UPDATE: The Herald Sun has more details of where Rob could be filming when he heads to Australia early next year:
Michod and producer Liz Watts scouted locations across SA, including the Flinders Ranges, earlier this month.
Flinders Ranges Mayor Peter Slattery said it would be a treat if Pattinson were in the region during the seven-week on-location shoot. Another two weeks will be shot at the Adelaide Studios.
Read the rest.
Screen Australia
said it will provide production financing for a previously announced
Australian feature film project, The Rover, from Animal Kingdom
writer-director David Michod. The Twilight star and Guy Pearce are both
attached.
Set in the Australian desert, the futuristic
western tells the story of Eric, who has left everything, everyone and
every semblance of human kindness behind him, as he’s forced to join an
injured gang member, Rey, to hunt down Rey’s gang after they steal the
last of Eric’s possessions.
The Rover is produced by Porchlight
Films in association with Los Angeles-based Lava Bear Films, with Liz
Watts, David Linde and Michod producing. Film Nation will handle
international sales, and Roadshow Films will be the Australian
distributor.
The Rover is one of four features, four adult TV dramas
and four kids TV series to receive $20 million of production funding
from agency Screen Australia, triggering more than $100 million worth of
production here.
Screen Australia’s CEO Ruth Harley said: “These
four highly engaging and diverse Australian stories have huge
potential.
The Rover is a powerful
well-crafted script from a talented team with an impressive cast.
Anna Broinowski’s Aim High in Creation is a distinctive, ambitious film
with a humorous and entertaining story. Felony has international
breakout potential, and Healing promises to be a highly emotional and
moving story on screen.”
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