Zac Efron has touched down in Melbourne to movie a brand new film.
The American actor, who lived in Byron Bay through the pandemic and filmed season two of his Netflix docuseries Down to Earth throughout Australia, was noticed by the Herald Sun arriving at Melbourne Airport on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The Australian metropolis is alleged to be his dwelling over the subsequent two months as he movies R-rated comedy Ricky Stanicky with co-star John Cena, who will play the film’s titular position.
The movie is written and directed by Peter Farrelly, who was behind smash hit comedies There’s Something About Mary and Me, Myself and Irene.
Ricky Stanicky is an imaginary character, invented by 4 mates to have somebody upon which responsible their misbehaviour.
“What happens is the (friends’) wives finally say, ‘Hey, wait a second — how come we never met Stanicky? He wasn’t at our wedding,’” Farrelly defined in an interview with Deadline in September final 12 months.
“Well, he was building houses in Africa. Well, he wasn’t at this or that. Bring him here, or don’t come home. So they hire a guy to come in for a day.
“They create a bible for the guy, and they pay him a thousand bucks to come and be Ricky Stanicky. He pulls it off with flying colours to the point where everybody loves him. And then the guys can’t get rid of him.”
Farrelly stated he knew Cena was meant to play Ricky Stanicky when he noticed the WWE star within the 2022 collection Peacemaker.
“His timing is impeccable, and it’s surprising for a guy his size. He comes across like a little guy. His sense of humour is more self-deprecating than big guys usually have,” he informed Deadline.
“I learned this is a guy in the Guinness Book of Records for Make-a-Wish Foundation grants. He’s done like 500 of them, and that’s what he does like every weekend.
“He’s a sweet guy, big hearted, and that’s what this Stanicky has to be. He’s got to be this guy who’s a fraud, but you can’t not love him, and it becomes a problem for our guys as he starts surpassing them in many ways.”
Farrelly directed Efron in his newest movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever, which premiered globally on Apple TV+ in September.
Efron starred alongside Russell Crowe, who can also be presently in Melbourne.
Crowe was on the Australian Open with girlfriend Britney Theriot on the weekend and noticed by followers on Monday in Melbourne’s west.
He is reportedly sticking round for a couple of months whereas taking pictures a brand new movie about an hour out of the town.
Source: www.news.com.au
