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.
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.
Paramount Pictures' 'Top Gun: Maverick' will be one of the first films presented to exhibitors at next week's Australian International Movie Convention.
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.