Richard Roxburgh is playing Grigory Orlov, a former lover of the 18th Century Russian Empress in the HBO/Sky UK miniseries Catherine the Great.
It’s been a slow start to December at Australian cinemas despite decent debuts last weekend by Universal’s animated comedy 'The Addams Family' and Warner Bros’ British suspense thriller 'The Good Liar'.
Helen Mirren is set to star as 'The Talented Mr Ripley' author Patricia Highsmith in 'Switzerland', a feature film to be produced by Brouhaha Entertainment and Lunar Pictures.
"I think working on screen has made me much more aware of the benefits of economic language and also that you can tell a story with silence and with faces and with body language, as well as with words." – Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith