Directed by: David Michod
Producers: Liz Watts (Porchlight Films), David Linde (Lava Bear)
Screenwriter: David Michod | Joel Edgerton
Release Date: Aus: 12 June 2014, US: 13 June 2014 (Limited) & 20 June (Nationwide), UK, 22 August 2014
DVD Release Date: Aus: 15 October 2014, US: 23 September 2014. UK: 5 January 2015
Rating: MA15+ (Aus), R (US)
Role: Reynolds
Costars: Guy Pearce (Eric), Scoot McNairy (Henry), Nash Edgerton (Town Soldier), Anthony Hayes (Sgt Rickofferson), Susan Prior (Dot), Gillian Jones (Grandma), David Field (Archie)
TRAILER:
SYNOPSIS:
From Porchlight: The Australian desert in a dangerous and damaged near future. Eric (Guy Pearce) is on the road, having left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him. And then he has his last possession stolen by a gang of dangerous criminals. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey (Robert Pattinson), the naive and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the bloody chaos of the gangs most recent robbery.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Website: The Rover-Movie | Porchlight Films | Michod’s Kingdom
- Facebook: The Rover Movie
- Twitter: The Rover Movie | The Rover Movie UK
RELEASE DATES:
- International release dates & Film Festivals (updated 8 April 2015)
- Korea 28 May 2015
- Japan 25 July 2015
- Netherlands (Film1) 24 August 2015 | 7, 9, 14, 20 and 25 September 2015 | 1 October 2015
- France – coming soon “UniverCine (VOD) | Special Screening 22 May 2016 on Canal+Cinema
- Japan Blu-ray|DVD|VOD 6 January 2016
MOVIE/DVD REVIEWS | DISCUSSION THREAD
- The Rover Reviews Roundup (updated 4 March 2015)
ARTICLES:
- South Australian Film Corporation’s The Rover Article
- Rob Talks The Rover with The Playlist
- @AngelaBishop Talks to Guy Pearce About Filming The Rover with Rob
- Guy Pearce Talks Rob & The Rover On Mornings (Australia)
- David Michod talks casting Rob in The Rover
- At The Movies Talks The Rover and Maps To The Stars At Cannes
- Guy Pearce Talks About Rob To GQ Australia
- Rob Talks The Rover @ Golden Globes Red Carpet with Pro Sieben
- Guy Pearce Talks The Rover With SMH
- *Mag Scan* David Michod talks The Rover with IF.com
- *Print* TimeOut London Talks to Rob About The Rover, London & Friends
- The Rover Featured in American Cinematographer Magazine
- @LWLies Gives Us Exclusive Sneak Peek Inside The Rover Issue
- *NEW* And Also Now HQ The Rover Stills Plus Guy Pearce Talks About Rob To GQ Australia
- *Print* TimeOut London Talks to Rob About The Rover, London & Friends
- Robert Pattinson Receives Best Actor Award For ˜The Rover At The Cli Fi Movie Awards The Cliffiesâ
- *Print* Robert Pattinson Talks The Rover, Life & Tabloid Attention with Huffington Post (UK)
- Podcast: Susan Prior talks about The Rover, Cannes and Robert Pattinson with Aussies in LA
- Guy Pearce Mentions Jamming with Robert Pattinson on The Rover Set
- Susan Prior Talks About Rob at the AACTA Awards 2015
- Robert Pattinson & The Rover Receive 5 Nominations at the @FilmCriticsCirc Awards
- @merajdhir (FashCam) Review & Analysis of The Rover skilfully interiorized & physically nuanced performances of the year
- The Rover Italian DVD Release Date
- The Rover Brazil DVD|Blu-Ray Release Date & Preorder
- The Rover Screening at Beijing International Film Festival
- The Rover gets Japanese Release Date: 25 July 2015, Website & More
- Advance Tickets On Sale For Robert Pattinson’s The Rover Theatrical Release In Japan
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@dakkansha Shares New Posters for Japan Theatrical Release of The Rover - Interview with Total Film
- The Rover and Remember Me on FOXTEL this August
- Japan Cinemas and Screening Times for August
- Netherlands Film1 Screening The Rover in August, September and October 2015
- *New* Photo of Rob as Rey by Matt Nettheim
- *New* CelSydney Shares his Photos from Sydney Red Carpet Premiere
- HQ The Rover LA Press Conference Portraits
- 37 HQ LA Press Conference Portraits
- #TheRover is .@davidjmoody First Film Recommendation for 2016
- The Rover screening on FOXTEL Thriller Movie Channel in February 2016
- 9 HQUHQ Portraits from LA Press Conference
- New Still of Rey + John Tsiavis Portrait Now HQ
- No. 58 in FilmInk’s 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millennium
- BRAZIL: Available on Netflix from 23 December 2016
- Box Office
- The Rover US & Australian Opening Weekend Box Office Results (16 June 2014)
- The New Daily The Rover fails at Box Office (18 June 2014)
- The Rover Aussie Box Office Update (20 June 2014)
- The Rover US and Aussie Box Office Update (23 June 2014)
- The Rover Current Box Office Hits $1,196,852 (27 June 2014)
- The Rover Australian & US Box Office Update (30 June 2014)
- Australian Films Box Office Scorecard (7 Aug 2014)
RPAU EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:
- David Michod at FlickerLab
- Robert Pattinson | David Michod Sydney Press Conference
- Liz Watts & David Linde
- David Michod
- Robert Pattinson (Maria talks to Rob about Rey’s tatttoos)
RPAU MASTER POSTS (all can be found under our “Master Post” tab):
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