Ken Jeong, Vince Colosimo, Lawrence Makoare and Tamala Shelton join the cast of Luke Sparke’s Occupation: Rainfall

Hot on the heels of breaking box office records around the world, Crazy Rich Asians star, Ken Jeong is heading to Australia to shoot a starring role in Occupation: Rainfall, the sequel to the 2018 Australian sci fi blockbuster Occupation. Jeong will touch down in early October, shooting in locations across Australia including the Hunter Valley and the Gold Coast. Jeong joins Temuera Morrison…

The official world premiere of Occupation is happening next month

Highly anticipated Australian sci-fi action film, Occupation, will have its World Premiere at Sydney’s Ritz Cinema on Tuesday July 10, ahead of its Australian release in cinemas on July 12th 2018 and New Zealand on July 26th 2018. Following on from sold-out advance screenings in Brisbane, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, it’s Sydney’s turn to…

Genre fans rejoice: An Occupation sequel has been announced!

Occupation 2 is in the works – a month before the release of Occupation in cinemas across Australia on July 12. The announcement comes after two sell-out screenings of the Australian-produced, sci-fi thriller last week. The Occupation sequel is set to serve as an anthology-type film set in the aftermath of an Alien invasion, with the focus…

Occupation – On Set Exclusive #1: Zachary Garred

Last year Cinema Australia was invited to visit the set of Luke Sparke’s new Aussie Sci-Fi, Occupation. While we were there we caught up with a handful of cast to discuss their roles in the new film. In part one of our series, we speak with actor Zachary Garred. Zachary’s previous credits include General Hospital, Home…

Official trailer revealed, release date confirmed – Occupation hits Australian cinemas this July!

Director Luke Sparke’s Australian-produced Sci-Fi action film, Occupation, has today released its official trailer, and Pinnacle Films announced it will release the highly-anticipated film in cinemas nationally from July 12, 2018. The trailer features ‘Storms’ a track from Powderfinger’s lead guitarist and songwriter, Darren Middleton. The film’s plot follows a group of civilians after their…

Occupation set to invade Brisbane – New poster revealed!

Brisbane audiences are set to get an exclusive advance screening of Occupation as Luke Sparke’s new Sci-Fi/Action film secures the opening night spot of Monster Fest’s annual Brisbane event Friday, May 25 Experience first contact in the last place you would expect: Occupation is the highly anticipated new film featuring an outstanding cast of Australian and international names including Dan…

9 Australian films we can’t wait to see in 2018

by Matthew Eeles It’s that time of year again when our inbox becomes flooded with emails questioning our decision to choose only nine Australian films we can’t wait to see in 2018. For new readers, it’s something we’ve done every year since launching Cinema Australia. Why nine? Why not ten? We couldn’t tell you. Looking…

The rebellion begins – Occupation gets an epic new poster

The first poster has dropped for Luke Sparke’s Australian sci-fi epic, Occupation. Occupation stars an incredible ensemble of local and international names including Dan Ewing (Red Billabong, Home and Away), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once Were Warriors), Stephany Jacobsen (Revenge, Battlestar Galactica), Rhiannon Fish (The 100, Home and Away), Charles Mesure (Desperate Housewives, Once Upon a…

Filming has wrapped on Luke Sparke’s Occupation – New images revealed

Filming has officially wrapped on Luke Sparke’s Australian Sci Fi epic, Occupation. The action-heavy film starring Dan Ewing (Red Billabong, Home and Away), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once Were Warriors), Stephany Jacobsen (Revenge, Battlestar Galactica), Rhiannon Fish (The 100, Home and Away), Charles Mesure (Desperate Housewives, Once Upon a Time) Jacqueline McKenzie (Romper Stomper, The…