The film will be released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand by Icon on November 3 - one day ahead of its North American release.
Spectrum Films will start a new chapter in its 51 year history early next year by moving into a new creative space in the heart of the Fox Studios.
Hugo Weaving has joined the cast of Mel Gibson's star-studded Australian film Hacksaw Ridge.
The MEAA is pressing producers to pay actors in Australian TV dramas residuals from the first dollar of revenues.
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.
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.
The film will generate about 720 jobs and $26 million in production expenditure.
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.