Having been based in the country for the last few months, it only makes sense that Zac Efron would sign on for an Australian production.
The 33-year-old US actor, who has been living in Byron Bay during the COVID pandemic, is confirmed to star in thriller film Gold - directed by AACTA Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Hayes (Animal Kingdom, The Light Between Oceans, War Machine), alongside co-star star and award-winning actress Susie Porter (Ladies in Black, The Second).
Here's a quick synopsis of Gold:
"When two drifters travelling through the outback stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure the harsh desert climate, preying wolves and intruders, whilst battling the creeping doubt that he has been abandoned to his own fate."
Filming will commence in South Australia this month and will premiere on Stan in 2021, followed by a cinema release via Madman Entertainment.
“This is an exciting, gripping and timely tale about greed, humanity, who we are, what we’ve done to the world and where we are heading if we aren’t careful," Hayes said.
"To have Zac Efron as my main man on this film is an absolute gift and to see what he is creating already is like nothing we’ve seen from him before.
"I can’t wait to deliver this bold, visceral and cinematic film to audiences all around the world.”
