Production has commenced in New South Wales on the upcoming genre-bending crime drama, “Kockroach”, led by Australia’s own Chris Hemsworth.
The movie, which also stars Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz, will film across Sydney and is expected to create more than 600 jobs and contribute an estimated $37 million in expenditure to the state’s economy.
Adapted from the novel by William Lashner, “Kockroach” is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on the underworld’s criminal elite, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything.
The film is directed by Matt Ross (“Captain Fantastic”) from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames (“You Were Never Really Here”) with revisions by Ross. Andrew Lazar (“American Sniper”) and Christina Weiss Lurie (“Persuasion”) produce, and the executive producers are John Friedberg and Vanessa Humphrey.
“We could not be more excited to be shooting ‘Kockroach’ in Sydney,” Lazar said.
“It’s truly a world-class, film-friendly city in every respect: the film crews are incredible, locations vast and diverse and our cast is looking forward to enjoying everything Sydney had to offer including the excellent accommodation and food.”
“Kockroach” is also being backed by Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund, which was designed to support the advancement of NSW as a destination for international and local feature films and major television drama programs. Recent supported projects include Netflix’s “The Big Fix”, starring Riz Ahmed and Mark Wahlberg, Apple Original WWII drama “Greyhound 2” with Tom Hanks and Stephen Graham, and Netflix’s “Apex”, which is set for release later this month.
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“I’m thrilled that the team behind ‘Kockroach’ are bringing this highly anticipated movie to our state. We are committed to ensuring NSW has a strong pipeline of local and inbound projects in the state, with the economic benefits of our screen projects felt across multiple industries including hospitality, transport and tourism,” Screen NSW Executive Director, Kylie Munnich, said.
“With our globally recognised cast, filmmakers and crews, breathtaking locations and world-class studio facilities, we are continuing to see an exciting mix of projects choose to make our state their number one choice for filming in Australia.”
A release date for “Kockroach” is yet to be confirmed.