Russell Crowe is set to go from his role as an Air Force drone pilot in Will Eubank’s 'Land of Bad' to a former homicide detective that is forced to confront his past in Adam Cooper's 'Sleeping Dogs', with the latter to also begin shooting in Australia early next year.
Paramount Pictures' 'Top Gun: Maverick' will be one of the first films presented to exhibitors at next week's Australian International Movie Convention.
On the reasonable assumption that cinemas are trading in July, albeit with staggered seating, audiences can look forward to a raft of Hollywood films and, perhaps, several new Australian releases.
In a further sign of consolidation among independent distributors, Rialto Distribution has closed its Sydney office while continuing to book films into Australian cinemas via its Auckland headquarters.
After success with shorts 'Ophelia' and 'They Grow Up', writer-director Anthony Garland will make his feature debut with sci-fi 'Alternate', due to shoot at Adelaide Studios next year.
Ten New Zealand features and shorts including a record number by female directors will screen in official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival next month while two will feature at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas in March.
After playing repressed or relatively stable characters in period dramas such as 'Damsel' and 'Madame Bovary', Mia Wasikowska jumped at the chance to go to the dark side in 'Piercing'.
The arthouse market in Australia is alive and well but these days in concentrated largely on myriad film festivals, according to Rialto Distribution’s Kelly Rogers.