DRIFT - Sam Worthington, Myles Pollard & Xavier Samuel

I love a good surf movie, especially one that is set on our beautiful coast line! Release date is sometime in 2012 and the film has an estimate budget of AUD 10 million which is not bad for an Australian release. WA residents should keep their eyes peeled over the next couple of months as you might catch a glimpse of the boys wandering around during the shooting of this pic.

The film is being shot in the south-west of WA and will be through a couple of home-grown hotties into the action. Sam Worthington, Xavier Samuel (THE LOVED ONES, TWILIGHT ECLIPSE) and Myles Pollard (WOLVERINE, McLEOD'S DAUGHTERS). Worthingon plays a travelling surf photographer and Samuel and Pollard play the Kelly brothers.

The film is inspired by the true story of Australia's legendary surf communities and the rise of global surf brands at the time. It follows the surf-obsessed Kelly brothers who, out of necessity, launch a backyard surf business selling out of their van, which eventually sees the creation of a hit global brand.

DRIFT will be co-directed by Morgan O'Neill (SOLO, upcoming feature THE FACTORY) and Ben Nott in his feature film debut. The film will also star Lesley-Ann Brandt (SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA< CSI: NY) and Robyn Malcolm (OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE).

DRIFT will be distributed in Australia by Hopscotch Films/Entertainment One and is slated for release sometime in 2012. I will definitely be keeping this on the watch list and will let you know more as it becomes available.