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The Rosenzweig Group has signed rising Australian actor Xavier Molyneux for representation in all areas.

Molyneux can currently be seen in Amazon Freevee’s reboot of the Australian series Neighbours in the role of Byron Stone.

Earlier this year, Molyneux made his film debut in Take My Hand, a romantic drama starring Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland), Adam Demos (UnReal), Bart Edwards (The Witcher) and Meg Fraser (Bloody Hell). Molyneux plays a young Adam Demos in the film, which is currently in post-production.

Molyneux continues to be repped by Benchmark Creative Management in Australia.

The Rosenzweig Group is a management and production company founded by Marni Rosenzweig in 2018. The company has film, television and podcast projects at various stages of development and production and their clients include Patrick Adams, Clayton Cardenas, Glynn Turman and Sandra Bernhard.

Network: The CW

Episodes: Eight (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: May 29, 2023 -- June 19, 2023

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser.

TV show description:

A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show was created by Liz Doran, Michael Lawrence, and John Molloy.

The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia, a group of surfers chases their sun-soaked dreams.

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The Barons series was produced in Australia, and The CW is airing it as part of the network's new strategy to run inexpensive acquired and unscripted programming. Co-creator Matthew Lawrence has said that there's a five-season plan for Barons, but a second-season renewal has yet to be announced. Will The CW's interest be enough to get the show another round of episodes? Will Barons be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.

A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia,...

Success comes at a price in the first season of the Barons TV show on The CW. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Barons is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Barons here. *Status Update Below.

An Australian drama TV series on The CW, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time...

Well, that was quick. The CW has apparently cancelled the Barons TV show already. The import has been pulled from the network's schedule with four episodes remaining.

A dramatic TV series from Australia, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest, and war. In Australia, a group of surfers chases their sun-soaked dreams. Bill "Trotter" Dwyer (Keenan) and Snapper Webster (O'Toole), two best friends inspired by their love for the Australian beach, create what will become rival iconic surf brands. Little do they know that their success...

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Airing on The CW television network in the United States, the Barons TV show stars Sean Keenan, Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Hunter Page-Lochard, George Pullar, Lincoln Younes, Sophia Forrest, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Karina Banno, Megan MacKenzie, Kick Gurry, Catherine Van-Davies, Alexander England, Ione Skye, Sandy Winton, Sebastian Tang, Hafedh Dakhlaoui, and Meg Fraser. The story is set in the 1970s, a time of sexual liberation, social disruption, protest,...

Exclusive: Principal photography has begun on Take My Hand, a romantic drama feature starring Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland), Adam Demos (UnReal), Bart Edwards (The Witcher), Meg Fraser (Bloody Hell) and former Big Brother contestant Xavier Molyneux making his film debut.

Former Neighbours star and singer Natalie Bassingthwaite (Elvis) is also among cast.

Director Raftopolous co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Paterson (2067) based on the true love story between himself and his current wife.

Take My Hand follows vibrant young Australian woman Laura, who forges a successful banking career in London and seemingly has the perfect marriage. Her world is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her husband starts to show his true colors. When a tragic accident leaves her a widowed mother with three sons, she returns home to Australia, and is reunited with Michael, a high school friend and a divorcee with one daughter, who...

We're back with another installment of Horror Highlights! Today, check out the red band trailer for Bloody Hell, learn more about the Midnight Musical Podcasts, and find out how you can take part in Dark Star Pictures' virtual film festival!

Watch the Red Band Trailer for Bloody Hell: "A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell… only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified conscience."

Director: Alister Grierson Screenwriter: Robert Benjamin Cast: Ben O'Toole, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer, Meg Fraser, Ashlee Lollback Run Time: 94 Minutes Rating: Rated R for Bloody Violence, Gore, and Language Throughout Distributor: The Horror Collective

In Select Theaters, Drive-Ins and On Demand January 14, 2021, On DVD/Blu-Ray January 19, 2021

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Midnight Musicals Season 1 Trailer: "Welcome to the podcast musical underground. We are a...

Tagline: "One Hell of a Fairy Tale." Bloody Hell is a horror film set in Helsinki, Finland. Here, a man (Ben O'Toole) is attempting to escape his past, but finds himself in much worse circumstances. From director Alister Grierson (Sanctum), Bloody Hell also stars: Meg Fraser (Leech), Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland - amongst others. The film's Red Band trailer has been released, along with theatrical times. Bloody Hell is a restricted feature and will play across several U.S. cities this weekend. This film will play in: Arizona, California, Texas and several other states. The theatrical launch begins this January 15th and will last as long as horror fans support this release. The Entertainment Squad and the Horror Collective will host the theatrical launch and the details are linked below. Release Date: January 15th, 2020 (Theatrical). Director: Alister Grierson. Cast: Ben O'Toole, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer,...

"Why aren't you dead?" The Horror Collective has released an official red band trailer for Bloody Hell, described as a "pitch-black horror comedy" from Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson (of Sanctum). This played at the Nightstream Film Festival last year and debuts on VOD this month. Bloody Hell is described as "a fiendishly fun rollercoaster horror film set between Boise, Idaho and Helsinki, Finland which follows our lead character Rex Coen played by Ben O'Toole (Nekrotronic), a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell – only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse." Once he arrives in Finland, he finds himself tied up in some kind of demented family's house. The cast includes Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer, David Hill, and Caleb Enoka. This looks extra fucked up and freaky - and but I still want to visit Finland.

In today's Horror Highlights: the motion trailer for the upcoming Dracula graphic novel, details on the acquisitions of Caveat and Bloody Hell, and an interview for Noise in the Middle!

New Motion Trailer for Legendary Comics' Dracula starring Bela Lugosi Graphic Novel: "Bram Stoker. Bela Lugosi. Two names forever bound by Dracula. And for the first time ever, Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece is being united with the definitive screen Dracula, Bela Lugosi, in Legendary Comics' all new graphic novel!

In the late 19th Century, Dracula, an ancient Transylvanian vampire, moves to England to find fresh blood and spread his evil contagion. There, he encounters two women, Lucy and Mina, who become the targets of his dark obsession. Aided by a group of brave men, Professor Van Helsing arrives on the scene to take on the Vampire Prince in the ultimate battle between the forces of light and dark!"

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‘Dirt Music.’

The launches last weekend of Gregor Jordan’s Dirt Music and Alister Grierson’s Bloody Hell underline the challenges facing independent films in a theatrical market that is severely weakened by the Victorian shutdown, limits on seating capacity and the absence of Hollywood tentpoles.

Universal mounted a substantial marketing campaign for Jordan’s romantic drama based on the Tim Winton novel, while Grierson’s dark comedic thriller opened on 50 screens across the Event Cinemas, Birch Carroll & Coyle and Greater Union circuits.

Starring Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund and David Wenham, Dirt Music grossed $188,000 on 201 screens and $300,000 including previews, more than a year after its world premiere in Toronto.

Exhibitors were disappointed. “I would definitely have expected more from a high profile Aussie film based on a best seller,” Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Gm Alex Temesvari tells If.

Majestic Cinemas’ CEO Kieren Dell says: “Dirt Music has been struggling; I...

In today's packed edition of Horror Highlights, watch the trailer for Bloody Hell, learn more about Panic Fest Presents: Tricks And Treats and the Mile High Horror Film Festival, read about the Boobs & Blood charity issue, and find out about how you can join the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies' virtual semester:

Watch the Trailer for Bloody Hell: "A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell - only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse."

Festival Schedule

- World Premiere at Fantasy Filmfest / September 13

- Australian Premiere at Brisbane International Film Festival / October 3

- Spanish Premiere at Molins Film Festival / November 6

- North American Festival Premiere to be announced soon

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Director: Alister Grierson

Cast: Ben O’Toole, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sutherland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer, Meg Fraser, Ashlee Lollback

Writer: Robert Benjamin

Producers: Brett Thornquest,...

"My family... they're insane!" From one hell to another hell! The first promo trailer has debuted for a crazy Australian / US horror dark comedy film titled Bloody Hell, from filmmaker Alister Grierson. Bloody Hell is described as "a fiendishly fun rollercoaster horror film set between Boise, Idaho and Helsinki, Finland which follows our lead character Rex Coen played by Ben O'Toole (Nekrotronic), a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell – only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse." Once he arrives in Finland, he finds himself tied up in some kind of demented family's house of hell. It's premiering at a few international genre festivals this fall including Fantasy Filmfest and the Molins Film Festival. The cast includes Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer, David Hill, and Caleb Enoka. This looks so crazy and weird and brutal and bloody as all hell.

Ben O’Toole in ‘Bloody Hell’ (Photo credit: Daniel Berghofer).

The virtual Cannes Film Market is underway with a raft of titles driven by Australian talent being pitched to buyers either as pre-sales or completed films.

The slate includes Daina Reid’s Run Rabbit Run, Frances O’Connor’s directing debut Emily, Alister Grierson’s Bloody Hell, Christopher Nelius’ feature doc Girls Can’t Surf and Justin McMillan’s Sweet River.

In addition, Hanway is looking to sell worldwide rights to Kim Mordaunt’s Wildlands, a thriller to be shot in Africa starring Matthias Schoenaerts as Richard Thomas, a jaded bomb disposal expert.

The script by Mordaunt and John Collee is based on the director’s experiences in the bomb disposal world in Asia and Africa. After being dismissed from Un forces following a failed mission in Afghanistan, Thomas gets a final shot at redemption when he’s sent to Angola, one...

Exclusive: Arclight Films will handle world sales on Bloody Hell, the horror-thriller from Alister Grierson, whose 2011 pic Sanctum grossed $100M global for Universal.

The new pic is written by Robert Benjamin and is set between Boise, Idaho and Helsinki, Finland, following Rex Coen, played by Ben O’Toole (Hacksaw Ridge), a man with a mysterious past who flees the country to escape his own personal hell only to arrive somewhere much worse.

Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer, David Hill, and Caleb Enoka are also among the cast. Brett Thornquest and Joshua Paul are producing. Steven Matusko and Robert Benjamin are executive producers. The project was produced in Queensland, Australia with the support of the City of Gold Coast and Screen Queensland.

“A film as original as Bloody Hell doesn’t come along every day. It is wildly fresh and one of the best films of the genre we have ever seen,...

Ben O’Toole.

After graduating from Waapa in 2011, Ben O’Toole played policeman Pete for three seasons of Love Child, had supporting roles in The Water Diviner and Hacksaw Ridge and co-starred in the Us movies Detroit and 12 Strong.

The Brisbane-born actor plays the leads in Alister Grierson’s comedic thriller Bloody Hell and in Kiah Roache-Turner’s horror-comedy Nekrotronic, yet he is far from satisfied with where he is at in his career.

“I still have a lot more to learn; I have much further to go,” says O’Toole, who has bases in Sydney and Los Angeles, the latter with actor-director housemate Kick Gurry.

Working with Mel Gibson on Hacksaw Ridge and with Chris Hemsworth on 12 Strong were great learning experiences.

“Mel was incredible and very powerful in communicating what he wanted us to do, and he encouraged Vince Vaughn and me to improvise,” he says.

In Nicolai Fuglsig’s 12 Strong,...

Ben O’Toole (Photo credit: John Russo).

Ben O’Toole is playing the protagonist in Bloody Hell, a dark, comedic thriller which the producers hope to turn into a three-film franchise.

Directed by Alister Grierson and scripted by Robert Benjamin, the film is now shooting on the Gold Coast, supported by Screen Queensland and the Gold Coast City Council.

O’Toole, whose credits include the Roache-Turner brothers’ Nekrotronic, Nicolai Fuglsig’s 12 Strong and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, plays Rex Coen, an American with a mysterious past who lives in Boise, Idaho.

He decides to escape from his own personal hell by fleeing to Helsinki, where life just gets worse. Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Travis Jeffery, Jack Finsterer and newcomers Meg Fraser and David Hill play members of a Finnish family.

The premise for O’Toole’s character was imagining what would happen to Bruce Willis as Die Hard’s John...