Kate Hudson and her foster dad, Kurt Russell, who starred with Gibson in 1988's Tequila Sunrise, are also on board.
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The drama will also star Bonnie Sveen (Home and Away), Matthew Levett (A Place To Call Home, Devil’s Playground), David Field (Catching Milat, No Activity), Rachel Gordon (Winter, The Moodys, Blue Heelers), Salvatore Coco (The Principal, Catching Milat)
Filming will begin on the south-east coast of Queensland in October.
Cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Richard Roxburgh, Rachel Blake and newcomers Samson Coulter and Ben Spence.
Melissa George (Heartbeat, The Slap and Felony) and Sophie Lowe (The Beautiful Lie, What Lola Wants) are confirmed to star in the dramatic feature which will be shot exclusively in Queensland.
Screentime, a Banijay Group company, has appointed producer Kerrie Mainwaring as head of production - scripted.
While shooting at the foot of the Himalayas can be stunning on the eye and the lens it can pose some interesting challenges for a cinematographer.
Australian cinematographer Mick McDermott has described Ben Young’s debut feature Hounds of Love, starring Stephen Curry and Emma Booth, as the “surprise package of the year†in Australian film.