Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile‘s Zac Efron has found his next role as the lead in the upcoming survival thriller, Gold, which is headed to the AFM virtual market.
According to Deadline, “The film will follow two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs and mysterious intruders, whilst battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his own fate.”
Anthony Hayes (“Animal Kingdom”) will both direct and co-star in the movie based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with Polly Smyth who has worked in the wardrobe department on many major movies including Rouge and Dying Breed. Filming is due to begin in Australia later this month.
John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz will be producing under their Deeper Water Films banner, along with Hayes for Rogue Star Pictures.
