AUSTRALIA · 2019

Rebooted

Michael Shanks
obsolescence Hollywood industry character reinvention legacy and replacement desperation and survival
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Synopsis

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.

Year2019
CountryAustralia
DirectorMichael Shanks
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