of a changing mindset about digital content, according to director Luke Eve.
When Lachy Hulme turned up for the first day of shooting Stan’s 'Romper Stomper' series, he had transformed himself into a human version of a Silverback gorilla.
“Lily is a star and she is compelling. The camera loves her, she commands real authority, she occupies the screen and you don’t doubt for a minute that she could bash your head in,” says 'Romper Stomper' producer John Edwards.
The US remake of 'No Activity' has now launched on Stan following its premiere in the US on CBS All Access. IF asked co-creator and star Patrick Brammall about the differences between the original and the San Diego-set version, and working with some big stars.
Toby Wallace was around 16 years old when he first saw Geoffrey Wright’s movie 'Romper Stomper', which was released in 1992, three years before he was born.
Dan Wyllie played a dim-witted, racist skinhead nicknamed Cackles together with Russell Crowe as Hando in Geoffrey Wright’s breakthrough 1992 film 'Romper Stomper'.