Production is now underway on the second season of Return to Paradise, the BBC drama set on the Australian coast and spun off from its long-running crime series Death in Paradise. The new season will feature six episodes and bring back several core cast members, along with a slate of guest appearances, including a return from Death in Paradise actor Ardal O’Hanlon.
Filming is taking place around Sydney, with Anna Samson returning as Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke. The series follows Clarke’s return to her hometown, Dolphin Cove, where she balances personal tensions with professional investigations. Season one ended with unresolved feelings between Clarke and her former fiancé, Glenn, who confessed he still had feelings for her just as he was preparing to marry someone else. That storyline will continue in the upcoming season.
The BBC has confirmed that the second series will air on BBC One and be available on iPlayer.
Filming is taking place around Sydney, with Anna Samson returning as Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke. The series follows Clarke’s return to her hometown, Dolphin Cove, where she balances personal tensions with professional investigations. Season one ended with unresolved feelings between Clarke and her former fiancé, Glenn, who confessed he still had feelings for her just as he was preparing to marry someone else. That storyline will continue in the upcoming season.
The BBC has confirmed that the second series will air on BBC One and be available on iPlayer.
- 4/19/2025
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Stars: Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Paul Caesar, Belinda Jombwe, Zoe Carides | Written by Matthew Reilly, Stuart Beattie | Directed by Matthew Reilly
Stuart Beattie, whose credits as a writer include working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and who directed the likes of Tomorrow, When the War Began and I, Frankenstein, teams up with first-time feature director Matthew Reilly for Interceptor, a very timely piece of action cinema – one that puts the Russians firmly back on the filmic map as The bad guys of the movies, along with their co-conspiring American dissident buddies (aka Trump supporters looking to “make America great again”).
The film follows Captain JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky), who’s called back to active duty after she is wrongfully drummed out of her dream job at the Pentagon. When a simultaneous coordinated attack then threatens the base itself,...
Stuart Beattie, whose credits as a writer include working on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and who directed the likes of Tomorrow, When the War Began and I, Frankenstein, teams up with first-time feature director Matthew Reilly for Interceptor, a very timely piece of action cinema – one that puts the Russians firmly back on the filmic map as The bad guys of the movies, along with their co-conspiring American dissident buddies (aka Trump supporters looking to “make America great again”).
The film follows Captain JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky), who’s called back to active duty after she is wrongfully drummed out of her dream job at the Pentagon. When a simultaneous coordinated attack then threatens the base itself,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Interceptor Trailer — Matthew Reilly‘s Interceptor (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Interceptor trailer stars Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Rhys Muldoon, Belinda Jombwe, Marcus Johnson, Colin Friels, and Zoe Carides.. Crew Matthew Reilly and Stuart Beattie wrote the screenplay for Interceptor. Michael Lira created the music for the [...]
Continue reading: Interceptor (2022) Movie Trailer: Elsa Pataky Fights to keep Nuclear Weapons Safe from Mercenaries...
Continue reading: Interceptor (2022) Movie Trailer: Elsa Pataky Fights to keep Nuclear Weapons Safe from Mercenaries...
- 5/9/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Everyone wants to be anywhere but here." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for an action movie titled Interceptor, streaming this summer starting in early June. It marks the feature directorial debut of an Australian writer / producer named Matthew Reilly, who is directing from a script he co-wrote with Stuart Beattie. One Army captain must use her years of tactical training & military expertise when a coordinated terrorist attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Starring Elsa Pataky as Captain JJ Collins, she's joined by Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta, Rhys Muldoon, Belinda Jombwe, Marcus Johnson, Colin Friels, and Zoe Carides. This definitely looks cheesy, but it's also entertaining af. I'm down for this! Always ready for a contained thriller with a badass lady kicking all the bad guys' butts. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Matthew Reilly's Interceptor,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
‘Doctor Doctor’ colleagues Zoe Carides and Tina Bursill.
Zoe Carides has been a leading light on stage and screen for 35 years, has had her own Nancy Sinatra tribute band for six years and is often sought after for voice-overs.
All that has come to a screeching halt amid the pandemic crisis. “I really don’t know what I’ll do,” she tells If. “I’ve been lucky and I’m grateful for my career. Generally anything I do on stage these days is more substantial than what I do on screen.
“There is a possibility I can give a couple of classes via Zoom to a group of young performers in the Southern Highlands.”
Among her recent roles she played the corrupt mayor Nancy Miller in Easy Tiger/Nine Network Doctor Doctor, Doctor Carras in Playmaker Media/Stan’s The Commons and a therapist in Playmaker Media/Sony Pictures Television Networks’ psychological thriller Reckoning,...
Zoe Carides has been a leading light on stage and screen for 35 years, has had her own Nancy Sinatra tribute band for six years and is often sought after for voice-overs.
All that has come to a screeching halt amid the pandemic crisis. “I really don’t know what I’ll do,” she tells If. “I’ve been lucky and I’m grateful for my career. Generally anything I do on stage these days is more substantial than what I do on screen.
“There is a possibility I can give a couple of classes via Zoom to a group of young performers in the Southern Highlands.”
Among her recent roles she played the corrupt mayor Nancy Miller in Easy Tiger/Nine Network Doctor Doctor, Doctor Carras in Playmaker Media/Stan’s The Commons and a therapist in Playmaker Media/Sony Pictures Television Networks’ psychological thriller Reckoning,...
- 3/30/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Barbara Leane has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a trailblazing talent agent, an astute businesswoman and a mentor to countless actors and young agents.
Leane died on Friday on the Gold Coast after being diagnosed with cancer in January. Her age was a ‘state secret.’
Barbara Leane Management mentored some of the country’s most successful actors including Luke Ford, Wendy Hughes, Max Cullen, Kerry Armstrong, Peter Phelps, Bruce Spence, Anne Looby, Ian Stenlake and Susan Prior.
Phelps was 18 and making his debut on The Restless Years when legendary actor John Ewart asked him about his agent. “What do they do?” Phelps asked, so Ewart urged him to approach Leane, who went on to represent him for 25 years until she retired.
“Barbara was the den mother to every one of her beloved actor cubs,” Phelps tells If. “She chose her client actors on who that person was as...
Leane died on Friday on the Gold Coast after being diagnosed with cancer in January. Her age was a ‘state secret.’
Barbara Leane Management mentored some of the country’s most successful actors including Luke Ford, Wendy Hughes, Max Cullen, Kerry Armstrong, Peter Phelps, Bruce Spence, Anne Looby, Ian Stenlake and Susan Prior.
Phelps was 18 and making his debut on The Restless Years when legendary actor John Ewart asked him about his agent. “What do they do?” Phelps asked, so Ewart urged him to approach Leane, who went on to represent him for 25 years until she retired.
“Barbara was the den mother to every one of her beloved actor cubs,” Phelps tells If. “She chose her client actors on who that person was as...
- 3/22/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Susan Prior, Enzo Tedeschi and Stephanie Pringle (Photo: Sie Kitts)
As Susan Prior watched works from 15 actors and filmmakers that were screened at the third Face Off screen actors’ showcase at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington last Thursday, she was constantly impressed by their bravery.
The actor along with filmmaker Enzo Tedeschi and Stephanie Pringle, co-founder of Chicken and Chips Casting, viewed the self-tests, teaser trailers and short films and gave the creators their expert advice and guidance.
“There were some beauties, a lot of thought and sweat. The word bravery kept popping into my head – the bravery to take the first step, to create your own work, and to put it out there,” says Susan, whose recent credits include Frayed and the upcoming The Gloaming and The Wrong Guy.
“Face Off and any other initiatives out there such as Mark Forytarz’s Melbourne Film Factory and Ron Brown...
As Susan Prior watched works from 15 actors and filmmakers that were screened at the third Face Off screen actors’ showcase at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington last Thursday, she was constantly impressed by their bravery.
The actor along with filmmaker Enzo Tedeschi and Stephanie Pringle, co-founder of Chicken and Chips Casting, viewed the self-tests, teaser trailers and short films and gave the creators their expert advice and guidance.
“There were some beauties, a lot of thought and sweat. The word bravery kept popping into my head – the bravery to take the first step, to create your own work, and to put it out there,” says Susan, whose recent credits include Frayed and the upcoming The Gloaming and The Wrong Guy.
“Face Off and any other initiatives out there such as Mark Forytarz’s Melbourne Film Factory and Ron Brown...
- 12/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Enzo Tedeschi, Stephanie Pringle and Susan Prior.
Actor Susan Prior, filmmaker Enzo Tedeschi and casting director Stephanie Pringle will evaluate the performances at the third Face Off screen actors’ showcase next week.
Performances from around 10-15 actors will be screened at the event at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington on November 28, starting at 5.30 pm.
The panelists will break down the works on screen and offer advice on how to improve and what producers, directors and casting directors are looking for in performances and auditions.
Submissions which close tomorrow can be showreels, short films or auditions; the fee is $40 per minute. Entrance to the event is free.
“The great thing that came from the first Face Off in April last year is a union between filmmakers and actors that eventuated in the making of A Remarkable Career, one of the most lauded films on the festival circuit, “ the organiser Glenn Fraser tells If.
Actor Susan Prior, filmmaker Enzo Tedeschi and casting director Stephanie Pringle will evaluate the performances at the third Face Off screen actors’ showcase next week.
Performances from around 10-15 actors will be screened at the event at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington on November 28, starting at 5.30 pm.
The panelists will break down the works on screen and offer advice on how to improve and what producers, directors and casting directors are looking for in performances and auditions.
Submissions which close tomorrow can be showreels, short films or auditions; the fee is $40 per minute. Entrance to the event is free.
“The great thing that came from the first Face Off in April last year is a union between filmmakers and actors that eventuated in the making of A Remarkable Career, one of the most lauded films on the festival circuit, “ the organiser Glenn Fraser tells If.
- 11/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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Director Peter Andrikidis was bowled over by the audience reactions to his romantic comedy Alex & Eve when it screened at the Greek Film Festival at Palace.s Norton Street Leichhardt cinemas on Sunday.
It was the first time he.d seen the film with a paid audience and he marvelled at their rollercoaster of emotions, from laughter to tears to laughter.
After several decades in the business Andrikidis knows not to get carried away - festival patrons don.t always reflect mainstream tastes - but the omens are favourable in the lead up to the opening this Thursday. After all, Oddball shows broad. Aussie comedies can resonate effectively.. .
.I am optimistic but you never know,. says the director, acknowledging that some of what he regarded as his best TV works did not succeed while programs he was less happy with did so.
Exhibitors are supporting...
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Director Peter Andrikidis was bowled over by the audience reactions to his romantic comedy Alex & Eve when it screened at the Greek Film Festival at Palace.s Norton Street Leichhardt cinemas on Sunday.
It was the first time he.d seen the film with a paid audience and he marvelled at their rollercoaster of emotions, from laughter to tears to laughter.
After several decades in the business Andrikidis knows not to get carried away - festival patrons don.t always reflect mainstream tastes - but the omens are favourable in the lead up to the opening this Thursday. After all, Oddball shows broad. Aussie comedies can resonate effectively.. .
.I am optimistic but you never know,. says the director, acknowledging that some of what he regarded as his best TV works did not succeed while programs he was less happy with did so.
Exhibitors are supporting...
- 10/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man, Simon Stone.s The Daughter, Jeremy Sims. Last Cab to Darwin and Jen Peedom.s feature doc Sherpa will have their world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival.
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.
Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.
Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.
As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...
- 5/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Tunnel producer Enzo Tedeschi is launching a global online distribution platform for genre movies and series.
Monikered Deadhouse Films, the site will offer content to rent or download-to-own, starting with the 3-part sci-fi web series Airlock produced by Tedeschi.s Distracted Media.
The producer tells If he is in final negotiations to handle two third-party titles. He aims to tap into Distracted Media.s sizable database of genre fans built from The Tunnel and the web series Event Zero.
Funded by Screen Australia and. Distracted Media and directed by Marc Furmie, Airlock stars Dan Mor, Mark Coles Smith, Zoe Carides, Dwaine Stevenson, Brendan Clearkin, Dean Kyrwood and Branden Christine.
The plot follows a derelict space ship which docks with the remote Dakota space station. Lieutenant Jonah Ashbrook (Coles Smith) is charged with leading an investigation into the mysterious deaths of the crew. The discovery of a group of hidden...
Monikered Deadhouse Films, the site will offer content to rent or download-to-own, starting with the 3-part sci-fi web series Airlock produced by Tedeschi.s Distracted Media.
The producer tells If he is in final negotiations to handle two third-party titles. He aims to tap into Distracted Media.s sizable database of genre fans built from The Tunnel and the web series Event Zero.
Funded by Screen Australia and. Distracted Media and directed by Marc Furmie, Airlock stars Dan Mor, Mark Coles Smith, Zoe Carides, Dwaine Stevenson, Brendan Clearkin, Dean Kyrwood and Branden Christine.
The plot follows a derelict space ship which docks with the remote Dakota space station. Lieutenant Jonah Ashbrook (Coles Smith) is charged with leading an investigation into the mysterious deaths of the crew. The discovery of a group of hidden...
- 3/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Tunnel producer Enzo Tedeschi is launching a global online distribution platform for genre movies and series.
Monikered Deadhouse Films, the site will offer content to rent or download-to-own, starting with the 3-part sci-fi web series Airlock produced by Tedeschi.s Distracted Media.
The producer tells If he is in final negotiations to handle two third-party titles. He aims to tap into Distracted Media.s sizable database of genre fans built from The Tunnel and the web series Event Zero.
Funded by Screen Australia and. Distracted Media and directed by Marc Furmie, Airlock stars Dan Mor, Mark Coles Smith, Zoe Carides, Dwaine Stevenson, Brendan Clearkin, Dean Kyrwood and Branden Christine.
The plot follows a derelict space ship which docks with the remote Dakota space station. Lieutenant Jonah Ashbrook (Mor) is charged with leading an investigation into the mysterious deaths of the crew. The discovery of a group of hidden refugees...
Monikered Deadhouse Films, the site will offer content to rent or download-to-own, starting with the 3-part sci-fi web series Airlock produced by Tedeschi.s Distracted Media.
The producer tells If he is in final negotiations to handle two third-party titles. He aims to tap into Distracted Media.s sizable database of genre fans built from The Tunnel and the web series Event Zero.
Funded by Screen Australia and. Distracted Media and directed by Marc Furmie, Airlock stars Dan Mor, Mark Coles Smith, Zoe Carides, Dwaine Stevenson, Brendan Clearkin, Dean Kyrwood and Branden Christine.
The plot follows a derelict space ship which docks with the remote Dakota space station. Lieutenant Jonah Ashbrook (Mor) is charged with leading an investigation into the mysterious deaths of the crew. The discovery of a group of hidden refugees...
- 3/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian rules football drama Blinder is searching for a new distributor.
A theatrical release was originally planned for January 24 but a clash with another planned release by independent distributor Jump Street Films spurred the change, according to director Richard Gray.
The $5 million film will now be screened for distributors in the next fortnight ahead of a planned wide theatrical release next year. Gray said keeping the release date within the window between the Australian Open in January and the start of the Afl main season was crucial with executive producers and former Afl greats Glenn Archer and Sam Keckovich, and legendary actor Jack Thompson, also lined up to do "a mountain of publicity".
The film also stars Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific), Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train...
A theatrical release was originally planned for January 24 but a clash with another planned release by independent distributor Jump Street Films spurred the change, according to director Richard Gray.
The $5 million film will now be screened for distributors in the next fortnight ahead of a planned wide theatrical release next year. Gray said keeping the release date within the window between the Australian Open in January and the start of the Afl main season was crucial with executive producers and former Afl greats Glenn Archer and Sam Keckovich, and legendary actor Jack Thompson, also lined up to do "a mountain of publicity".
The film also stars Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific), Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train...
- 9/28/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
A new film by the director of Summer Coda has been announced for a late January theatrical release.
Blinder, the third feature film by Richard Gray after Summer Coda and the yet to be released Mine Games is scheduled for a January 24 opening.
The film began production in February in Torquay, Victoria before moving to Boston, USA to finish filming.
The story follows a former Afl player Tom, played by The Slap’s Oliver Ackland, who flees Australia on the back of a scandal that ended his career before it began.
On returning to clear his his name he reignites a relationship with an ex girlfriend. With his return also comes revelations regarding the shameful aftermath of his team’s grand final begin to cause termoil in his life once again.
Producing with Gray is co-writer Michele Davis-Gray as well as Virginia Kay, Mike Gillespie and Chris Lemole, executive produced...
Blinder, the third feature film by Richard Gray after Summer Coda and the yet to be released Mine Games is scheduled for a January 24 opening.
The film began production in February in Torquay, Victoria before moving to Boston, USA to finish filming.
The story follows a former Afl player Tom, played by The Slap’s Oliver Ackland, who flees Australia on the back of a scandal that ended his career before it began.
On returning to clear his his name he reignites a relationship with an ex girlfriend. With his return also comes revelations regarding the shameful aftermath of his team’s grand final begin to cause termoil in his life once again.
Producing with Gray is co-writer Michele Davis-Gray as well as Virginia Kay, Mike Gillespie and Chris Lemole, executive produced...
- 6/21/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The winning webseries in the 2011 Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 competition, Event Zero, has now been released in its entirety.The first episode launched on May 22 as a teaser to the rest of the series, and has received over 9000 views, many of which were from you, our readers! So if you enjoyed Episode 1, check out the rest of the webseries below. About Event Zero: Created by Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey (producers of The Tunnel), Event Zero stars a host of Australian actors including Zoe Carides (Crownies, Out of the Blue), Valentino Del Toro (Gabriel, Underbelly: Infiltration), Harry Pavlidis (Gabriel, East West 101, All Saints) and Steve Davis (The Tunnel). As well as collaborations with several directors including Carlo Ledesma (The Tunnel), Andrew Traucki...
- 6/11/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Coming off the success of The Tunnel, production partners Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey have released the first episode of their seven part web series, Event Zero.
.We wanted The Tunnel to appear real in every way., says Harvey, producer and co-creator of the hit Australian horror film, .but for Event Zero, we.re going for a hugely cinematic feel. Hopefully people will be caught off guard by what we accomplished with the money we had. We wanted to show people that we could tackle the big scenes..
Event Zero is a collection of seven stories all centered on a train derailment near Circular Quay. When the emergency services arrive at the scene, seemingly unaffected people begin to die. The story is loosely based on the 1995 Sarin gas attacks in Tokyo.
Tedeschi and Harvey received funding for Event Zero through Screen Australia and Movie Extra after their concept won the 2012 Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 competition.
.We wanted The Tunnel to appear real in every way., says Harvey, producer and co-creator of the hit Australian horror film, .but for Event Zero, we.re going for a hugely cinematic feel. Hopefully people will be caught off guard by what we accomplished with the money we had. We wanted to show people that we could tackle the big scenes..
Event Zero is a collection of seven stories all centered on a train derailment near Circular Quay. When the emergency services arrive at the scene, seemingly unaffected people begin to die. The story is loosely based on the 1995 Sarin gas attacks in Tokyo.
Tedeschi and Harvey received funding for Event Zero through Screen Australia and Movie Extra after their concept won the 2012 Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 competition.
- 5/24/2012
- by Matthew Worboys
- IF.com.au
Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 winning web-series, Event Zero, has just premiered on Movie Extra's YouTube Channel. The first episode of the seven-part series has been embedded below for your viewing pleasure. It looks fantastic. About Event Zero: Created by Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey (producers of The Tunnel), Event Zero stars a host of Australian actors including Zoe Carides (Crownies, Out of the Blue), Valentino Del Toro (Gabriel, Underbelly: Infiltration), Harry Pavlidis (Gabriel, East West 101, All Saints) and Steve Davis (The Tunnel). As well as collaborations with several directors including Carlo Ledesma (The Tunnel), Andrew Traucki (The Reef) and Shane Abbess (Gabriel).Event Zero tells seven interconnected stories of people caught up in an event much bigger than they are. A report comes in of a...
- 5/22/2012
- Screen Anarchy
New Australian film Blinder has begun its ten week shoot in Victoria before moving to Boston, USA with the announcement of a new cast member.
Blinder, the story of a ex-Aussie Rules player who fled Australia after a scandal kicked off yesterday in Torquay.
Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific) has been added to the film, written and directed by Richard Gray (Summer Coda and the upcoming Mine Games).
Helman joins the cast line up that includes Oliver Ackland, Rose McIver, Steve Bisley, Anna Hutchinson, Zoe Carides and Angus Sampson.
The film which is privately funded is produced co-writers Scott Didier and Michele Gray as well as former Afl players Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
Synopsis: Having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, Tom (Ackland) returns home to clear...
Blinder, the story of a ex-Aussie Rules player who fled Australia after a scandal kicked off yesterday in Torquay.
Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific) has been added to the film, written and directed by Richard Gray (Summer Coda and the upcoming Mine Games).
Helman joins the cast line up that includes Oliver Ackland, Rose McIver, Steve Bisley, Anna Hutchinson, Zoe Carides and Angus Sampson.
The film which is privately funded is produced co-writers Scott Didier and Michele Gray as well as former Afl players Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
Synopsis: Having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, Tom (Ackland) returns home to clear...
- 2/21/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Afl feature film Blinder kicks off its 10-week shoot today in Torquay, Victoria, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts.
The upcoming film has also cast Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific), who will appear alongside Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Helman will star as James Mortimer, a great centre half-forward for the Torquay Tigers, in the $5 million Blinder, which is being marketed as a sports drama brimming with romance and sports action in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Bend It Like Beckham.
The story centres on 18-year-old Tom (Ackland) from Torquay who, having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, returns home to clear his name and reignite an old flame. While celebrating the life of his recently-departed coach,...
The upcoming film has also cast Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific), who will appear alongside Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Helman will star as James Mortimer, a great centre half-forward for the Torquay Tigers, in the $5 million Blinder, which is being marketed as a sports drama brimming with romance and sports action in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Bend It Like Beckham.
The story centres on 18-year-old Tom (Ackland) from Torquay who, having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, returns home to clear his name and reignite an old flame. While celebrating the life of his recently-departed coach,...
- 2/20/2012
- by Aleksandra Popovic
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder kicks off its 10-week shoot today in Torquay, Victoria, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts. The upcoming film has also cast Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific), who will appear alongside Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious). Helman will star as James Mortimer, a great centre half-forward for the Torquay Tigers, in the $5 million Blinder, which is being marketed as a sports drama brimming with romance and sports action in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Bend It Like Beckham. The story centres on 18-year-old Tom (Ackland) from Torquay who, having fled Australia on the...
- 2/20/2012
- by Aleksandra Popovic
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria.
The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
.I grew up holidaying with family on the Great Ocean Road and always dreamed of shooting a film there," Gray said in a statement. "We have locations from Torquay to Apollo...
The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
.I grew up holidaying with family on the Great Ocean Road and always dreamed of shooting a film there," Gray said in a statement. "We have locations from Torquay to Apollo...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria. The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious). Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame. Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie. .I grew up holidaying with family on...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria. The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious). Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame. Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie. .I grew up holidaying with family on...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Director Richard Gray
Casting has been announced for Australian Afl film Blinder, directed by Summer Coda’s Richard Gray.
Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet, Wasted on the Young), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death in Brunswick) and Bob Morley (Road Train) will begin a 10 week shoot in Torquay Victoria on February 20 before moving to Boston Massachusetts.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Gray, the film is produced by the three as well as Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies and Us producers Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
The story is of an ex-footballer who reignites an old flame after a long absence away from his home town, Blinder promises to be “a sports drama brimming with romance and scandal.”
Gray said: “We have locations from Torquay...
Casting has been announced for Australian Afl film Blinder, directed by Summer Coda’s Richard Gray.
Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet, Wasted on the Young), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death in Brunswick) and Bob Morley (Road Train) will begin a 10 week shoot in Torquay Victoria on February 20 before moving to Boston Massachusetts.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Gray, the film is produced by the three as well as Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies and Us producers Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
The story is of an ex-footballer who reignites an old flame after a long absence away from his home town, Blinder promises to be “a sports drama brimming with romance and scandal.”
Gray said: “We have locations from Torquay...
- 1/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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