Mark Wahlberg is heading back to Australia, with the Hollywood star attached to lead Netflix’s upcoming feature “The Big Fix,” which will film primarily in Sydney from April.
The international production, which also stars Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal,” “The Night Of”), is expected to inject around $55 million into the New South Wales economy and create roughly 500 jobs for local cast and crew.
Inspired by a true story and based on a book by Brett Forrest, “The Big Fix” follows a former Interpol officer working inside FIFA who uncovers a global match-fixing operation. What begins as an investigation quickly escalates into a high-stakes pursuit, as he closes in on a well-connected fixer aligned with Chinese Triads, setting up a globe-spanning cat-and-mouse chase.
Zlatko Buric, Bobo Le, Paul G. Raymond (“Black Mirror”), Nuha Jes Izman (“Yellowjackets”), and Vipin Sharma (“Monkey Man,” “Hotel Mumbai”) are also set to star alongside Ahmed and Wahlberg.
The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (“Everest,” “Adrift”), who said New South Wales offered the scale and versatility the story demanded.
“For a story like “The Big Fix” where the tension moves across continents and the world itself becomes part of the narrative, we needed locations that could deliver both scale and authenticity,” Kormákur said. “New South Wales offers exactly that.”
Behind the scenes, Kormákur also produces alongside Peter Chernin and David Ready for Chernin Entertainment, with Bennett Walsh and Jenno Topping. Forrest serves as an executive producer, alongside Melbourne-born former police officer Chris Eaton, whose real-life experience inspired the story.
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Landing the project marks another win for the state’s screen sector, with production support coming via Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund and the federal government’s Location Offset.
NSW Arts Minister John Graham said the project reinforces the state’s standing as a hub for international production. “It’s fantastic to see a team of this calibre filming in NSW,” he said. “It’s great to see Netflix continue to bring their screen projects to NSW, with the economic benefits felt well beyond the screen industry.”
Debra Richards, APAC Director of Production Policy for Netflix, said they were excited to work with world-class talent and local crews on a production of this scale. “With the support of the NSW and Federal Governments, projects like this help strengthen Australia’s screen industry and create opportunities and career pathways for local talent,” she added.
Established in 2020 and administered by Screen NSW, the Made in NSW Fund is designed to support the advancement of NSW as a destination for international and local feature films and major television drama programs.