Part of the interview from the Q & A session. Click on the screencap to view on the ABC site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsGylUsckts
Archive for the ‘Liz Watts’ Tag
VIDEO: Inside The Rover at the Sydney Film Festival Leave a comment
‘The Rover’ Still & BTS Picture Now in UHQ + SAFC Article With Comments From Producer Liz Watts Leave a comment
Article from the South Australian Film Corporation with comments from The Rover’s producer Liz Watts and an update about the possible release schedule.
The small towns and semi-desert landscape of South Australia’s outback will feature on the big screen as the buzz surrounding Australian feature film The Rover, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, continues to grow.
The Rover, written and directed by David Michôd and produced by Liz Watts, David Linde, and David Michôd through Porchlight Films, in association with Lava Bear Films LLC, has recently completed its seven weeks of principal photography in South Australia, utilising the unique desert landscape SA offers to provide the perfect backdrop for the film’s storyline.
Set in the Australian desert in ‘a dangerous and damaged near future’, The Rover tells the story of Eric (Pearce) who has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him when a gang of desperate criminals steals his last possession. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey (Pattinson), the naïve and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the chaos of the gang’s most recent robbery.SAFC CEO Richard Harris said “The SAFC was very excited to get behind The Rover, David Michôd’s first film since his critically acclaimed, box office smash, Animal Kingdom. It is the latest example of a project that has chosen to use South Australia’s unique outback locations to dramatic effect.”
Thinking of Rob 