Fresh from helping create Australia's first fully virtual production shoot for John Curran's psychological thriller 'Mercy Road', director and producer Alex Proyas will again use the techniques to build the world for a feature adaption of classic sci-fi play 'R.U.R'.
The launches of the Liam Neeson action drama 'Honest Thief' and Australian 'geezer' comedy 'Never Too Late' helped reverse a three-week slide at cinemas last weekend.
In the pre-COVID-19 world, 'Where'd You Go Bernadette?' a drama starring Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig and newcomer Emma Nelson, was launched in the US last year by United Artists Releasing, playing widely on more than 2,400 screens.
After 'The Invisible Man' racked up more than $US125 million at cinemas worldwide - the bulk of it before the pandemic struck - Elisabeth Moss' latest thriller 'Shirley' had to face the realities of the pandemic-blighted cinema landscape.
Australian critics scorned 'Unhinged' but audiences turned out last weekend for the road rage thriller starring Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius, the only new wide release.
Record breaking New Zealand documentary, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls has taken $34,521 over its first weekend at the Australian box office
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature doc at TIFF.