Lincoln Younes auditioned for multiple US roles during six pilot seasons without success - but his persistence paid off when he was invited to join the ensemble cast of Grand Hotel.
Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, will have its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
After a terrible start to the year with grosses down 12 per cent on the same period last year, Australian exhibitors had something to cheer about last weekend thanks to Disney/Marvel’s 'Captain Marvel'.
Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace have joined Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis in 'Babyteeth', the feature debut of director Shannon Murphy that's currently shooting in Sydney.
Rita Kalnejais has adapted her play 'Babyteeth' for screen, with Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis attached to lead the cast of the comedy which follows a couple who discover their ill teenage daughter has fallen in love with a drug dealer.
A total of 15 films will duke it out at next year’s AACTA International Awards, with Luca Guadagnino’s 'Call Me By Your Name', Greta Gerwig’s 'Lady Bird' and Martin McDonagh’s 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' leading the pack with five nominations each.
The film was set to feature 72 Outback animal characters, all of them speaking in an Australian accent, and the project had attracted a stellar Australian cast, with Margot Robbie, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, Josh
Rising young actors who've appeared in Unbroken, The Water Diviner, Deadline Gallipoli, ANZAC Girls and The Code are among the finalists for the 7th annual Heath Ledger Scholarship.