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Warner Bros. To Distribute Daniel Radcliffe's Indie Film
Filed under: Drama », Independent », Romance », Casting », Deals », Warner Brothers », Warner Independent Pictures », Family Films », DIY/Filmmaking », Harry Potter », Cinematical Indie »
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They owe him at least that much, right? Warner Independent Pictures has snapped up the Radcliffe-starring indie drama December Boys and is partnering with Village Roadshow Pictures to distribute it in September. The film, which was directed by television vet Rod Hardy and was shot last year on location in Australia and South Africa, is set in the 1960s and centers on four orphan teens who grow up in the Australian outback and learn to use magic on each other. Okay, I made up the last part. When a childless couple moves into the area where the four orphans live, they begin to compete with each other to see who can get adopted. Other cast members credited in the film are Christian Byers, Lee Cormie, Teresa Palmer, James Fraser and Jack Thompson. According to IMDB, the film is a drama, a family film, a romance, and in the end, "each boy learns something about himself and his place in the world." Variety also notes that the project was long in the making, with producer Richard Becker first optioning the book back in 1992. I'm completely unfamiliar with Radcliffe's work outside of the Harry Potter series, so I have no idea if he's a talent we'll be hearing from regularly after the Potter series takes its final bow, or if he will sort of fade into obscurity like so many child stars before him. From what I've seen of the Harry Potter films, it seems like it's Emma Watson that has the most potential to be a break-out star -- expect Warners to give her the lead in some kind of teen comedy two or three years from now, or toss her a couple of damsel-in-distress parts in an action franchise, to see if she can hold her own.
Jack Thompson Joins Cast Of Baz's Australia, Maybe
Filed under: Drama », Romance », Casting », RumorMonger »
You would think that after all these years of reading about the movie business, I would learn to be just a tad more cynical about casting announcements -- or denials for that matter. A mountain of speculation has surrounded the casting process for Baz Luhrmann's Australia -- just recently I passed along the news that Bryan Brown was possibly the latest actor to join the Australian "who's who" of actors who are attaching themselves to Luhrmann's epic. The film tells the story of Lady Sarah Ashley, (Nicole Kidman) a woman who falls for a cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) after tracking down her adulterous husband on the eve of WWII. Earlier, we had asked the question -- is Bryan Brown the third lead? Well, it looks like the answer might be no.The biggest fan site for the film has posted the news that Jack Thompson has been "unofficially " confirmed for the part of a cattle baron in the period love story. At this point, I wonder if there's a working actor in Australia who hasn't been attached to this film at some point. Meanwhile, the website has also been keeping tabs on Luhrmann himself, who is currently in Bowen, Australia to do location work for the project. This time I'm not going to jump the gun. When it comes to casting this movie, I'll believe it when I see it from now on.
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