It’s so rare that a story stands the test of time like this. I really enjoyed learning about Storm Boy’s enduring legacy after watching your film. Storm Boy is now playing in select theaters. Among those opposing the move is Maddie, an impassioned environmentalist, whose presence imbues the film with an urgency.Īussie star Courtney, who has been fielding questions about his confirmed involvement in both Suicide Squad and Alita: Battle Angel sequels lately, sat down with Anthem to discuss Storm Boy. Michael is now a board director whose family company is about to vote on a proposal to lease land in the remote Pilabra region to a mining company. This framing device allows the film to flash back and forth as present-day Michael relates the tale of his childhood living with his father (Jai Courtney) to his granddaughter, Maddie (Morgan’s Davies). Most significantly, Seet chooses to bookend his adaptation with contemporary-set scenes in which an adult Michael Kingley (Geoffrey Rush) is grappling with his memories of growing up as titular Storm Boy (Finn Little) in the 1950s. Now comes Shawn Seet’s beautifully lensed film-the coastal stretch of South Australia’s Coorong National Park with its sand dunes, beaches, and strong sunsets is stunning to look at-is a reimagining of that same tale Thiele originally conjured up. This time-tested tale of a boy and his pelican best friend has captured the cultural imagination of Aussies for generations. Percival-a gregarious bird, preferring to point his long schnoz in the direction of people rather than the water-who not only becomes Mike’s constant companion but an unlikely savior in times of trouble. The boy names his most frail feathered friend Mr. With Bill’s help, Mike rescues three orphaned pelican chicks after a group of hunters kill their mother. If you grew up in the land Down Under, you most likely know the story: Mike “Storm Boy” Kingley lives in an isolated shack in South Australia’s Coorong region with his widowed fisherman father, Hideaway Tom, and their inscrutable Indigenous neighbor, Fingerbone Bill.
Meanwhile, Henri Safran’s 1976 film adaptation has proven to be no less enduring.
Watch the video above to hear Courtney also discuss working with real pelicans in Storm Boy, working with young actor Finn Little and more.Colin Thiele’s classic 1963 children’s book, Storm Boy, has plucked the heartstrings of Australians ever since it was released in 1964. And the imagery, the land, it’s just a really beautiful tale.” But it’s just these characters and this world, it’s something that’s stuck with me through my childhood. “There was a film made in the ’70s and this is more of an adaption of the book than a remake of the movie. It’s a beloved story and really iconic piece of Australian literature,” Courtney explained. “When I was asked to come aboard, being invited to be a part of a Storm Boy remake, I was already kind of in. Director Henri Safran also adapted the book for a film of the same name in 1976. The actor also discussed his new film Storm Boy, an adoption of Colin Thiele’s beloved Australian children’s novel about a young boy who rescues and raises an orphaned pelican named Mr. Just looking forward to reprising that and getting the gold tooth back in and getting after it.”
“I loved playing Captain Boomerang,” he said. While Idris Elba will definitely appear in the new film, it remains unclear who will return from the first installment.Ĭourtney spoke on his excitement about “just getting back with the gang and mixing it up.”
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