Omnilab Media has announced that it is co-financing W, the biopic about President George W. Bush directed by Academy Award winner Oliver Stone.
Comedy feature 'The Chain Breakers', to star Jacki Weaver, Jack Thompson, James Cromwell, Denis Waterman and Shane Jacobson, is one of seven projects to have recently received production funding from Screen Australia.
Mark Lamprell’s 'Never Too Late' (formerly 'The Chain Breakers'), a comedy-drama about four heroic Vietnam veterans who plan to break out of their nursing home, will start shooting in South Australia on March 18.
Production is about to begin on Porchlight Films' 'Fallout' (working title) for the ABC, a six-part drama inspired by the 1950s British nuclear testing that took place in outback South Australia. Written and directed by Peter Duncan (Rake), the project has attracted a strong cast including Ewen Leslie, Jessica de Gouw, James Cromwell, Ningali Lawford Wolf and Shaka Cook.
When a nursing home stands in the way of a 50-year courtship, four grumpy old Vietnam Vets unite to re-enact the great escape. They may have lost their memory and speed, but these renegades prove it’s never too late for new adventures, even if you have to break rules to break free.
Blue Fox Entertainment has bought the US rights to Mark Lamprell’s 'Never Too Late' and will release the comedy-drama on about 25 screens and two weeks later on transactional VOD.
Natalie Erika James' 'Relic' has continued its reign as the top title in its second weekend in the fractured US theatrical market while Mark Lamprell's Never Too Late launched on a combination of virtual cinemas and hard tops.
"We have to fight to help the next generation so they don’t come in and get screwed from the get-go."