The Movies

As of June 16th Screen Australia has announced support for five feature films generating $38.9 million worth of production.

Projects receiving production investment include Stuart Beattie’s directorial debut Tomorrow When the War Began, based on the best-selling book by author John Marsden. The story follows the journey of Ellie and a group of seven others who band together to fight when Australia is invaded by an unknown enemy. Renowned screenwriter Stuart Beattie, whose credits include Australia and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, will write and direct.

The film will be produced by Andrew Mason for Ambience Entertainment.

TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN

Ambience Entertainment/Omnilab Media

Producer	Andrew Mason
Executive Producers	Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street and David Whealy
Writer/Director	Stuart Beattie
Distribution	Paramount
Synopsis	When their country is invaded and families taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight.

Actors

Ellie
On the 4th of September, 2009, it was announced that Caitlin Stasey hand landed the lead role as Ellie Linton
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Robyn and Fi
On the 13th of September, 2009, two more lead actors were announced, Ashleigh Cummings and Phoebe Tonkin. It was later announced on the 14th of September that they were to be playing Robyn Mathers and Fiona Maxwell
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Lee, Homer, Kevin and Chris
On the 17th of September, 2009, the boys of Tomorrow were
announced: Chris Pang as Lee, Deniz Akdeniz as Homer, Lincoln
Lewis as Kevin and Andy Ryan as Chris
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Corrie
On the 21st of September, 2009, it was announced that the
final lead role of Corrie McKenzie had gone to Rachel Hurd-Wood
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