Archive for category: Acting and Extras Work in Sydney

The Oscar nominations reminded us of so many big Hollywood productions we have been lucky enough to be a part of over the last 30+ years. Buzzfeed have compiled a great list with some cool images of sets and Sydney landmarks given the Hollywood treatment. The list includes the following movies filmed in Sydney, which all include talent from MCTV – ‘Superman Returns’, ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, ‘Unbroken’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, ‘The Invisible Man and Mission Impossible 2’.

The list keeps getting longer with movies like ‘Thor Love and Thunder’ and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ soon to be released. Yet to be filmed ‘Furiosa’ promises to be a huge boost to Sydney in 2022.

📷: Can you guess the movie and the Sydney location?? (For the answer head to Vanity Fair)

New movie ‘All That I Am’ is set to be filmed in Sydney and Berlin later this year. Eliza Scanlen, Evan Rachel Wood, Vanessa Redgrave and Rufus Sewell are all reported as having major roles (Variety).

The story is based on the award winning book of the same name (by Aussie author Anna Funder) and follows four German-Jewish pacifists who flee to London when Hitler comes to power.

Sixty years after fleeing the Nazis, remaining survivor of the group, Ruth Wesemann (Vanessa Redgrave), is living in Sydney. One day she receives a package containing the memoirs of her old friend Ernst Toller that bring back memories of how they smuggled classified documents from Nazi Hermann Goering’s office into Britain.

The production is the first feature film for Australian Director, Kate Dennis. Her previous directing credits include The Handmaid’s Tale, Offspring, Rake, Suits and GLOW.

Can’t wait for this to start, more to come.

📷: Aussie actress Eliza Scanlen and screen legend Vanessa Redgrave both play Ruth Wesemann at different ages in ‘All That I Am’

Have you recently joined MCTV? or been thinking of joining an extras agency for a while? Want to know what’s involved and how to get the most out of membership? Now’s your chance to have any questions you may have answered.

Join Paul, our head booker, for a free, informal Q&A session. With over 30 years experience, Paul can answer all your questions about the industry and help with tips and tricks for success. He will also be discussing current projects and opportunities. Register here for the next session, this Thursday (10th February) at 1pm.

We are expecting 2022 is going to be another huge year for Sydney film and TV with loads of series and huge movies in pre-production or underway already. Join the Zoom chat and find out how easy it is to get involved, we’d love to see you.

Huge congratulations to Natalie B, Iman F and Andrew H who all appear or are featured in the latest ads for Choosi. Two different versions of the ads are running in both 30 second and 60 second spots. You can check out the other ad here.

Hope you enjoyed the experience of being on set. Thanks for doing a great job, we really appreciate and rely on the effort all our members make when called to a production.

Heaps of MCTV members will be eager to hear the news that a March 4 release date has been set for Netflix thriller series ‘Pieces of Her‘. The series, which stars Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote, was filmed in Sydney and surrounds last year. 168 MCTV members scored roles on this production.

The series, which is based on Karin Slaughter’s book of the same name, asks the question; how well do we really know the people closest to us, and do we know what they’re capable of doing?

Full plot details and more first-look photos can be found here.

We can’t wait to see this one which will be released locally and internationally on Netflix – well done to everyone involved.

📷: Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote playing mother and daughter in ‘Pieces of Her’ (Netflix)