Australian director Kieran Darcy-Smith moved to LA off the back of his first feature, 'Wish You Were Here', written by his wife, Felicity Price. This year saw the release of his first film since, 'The Duel', a western starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Har
Wish You Were Here received mostly glowing reviews from US critics and copious publicity last week, centred primarily on lead actor Joel Edgerton whose profile has rocketed after The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark Thirty.
The actors are attached to the next film from the producers of Wish You Were Here
The Sony Pictures film took $5 million over the weekend
The comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen took $5.1 million over the weekend
The superhero adventure dropped 38 per cent from its record-breaking opening weekend, but remained in first place
The Marvel Studios film had the eighth biggest opening weekend in Australian history
Entertainment One has acquired the North American distribution rights to Wish You Were Here