Pre-release tracking in the US suggests Mad Max: Fury Road will rev up a B.O. tally of upwards of $US40 million next weekend, possibly behind fellow opener Pitch Perfect 2.
Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca and Robert Taylor are set to star in Turkey Shoot Reloaded, an action adventure set in the near future.
Producer Pam Collis has joined forces with Los Angeles-based Aussie actress/writer Amanda Dow to produce Intrepid, the saga of two women's journey through life after cancer.
Writer/producer Trevor Howis is assembling a new creative and international sales team for his thriller Weekend Warriors.
Financier/executive producer James M. Vernon has an unusual problem in the Australian film industry: he says he has more money to invest than there are viable projects.
Anglo/Australian filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith is developing Sword Point, a drama about an injured Chinese gymnast who takes up fencing in a bid to realise her dream of representing China in sport.
Australian filmmaker Kimble Rendall is set to direct local action-thriller Blowback in 2013
Brian Trenchard-Smith's latest project stars Lea Thompson and will be shown on the US's Hallmark Channel