Mia Wasikowska in movie wonderland

AUSTRALIAN actress Mia Wasikowska continues to build a heady list of credits after a strong 12 months in which she starred in films as disparate as Alice in Wonderland and The Kids are All Right.

It is anticipated she will appear in two films generating interest among buyers at the Cannes film festival. The first is Australian John Hillcoat’s follow-up to The Road, The Wettest County in the World. Shia La Beouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Wasikowska are set to star in the tale of Depression-era bootleggers in the US south. She will also star in Jim Jarmusch’s untitled “crypto-vampire love story” (his words) early next year opposite Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender, and John Hurt. Her latest film, Gus Van Sant’s Restless, has screened in competition at Cannes to wan reviews, and her performance as Jane Eyre will feature in the upcoming Sydney Film Festival. It’s been reported Wasikowska will appear opposite Anthony LaPaglia, Sam Neill and Vera Farmiga in Marion Pilowsky’s film production of the play A View From the Bridge, to be directed by Robert Connolly. It is expected to film in Victoria and New York this year…

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