Foxtel today confirmed production of The Gallipoli Story will commence in South Australia mid-2014, with Sam Worthington as executive producer and in a starring role.
Worthington will star alongside Twilight's Xavier Samuel and Wolverine's Myles Pollard
The ANZAC spirit will be celebrated in two miniseries that received funding on Tuesday from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia and the WA government have announced plans to invest in Drift, while the national agency has also backed indigenous feature Satellite Boy
Sam Worthington may be a big star in Hollywood action-adventures but Drift, the Australian surfing- set drama in which he co-stars with Myles Pollard and Xavier Samuel, has had a limited release in the US.
West Australian surf film Drift has been judged best narrative feature at the Rincon International Film Festival held in Puerto Rico.
Australian actor Sam Worthington has been cast in the upcoming Vietnam War film, The Battle of Long Tan, which Bruce Beresford is attached to direct after finishing work on Mao's Last Dancer.
It's official: Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana will reprise their roles of Jake Sully and Neytiri for the next three Avatar sequels.