Mel Gibson is in talks to direct a WW2 drama in Australia, his first film as a director since Apocalypto in 2006.
Andrew Knight is not a critic of Australia's film schools but if he were invited to lecture on screenwriting he'd take a radically different approach.
An emerging Australian filmmaker will get the chance to work with Mel Gibson on his WW2 drama Hacksaw Ridge, which will start shooting in Australia in October.
The film will generate about 720 jobs and $26 million in production expenditure.
More than 125 people applied for the chance to work with Mel Gibson on Hacksaw Ridge as part of the ADG/Screen Australia director’s attachment scheme, a record since the scheme began several years ago.
Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Teresa Palmer and Ben O’Toole are among a large contingent of Aussies who are appearing in Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s WW2 drama now shooting in New South Wales.
The MEAA is pressing producers to pay actors in Australian TV dramas residuals from the first dollar of revenues.
Hugo Weaving has joined the cast of Mel Gibson's star-studded Australian film Hacksaw Ridge.