After a long hiatus from the screen, it seems certain we’ll be seeing plenty more of Furness, whose prowess as an actress first came to the fore in 1988 with her starring role in Shame.
She’s revealed that she’s working on a project with fellow Aussie actress Rebecca Rigg, which she wants to direct and act in. Like Furness, Rigg’s long-term marriage also recently ended, with her and husband of 29 years Simon Baker splitting in 2021.
As for Bana, 55, there’s a good chance that we’ll seem him back as Falk one more time, with the film based on a trilogy of books written by Jane Harper. Bana tells WHO that the rarity of playing the same role across several films was something he relished.
“To make a second film with the same character, the closest you get to that is a TV mini series, so we tried to make the most of it in terms of the script development and character development and so forth,” he explains.
“It was amazing to already know that character before you started filming.” While Bana says he’s not wedded to only working in Australia, and continues to shoot films overseas, there’s no hiding his delight about a local project like The Dry.
“I just want to do the best work that I can and my theory is that I should only do Australian films that I think are going to be absolutely fantastic,” he tells WHO.
“I don’t have a two-for-one or three-for- one idea in my head, I never have. I live here so it’s absolutely amazing to work here too – it feels like a cheat, though, especially when I’m shooting in Victoria! I don’t have a set idea in that regard, I just to do the best work that I can and if it happens to be Australian that’s a huge bonus.”
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 opens in cinemas on Thursday, Feb. 8.