Samuel Goldwyn Films continues to show a greater appetite for Australian films than any other North American distributor, with Jeremy Sims' 'RAMS' as the latest acquisition.
Opening on 250-plus screens on August 27, the day after its CinefestOZ premiere at Orana Cinemas in Busselton, Jeremy Sims' 'RAMS' will be the first Australian wide release since cinemas re-opened.
In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart.
Georgina Haig has replaced Jessica Marais in Seven Studios' 'Back to the Rafters' and HaiHa Le, Libby Tanner, Rose Riley, Aaron McGrath and Bruce Spence are among new additions to the cast.
Renowned Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf died last week while touring with the Sydney Theatre Company production in Edinburgh of The Secret River.
Miranda Richardson is joining Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Jeremy Sims' Rams, a re-imagining of Icelandic drama Hrútar, which is now shooting in Mt Barker in WA's Great Southern region.
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama 'Last Cab to Darwin' on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film 'Hrútar' featured in nearly every festival program.
Production is underway in Western Australia on WBMC’s 'RAMS', directed by Jeremy Sims - an adaptation of Icelandic film 'Hrútar'.