“I wanted it to feel like everything that had gone wrong in the world was an entirely plausible product of the forces at work today.” I want to go back to the beginning for a moment. You launched your feature film career as a co-writer on American movie, Hesher staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. How important was…
The Rover has an incredible back story: It’s the near future and Western civilisation has fallen victim to economic collapse. The ancient Australian Outback has found itself host to desperate immigrants from all corners of the globe looking to make a buck in mining. Lack of authority makes it easy for the desperate to exploit…
Sydney Film Festival and Vivid Ideas present an exclusive event bringing together director David Michôd, producer Liz Watts and actors Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, to explore the process behind creating dystopic, desert-noir thriller The Rover and engage in an audience Q&A, moderated by film critic Margaret Pomeranz. A Cannes Official Selection, The Rover delivers…
Hot of the news David Michôd’s The Rover will be screening as part of the Cannes Film Festival, the Australian director’s followup to his incredibly successful Animal Kingdom has been given a new poster and a new trailer. The Rover boasts a impressive ensemble of Australian acting talent including Guy Pearce, David Field, Anthony Hayes and Nash Edgerton. A…
I woke up this morning to distant screams and a slight rumble beneath me. It could only mean one thing. The Rover trailer has just dropped, and it features a lot of Robert Pattinson. For us Aussie cinephiles it means a lot of Guy Pearce in all his brilliant glory and some fine direction from…
THE ROVER STARRING Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scott McNairy, Susan Prior, David Field and Anthony Hayes. DIRECTED BY David Michod WRITTEN BY David Michod CINEMATOGRAPHY Natasha Braier RELEASE DATE July 2014 CINEMA AUSTRALIA SAY For a film as highly anticipated as David Michod’s follow-up to Animal Kingdom there’s bugger all publicity happening for it. With six months until it’s release we’re…
