“Jungle,” a thriller by “Wolf Creek” director Greg McLean and starring Daniel Radcliffe, will shoot in Australia, with Queensland standing in for Venezuela.

The film will shoot at least 50% on location in South East Queensland as well as at the Village Roadshow Studios on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Other locations have still to be determined. Production starts in April.

Scripted by Justin Monjo (“Rush,” “The Untold Story of INXS”), the screenplay is based on an internationally bestselling memoir of the same name by Yossi Ghinsberg. It tells the story of four travellers who set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest on a dream adventure that quickly turns into a nightmare.

Radcliffe stars alongside Queenslanders Alex Russell (“Unbroken”), Jason Clarke (“Everest,” “Zero Dark Thirty”) and Ryan Corr (“The Water Diviner”).

Source: Variety

Variety has reported that Alex has joined the cast of a new indie film, Izzy Gets the F–k Across Town. Not much details have been released yet, aside from the cast which includes Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon, Sarah Goldberg, Rob Huebel, Brandon T. Jackson, Luka Jones, Kyle Kinane, Haley Joel Osment, Alia Shawkat, Keith Stanfield, Dolly Wells and newcomer Bobby Lamont. Production on the film is begins this month in Los Angeles.

Alex is celebrating his birthday today, and we would like to wish him a very happy birthday! We wish you all the best, and hope you have a great day. If you guys are on Twitter, make sure you send him your greetings at @Alex__Russell.

Here’s a scan of the feature of Cut Snake in the November 2015 issue of Empire Australasia.

Alex is part of the new David Jones brand campaign! Check out the full video below, and a separate one featuring just Alex’s part, Courage. Screencaps are also now in the gallery!

The short film, Love and Dating: in LA, is directed by Alex. It won the Audience Choice Award in the Santa Monica International Film Festival 2015. It is now released online, so make sure you watch it!