We had reported last month that actor Catherine Laga'aia, who will be seen in her debut film, Moana, will star in the Australian thriller film Crashout. The latest casting update is that actor Joe Bird of the recently released film Leviticus, directed by Adrian Chiarella.
Bird was also seen in Talk to Me (2022) and Wolfram (2025). Crashout follows three high school graduates who are stranded on a highway after causing an inadvertent accident. In a desperate bid to hide their crime, they forged a found footage film. The film is expected to explore themes of self-preservation and narrative control through the lens of the youth.
Written and directed by Nick Annas, Crashout is under pre-production and will go on floors later this month. Helen Tuck and Enzo Tedeschi from Deadhouse Films are producing Crashout.
Laga'aia's debut, Moana, a Disney live-action film also featuring Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Rena Owen, and Frankie Adams, is set for a theatrical release on July 10.