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.
Renowned Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf died last week while touring with the Sydney Theatre Company production in Edinburgh of The Secret River.
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.
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.
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.
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.