Since the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom debuted at Sundance in 2010, it has helped to skyrocket star Joel Edgerton‘s career to great heights. The actor was a top contender for many hot projects including The Bourne Legacy, and was in the underseen Warrior, while also booking big roles in Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty and Baz Luhrmann‘s The Great Gatsby.
On the other hand director David Michod has been taking things slower while he decides his next feature, scripting the Joseph Gordon-Levitt drama Hesher, as well as the excellent short Bear, a follow-up to his Spider. Variety now reports what his next feature film will be, as he has confirmed to direct The Rover, from an idea he and Edgerton came up with which follows a “man on a mission to retrieve his stolen car, which contains something invaluable to him.”
There is no news on whether Edgerton will take an acting part though. I’ve loved most of the projects Blue Tongue Films (the collective behind Michod’s films) have been involved in, particularly The Square and the shorts mentioned above. They take a tried and true genre and bring excellent production values and stark stylistic touches. This brief synopsis hints at another spiraling tale down the rabbit hole, something I eagerly await to hear more about.
Production is expected to begin this fall in Australia for a likely 2013 release.
Are you excited Michod has found his next project?