The Weinstein Co. has nabbed worldwide rights excluding Australasia to an upcoming drama based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated.
In the end, it didn't come down to a choice between New Zealand and Australia as the location for The Light Between Oceans, a Hollywood adaptation of Australian author M.L. Stedman's debut novel set on an island off the coast of WA in 1918.
Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman will star in Lion, a drama based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated.
Sarah Spillane will direct True Spirit, a feature about teenager Jessica Watson's solo around-the-world sailing adventure.
Shooting on Australian feature film Lion will commence in Kolkata, India, this week.
David Wenham is in the frame to play the adopted father of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated, in Garth Davis' feature Lion.
Rooney Mara will play the Australian girlfriend of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated, in Garth Davis' feature Lion.
The sequel to Top of the Lake will be set and shot in Sydney.