Leigh Whannell will be seen on Australian screens next month in local horror Dying Breed. In a wide-ranging interview, he tells Simon de Bruyn why he sticks with horror roles, how auditions scare him and why acting is like plumbing.
Actor Angus Sampson will host this year's IF Awards on November 14
Released this week, Summer Coda stars Rachael Taylor and Alex Dimitriades
Content creators supported include Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson Robert Connolly and Joanna Werner
Inspired by true events, THE MULE tells the story of a naïve man who is detained by federal police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach.
The gambit of launching Tony Mahony and Angus Sampson's dark comedy The Mule simultaneously on digital platforms in Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada last Friday, bypassing cinemas, seems to be paying off.
After playing a drug mule in The Mule, Angus Sampson is staying on the wrong side of the law with a recurring role in the second season of Fargo.
The Spierig brothers wrote the script with Tom Vaughn ('Unstoppable') and are reuniting with several of their 'Predestination' crew, such as DP Ben Nott and editor Matt Villa.