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Commenters under Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar trailer seem to think the teaser gives off real Inventing Anna vibes. Both shows focus on women who draw unsuspecting victims into their web of lies. In Apple Cider Vinegar, the liar at the series’ heart is an Australian influencer who lures followers in with claims she’s found a new way to battle cancer.

“Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down.”

The limited series is inspired by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano’s book,...

Netflix has released the official trailer and key art for Apple Cider Vinegar, which is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down. The limited series premieres on February 6.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the true crime series was inspired by The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Samantha Strauss, Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien (Total Control) are the writers of the series.

The cast includes Kaitlyn Dever,...

Netflix has dropped the first trailer and official release date for the hotly anticipated Australian true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar. The show chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer and was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle. “All of which would be incredibly inspiring… if it were all true,” adds Netflix’s official log-line.

As the six-episode limited series’ first trailer reveals, Apple Cider Vinegar will launch worldwide on Netflix on Feb. 6.

Late last year, Netflix unveiled a batch of first-look images and a teaser video featuring star Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick, Unbelievable) as Belle during various stages of her improbable journey from anonymous striver to globally disgraced grifter. As the results of the trailer reveal, the American actress worked with a dialect coach to fully master an Australian accent...

Netflix has shared a first look at Apple Cider Vinegar, which is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the true crime series was inspired by The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Samantha Strauss, Anya Beyersdorf, and Angela Betzien (Total Control) are the writers of the series.

The cast includes Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey,...

Are you hooked on gritty true crime series but wish they could occasionally be more colorful, female and fun? Well, Netflix might just have the next show for you.

The streamer is revealing a sneak peek Tuesday of its forthcoming Australian limited series Apple Cider Vinegar, a playfully fictionalized take on the story of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer but was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle.

“This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down,” Netflix’s official summary reads.

Netflix unveiled a batch of first-look images and a teaser video this morning featuring star Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick, Unbelievable) as Belle during various stages of her improbable journey from anonymous striver to globally disgraced grifter.

Stars: Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris, Christopher Denham, Madison Hu, Lauren Bowles, Patrick Fischler | Written and Directed by The China Brothers

Up until recently I worked the night shift in a hotel, so I know how creepy it can feel at times, especially when you’re getting used to the place with all of the building’s odd little noises and quirks. That’s the position Gwen finds herself in.

Recently moved into the area and in need of money, she’s answered an ad for a temporary overnight position at the All Tucked Inn. The owner Teddy, who seems to be making his story up as he goes along, tells her the woman who regularly does the job has been sidelined with medical issues. He’d love to stay and help, but he has a date. But there’s nothing to worry about, this is a quiet, peaceful place where nothing ever happens.

A shark attack period piece, how ’bout that? Screen Daily reports this morning that Blue Fox Entertainment is launching sales on Fear Below at the upcoming American Film Market.

Blue Fox has worldwide sales rights on the film, which comes from Bronte Pictures.

Screen Daily reports, “Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.

“When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.”

Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Will Fletcher (The Rings Of Power), Jake Ryan (Wyrmwood: Apocalypse), Clayton Watson (Matrix Revolutions), Josh McConville (Elvis), Kevin Dee (Road To Boston), Sam Parsonson (Transfusion), Jacob Nayingul (Higher Ground), and Arthur Angel (The King’s Daughter) star.

Company to show first footage in Santa Monica.

Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights on Bronte Pictures’ shark thriller Fear Below and is launching talks with buyers at the AFM next week.

Matthew Holmes directs the story of a team of professional divers in 1940’s Australia hired to locate a sunken car in a river whose efforts are thwarted by a deadly bull shark hunting in the waters.

When the divers discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, the bank robbers prove to be as treacherous as what lurks beneath the surface.

Avatar: The Way of Water sees the return of Jake Sully and Neytiri, but they’re joined by a plethora of new Na'vi characters, some of whom are played by cast members from the first film. However, since many are only playing Na'vi there are many who want to know the appearance of some Avatar 2 characters in real life. James Cameron's return to the world of Pandora — picking up more than a decade after the events of Avatar — doesn’t solely center the characters from the original film. The next generation of characters thrive in the Avatar cast, and since it's an early role in many of their careers there's been a keen interest to find out their other projects.

There are also of course many legacy cast members in Avatar 2. The Avatar: The Way of Water cast includes several familiar faces, including Sigourney Weaver as Dr.

Transfusion, a new thriller from Saban Films, is now available to see in theaters and stream on VOD and Digital. The film follows Ryan Logan, who must adapt to a new life after an unexpected tragedy turns his world upside down. But when the safety of his son is suddenly compromised, the former special forces operative dives into the criminal underground to keep him safe. The main cast includes Sam Worthington, Phoebe Tonkin, Edward Carmody, and Matt Nable.

In addition to playing the role of Johnny, Nable is also the writer and director of Transfusion. He has acted in projects such as Arrow, Hacksaw Ridge, and The Twelve. While the thriller is his directional debut, Nable's previous writing credits include Last King of the Cross, Outlaws, and The Final Winter.

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Matt Nable chats with Screen Rant about pulling from his own...

Stars: Sam Worthington, Phoebe Tonkin, Gilbert Bradman, Edward Carmody, Matt Nable | Written and Directed by Matt Nable

Transfusion opens somewhere in the Middle East as an Australian special forces unit infiltrates an enemy bunker. The mission is going according to plan until suddenly it isn’t and Ryan Logan takes a bullet in the neck. Back in Australia, tragedy strikes again when his wife Justine, pregnant with what would have been their second child, is killed in a car accident leaving him to raise their son Billy alone.

Jumping forward seven years Billy (Edward Carmody) is now sixteen and has had as many brushes with the law as his father has had jobs since leaving the Army. Facing the prospect of losing custody of Billy he moves them back to his hometown, hoping to turn things around.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t help matters, and, needing money for his son, Ryan...

"We're all just men. We're not invincible, just trying to walk a line between courage and fear." Saban Films has unveiled a new US trailer for the Australian crime thriller called Transfusion, marking the feature directorial debut of Matt Nable. It's now arriving in the US in March this year, after first playing in Australia earlier in January. A former Special Forces is operative thrust into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him. In between performing his roles in the Avatar sequels for James Cameron, which were filmed in New Zealand, Sam Worthington took on this role. He plays a father suffering from Ptsd and without identity after retiring from the Special Air Service regiment (Sas) of the Australian Army. The thriller also features Phoebe Tonkin, Edward Friday Carmody, Matt Nable, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, and Sam Cotton. It looks pretty generic overall, though there might be some good performances.

Goran Stolevski’s “Of An Age” won Australia’s richest film prize of A100,000 at CinefestOz at a gala closing night over the weekend in Busselton, Western Australia.

The Macedonian born, Melbourne based writer and director Stolevski also presented his much-lauded first feature “We Are Not Alone” at the festival.

The CinefestOZ film prize is dedicated to new Australian-made films and consisted of four finalists.The others also included Gracie Otto’s comedy “Seriously Red,”, the world premiere of Matt Nable’s intense drama “Transfusion,” starring Sam Worthington and audience favorite, “Sweet As,” the first-time feature by local indigenous director Jub Clerc.

“Sweet As” was based on Clerc’s own experiences as a teenager traveling on a photographic road trip through the spectacular Pilbara region of Western Australia. (It has also been selected as one of five Australian projects to be screened at the Toronto festival this year.)

The competition...

‘Transfusion’ starring Sam Worthington among those in the running.

Australia’s CinefestOZ has announced that the finalists for its lucrative annual film prize are Gracie Otto’s Seriously Red, Matt Nable’s Transfusion, Jub Clerc’s Sweet As and Goran Stolevski’s Of An Age.

The winner of the 68,000 prize will be revealed at the 15th edition of the festival, which is set to run from August 23-28 in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. It is the country’s only film festival dedicated solely to Australian cinema.

Transfusion marks the feature directorial debut of actor, screenwriter and novelist...

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tanel Toom (“Truth and Justice”) has wrapped production in Estonia on sci-fi thriller “Sentinel.”

The film stars Kate Bosworth (“Force of Nature”), Thomas Kretschmann (“The Pianist”), Lucien Laviscount (“Emily in Paris”) and Martin McCann (“The Survivalist”).

Written by Malachi Smyth (“The Score”), the film is set in the future on a war-ravaged Earth where four soldiers man Sentinel – a remote military base in a vast ocean that separates two warring continents. While they await their relief or the enemy, the simmering tension amongst them escalates when a mysterious boat drifts into range.

“Sentinel” is presented by Altitude Film Entertainment in association with Head Gear Film and Metrol Technology in association with Br/Arte, Tallifornia, Ichiban Films, Sentinel Entertainment and Vertical Entertainment.

Altitude Film Sales are handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the AFM Virtual Market (Nov. 1-5).

The film is produced by Ben Pullen...

Stan has announced a slew of new local commissions as it ramps up ambitious plans to have around a third of its first-run slate come from original production.

These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.

Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.

Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...