LA-based Australian actress Radha Mitchell is back home in Australia to launch a new Playstation movie download service, and visit family in Melbourne.
Mitchell, who’s starred in films such as Finding Neverland, Surrogates and Silent Hill, talked about her latest project, Australian film The Waiting City, which will be shown at the Sydney Film Festival in June and released in Australia in July.
She plans to come back for the July release.
Mitchell also spoke about her career and another recent movie, The Crazies. Mitchell has been based in the US for about 13 years but says it’s important to her to divide her time between both countries.
Q: WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PROMOTE THE pLAYSTATION MOVIE DOWNLOAD SERVICE?
A: I already have a Playstation. And I was kind of happy to know that three of my movies are on their playlist. And assuming that they’re going to be putting on more soon, kind of adds to their catalogue. Obviously I’m very happy to come home to be in Australia. I’m here for a few days then I’m going to be in Melbourne where my mum is. Any opportunity to hear the Australian accent and be with Australian people is always exciting for me.
Q: WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK IN AUSTRALIA?
A: I’m coming out again for the release of The Waiting City. I’m very excited about the release. That movie is very close to my heart. It’s a beautiful love story about a couple who go to India to adopt a baby, but in the process reconnect and fall in love again and rediscover what it is to be married. That’s a really beautiful story to tell. But I was also drawn to the story because it is about adoption and I think that’s a really important issue. And it’s wonderful to be able to explore it in context.
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