''Chasing Comets'' is a 2018 Australian comedy drama film written by

Jason Stevens Jason Anthony Stevens (born 8 January 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is also a writer, screenwriter and actor. An Australia national and New South Wales State of Ori ...

, directed by

Jason Perini Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...

, and starring

Dan Ewing Daniel M. Ewing (born 3 June 1985), is an Australian actor. He appeared on Seven Network's ''Home and Away'' series as Reuben Humphries during 2007. In 2011, he returned to the Australian soap, this time receiving a larger role, playing Heath ...

and

Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australian actress and model. She is mainly known for her roles in '' Home and Away'' (2003–06), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), '' Daybreakers'' (2009), '' The Waiting City'' (2009 ...

. The film follows the on-field and off-field life of Chase who is following his dream of playing

National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

(NRL). It is set in

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

, a town divided by the Australian Football League and the NRL. The film was released to Australian theatres on 23 August 2018. ''Chasing Comets'' was filmed in Victoria and

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in 2017.

Plot

Chase (

) is an aspiring rugby league player for the

NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

Team who experiences several life changing moments whilst in a relationship with girlfriend Brooke (

). He decides to pursue his dream in remembrance of his dad. Along the way, Chase discovers that his teammates Munsey (

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), Rhys Stewart (

Stan Walker Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of ''Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contract ...

), Tom (

Beau Ryan Beau Ryan (born 11 May 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, television presenter, actor and singer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Ryan is also w ...

), and Rev (

George Houvardas George Houvardas is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis in the television series '' Packed to the Rafters''. Biography Houvardas is the son of Anastasia (a teacher) and Michael (an accountant) and has t ...

) want him to achieve his goals as the pressures of the game's first league match is just weeks away. However, he struggles to keep up resulting in Brooke dumping him and the team dropping him off the team's charts.

Cast

as Chase *

as Brooke *

as The Rev *

as Coach Munsey *

as Rhys Stewart *

Kat Hoyos Kat Hoyos (born 1990) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role in the television series ''Here Come The Habibs''. She has also appeared in ''Body in the Yard'' and was also cast in the short film ''The Road Home''. Biography Hoyo ...

as Dee *

as Tom * Rhys Muldoon as Warren Low *

Justin Melvey Justin Melvey (born 7 May 1969) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a number of television series in Australia and the US. Career Melvey is best known to Australian audiences for his role as Harry Reynolds in the evening soap opera ''H ...

as Sam Low *

DJ Havana Brown Angelique Frances Meunier (born 14 February 1985), known professionally as Havana Brown or DJ Havana Brown, is an Australian DJ, singer, record producer, songwriter and dancer. In 2008, Brown signed with Island Records Australia as a DJ for th ...

as herself - DJ *

Katrina Risteska Katrina or Katrine may refer to: People * Katrina (given name) * Katrine (given name) Meteorology *List of storms named Katrina, a list of tropical cyclones designated as Katrina ** Hurricane Katrina, an exceptionally powerful Atlantic hurricane ...

as April *

Lance Bonza A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike sim ...

as Rusty * Deborah Galanos as Mary *

Brenton Parkes Brenton is an English place name and surname. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near Exminster, Devon, south West England, the original meaning of which was "Bryni's homestead". Bryni was an Old ...

as Actor *

Tony Chu Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

as Kin *

Gary Eck Gary Eck is an Australian comedian and actor. Career Gary Eck has starred in several Australian movies, including 2003's '' You Can't Stop The Murders'' (which he had written for as well) and '' The Night We Called It A Day'', and also in 2006' ...

as Kev Mcosker *

Courtney Powell Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gât ...

as Supporter *

Sarah Furnari Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious ...

as Estelle *

David Thacker David Thacker (born 21 December 1950) is an English theatre director. He is married to the actress Margot Leicester. Education Thacker studied at the University of York. Theatre Thacker was the artistic director at the Octagon Theatre Bolton unt ...

as himself - Host *

Ash Meeraiya Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash is ...

as Comet *

Daniel Needs Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

as Comets Player #2 *

Richard Somerton Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

as Comets Player #3 *

as NRL Scout (Cowboys) *

Matthew Mannes Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

as Comets Assistant Coach

Production and release

It was filmed in Sydney and Wagga Wagga. Production completed in 2017. The film is scheduled to release on August 23, 2018, to Australian and New Zealand theatres.

References

External links

* * 2010s sports comedy-drama films Australian sports comedy-drama films Rugby league films Australian rules football films 2010s English-language films 2010s Australian films {{2010s-Australia-film-stub