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Joel Edgerton, with his Ernest Hemingway beard, at the premiere of Dark Matter in Los Angeles.

‘I used to be a snob’: Joel Edgerton on his return to TV in twisty thriller Dark Matter

During lockdown, the Australian actor watched so much television, he realised he wanted to be back on the small screen.

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“People are ready to go and watch films that are built around strong, transformative, unpredictable performances”: Thomas M. Wright.

28 million hours and counting: The Australian film that’s now a global hit on Netflix

Director Thomas M. Wright’s dark drama, The Stranger, was the third most-watched film on the streaming service globally last week.

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Joel Edgerton in The Stranger.

Film based on Morcombe case no ‘cruel act’

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The Thai cave rescue in 2018, and inset, actor Rodger Corser, who is playing Dr Richard Harris, who played a critical role in the rescue.

Rodger Corser dives in at the deep end as Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris

He’s amputated legs and pulled bodies out of cars, but the Australian actor had to take a deep breath - literally - in Netflix’s six-part series about the trapped boys.

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Colin Farrell (left) as John Volanthen, Joel Edgerton as Harry Harris and Viggo Mortensen as Rick Stanton in Thirteen Lives, which was filmed in Australia and Thailand.

Thai cave rescue movie is gripping, but leaves many heroes out

Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton star in Ron Howard’s recreation of the incredible effort to save 12 Thai boys and their football coach in 2018.

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The world premiere of author Trent Dalton's "Boy Swallows Universe" will be performed at QPAC's Playhouse on August 30 next year.

Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe to get eight-part Netflix treatment

Filmmaker Joel Edgerton is among the producers of the adaptation of the novel, which has sold 650,000 copies in Australia.

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Brutal and operatic, The Underground Railroad is a wake-up call

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