We are so excited to get a first real look at ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ after Marvel dropped this teaser trailer. 73 MCTV members got to work on this latest instalment, which was filmed in Sydney in 2021 – many called to set multiple times.
The movie will be showing in Australian cinemas from July 7 2022 – we can’t wait!!
Well done to everyone who worked on this.
Phew! We’ve had a great start to the year with so many exciting productions including; Wellmania, Bali 2002, Colin from Accounts, Class of ’07, After the Verdict, The Twelve, Significant Others, Bump 3 and Heartbreak High.
We’re looking forward to a couple of days break to regroup before the next few months which will also be busy with loads of new productions hopefully including a start on the long-awaited Furiosa.
Our office and studio will be closed for the Easter break, reopening Tuesday 19th April.
Wishing all our MCTV members a happy and safe Easter holidays and look forward to seeing you all back on set soon!
📷: Did you know the Peter Rabbit movies were both filmed in Sydney and feature over 150 MCTV members! You can watch it here on Prime.
Set in 2000, ‘Paper Dolls’ follows the meteoric rise and fall of the fictional girl band INDIGO – a manufactured pop group born out of one of the first reality TV shows.
Desperate to escape their ordinary reality and with aspirations of pop-stardom, five hopeful women step into the spotlight only to find that their dream of fame is compromised by what it takes to achieve it.
As INDIGO is unleashed into the world to instant success and stardom, the girls’ connection with each other evolves from competition to confidants.
The series, written and created by Ainslie Clouston (Amazing Grace), appears to be loosely based on the story of Bardot – the all girl band that was launched from Seven’s 1999 program ‘Popstars’, the precursor to ‘Australian Idol’. Belinda Chapple, one of the original members of Bardot, has signed on as co-executive producer.
The series will be produced by Helium Pictures (‘Last King of the Cross‘, ‘6 Festivals‘). Production on ‘Paper Dolls’ is set to commence in Sydney later this year and will premiere on 10 in 2023. More to come on this one…
📷: L-R: Belinda Chapple and Ainslie Clouston (Channel 10)
Amazon has added its first Australian original feature film with romcom ‘5 Blind Dates’. The movie, for Prime Video is set to start filming in Sydney and Townsville this month according to Variety.
‘Five Blind Dates’ is an exploration of Chinese culture and family dynamics with a story that follows a tenacious tea shop owner who is told by a fortune-teller that she will find her soulmate on one of the next five dates she goes on. It has been created and written by actor and influencer Shuang Hu (‘The Family Law’, ‘Ronny Chieng: International Student’) and actor and comedian Nathan Ramos-Park (‘As We Babble On’, ‘Club Mickey Mouse’, ‘Bone’). Hu will also have a leading role in the production.
Hopefully some more news, including cast announcements on this one soon. Stay tuned!
📷: L-R Shuang Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park, co-creators of ‘5 Blind Dates’ (Prime)
Ian McShane (Deadwood, GoT, John Wick) has been cast in Paramount+ Australia’s drama ‘Last King of the Cross’ and will take on a major role. He will appear opposite Aussie actor Lincoln Younes (Barons), who stars as John Ibrahim. Production is due to begin in May.
‘Last King of The Cross’, is inspired by John Ibrahim’s best-selling autobiography, of the same name. The 10 episode series tracks John Ibrahim’s rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects, to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul in Kings Cross.
McShane will play Ezra Shipman. Shipman is the reigning King of The Cross. He has been the most powerful and most feared man in Sydney for three generations – but there is no one to continue his legacy. Enter John Ibrahim (Younes) – a younger version of Shipman: young, brash, ambitious, and intelligent. Seeing the opportunity to extend his reign, Shipman takes the young John into his inner circle… but who is exploiting who?
The series will be one of the first projects for Helium Pictures, Mark Fennessy’s new venture. Cineflix Rights are handling international distribution for this very local production.
You can read more on Deadline. More to come…
📷: Ian McShane as Winston in John Wick (Lionsgate)
BINGE has announced the full cast for the new local original, ‘Colin from Accounts’, currently in production across Sydney.
Joining creators, writers and stars of the new Australian series, Patrick Brammall (No Activity) and Harriet Dyer (Wakefield and The Invisible Man), are Helen Thomson (Rake), Emma Harvie (Frayed), Genevieve Hegney (Doctor Doctor), Michael Logo (Love Me), and Tai Hara (Underbelly: Vanishing Act).
The 8-episode comedy is about flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
BINGE Executive Director, Alison Hurbert-Burns, said:
“We have had so much fun shooting this new original, ‘Colin from Accounts’, across Sydney suburbs including Marrickville, Leichhardt and Redfern and can’t wait to bring it to BINGE viewers later this year.”
Congratulations to everyone from MCTV who has worked on this one.
📷: ‘Colin from Accounts’ cast members L-R Tai Hara, Helen Thompson, Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Genevieve Hegney and Michael Logo. (BINGE)
In honour of the commitment to add 30 original productions to its lineup this year, Stan has announced new drama titles along with an exciting partnership with Hollywood studio, Lionsgate.
The three local projects announced so far for the Lionsgate partnership are: ‘The Geography of Friendship’, based on the book of the same name, which will be made by Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures and Aquarius Films (‘Parent Up‘ and ‘The Unusual Suspects‘). ‘Population 11’, a comedy-crime drama from Jungle Entertainment (‘Wakefield‘, ‘No Activity‘, ‘Mr Inbetween‘) and a family drama set around a megachurch, ‘Prosper’, which is supported by Screen NSW.
A spin off of the hugely popular ‘Bump‘ series, ‘Year Of’ is also planned. It will be set in and around the senior years of high school featuring characters established in Bump Seasons 1-3. ITV Studios is managing international sales.
These projects join the already announced Australian drama series heading to Stan; Bali 2002 and Bump series 2 and 3, which include MCTV talent. Lots more to come on these exciting projects…
Neflix has announced a star studded cast joining Celeste Barber on ‘Wellmania’, currently filming in Sydney.
They are:
The series will also see appearances from Miranda Otto (‘The Unusual Suspects‘, ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’), Leah Vandenberg (‘Here Out West’, ‘The Hunting’) and Aden Young (‘Rectify’).
Submissions are still happening on this one. Thanks and congratulations to the 30 members who have been sent to set so far. More to come…
📷: Full cast of ‘Wellmania’ : Netflix/IF Magazine
ABC TV and iView have announced the premiere date for ‘Barons’, the new series that follows the journey of a group of idealistic hippy surfing mates from beach to boardroom. The eight part series will premiere on Sunday 24th April at 8.30pm on ABC TV with all episodes available to binge on ABC iview.
Check out the trailer for a sneak peek.
Congratulations to the 16 MCTV members who worked on this last year – we’re looking forward to seeing this one!
Channel 9 has announced ‘Underbelly – Vanishing Act’, which explores the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Sydney woman Melissa Caddick, will air on April 3 and 4 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
If you haven’t already checked out the intriguing trailer, have a look – definitely for mature audiences only!!
Congratulations to lead actor Kate Atkinson who is doing a fabulous job of bringing Melissa Caddick’s story to life in this clip. We’re also looking forward to seeing the 55 MCTV members who also worked on the production.