Thirteen months after 'Mary Magdalene' perished at Australian cinemas, the Biblical saga directed by Garth Davis probably did not have a prayer of getting a warmer reception in the US.
The Animal Logic Entertainment co-produced Peter Rabbit was the top title in Australian cinemas last weekend, easily beating Universal’s Sydney-shot Pacific Rim: Uprising.
Australian exhibitors are optimistic about the prospects of Garth Davis’ 'Mary Magdalene', which Transmission Films will launch on Thursday on about 110 locations, after nifty debuts last weekend in Italy and Brazil.
Australian film buffs will be able to watch this year's AACTA International Awards on Foxtel's dedicated Arts channel on Sunday.
Rooney Mara will play the Australian girlfriend of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated, in Garth Davis' feature Lion.