Charles Dance and Timothy Spall will join Aussie Terminator Sam Worthington in the drama-thriller, “The Riders” for director Robert Connolly.

Based on the award-winning novel by Tim Winton, “The Riders” will shoot on location on the Dalmatian Coast and in Paris.

Michael Hirst, Francesca Brill and Brooks-Smith adapted the screenplay, which centers on “Australian expatriate Scully (Worthington) who prepares to start a new life with his wife Jennifer and young daughter Bille in Ireland. His life is blown apart when he goes to the airport to meet his family, but finds only Billie and no message from his missing wife. With Billie in tow, he travels to Korcula and Paris in search of Jennifer: beginning a journey of self discovery that will alter the course of his life in ways he could never have envisaged.” Read the rest of this entry »

With “The Debt” and “Texas Killing Fields” opening in theaters, the “Avatar” star is keeping busy with numerous projects.

Sam Worthington has several films on the docket after starring in several films last year, including Clash of the Titans and Last Night. But it was 2009′s blockbuster Avatar that catapulted him to notoreity.

With several films set to make screen at festivals and be released in theaters for moviegoers, what is next for the Australian actor? One of his upcoming projects is the drama-thriller The Debt, co-starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain.

The Debt, a remake of the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and was originally set to be in theaters by the end of 2010, but its opening was pushed to the following year. Worthington stars as a young David, who is a former Mossad agent. The Debt was directed by John Madden and written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Staughan. Read the rest of this entry »

Avatar actor Sam Worthington will trade the “smurf suit” for the boardies as he rides his way into Western Australia next week to shoot new surfing film, Drift.

Worthington, who grew up in the region before he reached international superstardom after James Cameron’s massive sci-fi flick in late-2009, joins other homegrown talent Myles Pollard (Wolverine) and Xavier Samuel (Twilight Eclipse) in the $11 million character-based action/drama.

Other cast members include Lesley-Ann Brandt (Memphis Beat), Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune), Steve Bestoni (Underbelly) and Aaron Glenane (The Black Balloon).

The Morgan O’Neill-penned film, set in the 1960s and 70s, follows the Kelly brothers (Pollard and Samuel) after their mother escapes from Sydney to the Margaret River, where the brothers spend their youth searching for the perfect wave. Out of necessity the family launches a backyard surf business – re-thinking board design, crafting homemade wetsuits and selling merchandise out of their van. Read the rest of this entry »

Sam Worthington is no stranger to the fantasy film genre, after starring in Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans and some little movie called Avatar. And now, the Australian actor has committed to another sci-fi movie.

Deadline reported that Warner Bros. has made a preemptive pitch deal for a “grounded space war” film to star Worthington and be written by Aaaron Guzikowski. The untitled project will be produced by Basil Iwanyk, who has previously worked with Worthington on Titans.

Iwanyk and Worthington will again reunite for the sequel Wrath of the Titans, set to release in 2012. [Source]

“Avatar” star Sam Worthington is to return to his home town of Perth to star in new surfing film “Drift,” set in the south west of Australia, national film agency Screen Australia said Wednesday.

“Drift” is set in 1972 and tells the story of the Fisher brothers as they start a new life in a remote Australian coastal town where they come up against suspicious locals, killer waves and ruthless bikers as they struggle to kick-start a new business based on surfing, their greatest passion.

Both Screen Australia and the Western Australian government will provide financing for the feature, which will be produced by World Wide Mind Films.

Morgan O’Neill, a former winner of “Project Greenlight Australia,” has written the script and will co-direct with Ben Nott. Read the rest of this entry »

The sequel to 2009′s Clash of the Titans has now been given a later release date in 2012. Hit the jump for the details and to find out when you can see more of Perseus’ adventures…
The sequel to Clash of the Titans which starred Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton and Liam Neeson, has now been pushed back a week according to a report over at Deadline. Here is a brief excerpt:

The distributor said the Warner Bros./Legendary sequel, Wrath of the Titans, will bow March 30, 2012, a week later than its original March 23 date. That would put it directly against Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games.

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