Daina Reid’s 'Run Rabbit Run' has undergone a reshuffle, with 'Succession' star Sarah Snook set to take over from Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
The Spierig brothers’ supernatural thriller Winchester has raked in more than $US50 million at cinemas worldwide, dwarfing the Australian gross of $870,000.
In the US Jennifer Kent's The Babadook has raked in more than $US950,000 at cinemas and been viewed online, legally, more than 360,000 times.
Responding to the tough outlook for most independent films, Pinnacle Films is moving away from releasing a large slate of small theatrical titles and instead plans to focus on two or three wide-release commercial films per year.
US reviewers have lauded the Spierig brothers' Predestination, which launched in cinemas and on-demand platforms last Friday.
Michael and Peter Spierig's Predestination has won the $10,000 John Hinde award for produced science fiction.
Predestination, The Babadook and Wyrmwood featured prominently in the Toronto After Dark Film Festival awards.
When two Australian films open on the same weekend after getting mostly positive reviews at MIFF and generate copious publicity for the stars and filmmakers, the industry might have expected both to post solid opening figures.