''The Convert'' is an upcoming film produced by Jump Film & Television and Brouhaha Entertainment, directed by Lee Tamahori, and starring Guy Pearce and Te Kohe Tuhaka. The script is by Shane Danielsen and Tamahori, from a story by Michael Bennet.

Synopsis

A lay preacher Thomas Munro (Pearce) at a British settlement gets caught in a bloody war between Maori tribes in 1830s New Zealand.

Cast

* Guy Pearce as Thomas Munroe * Te Kohe Tuhaka * Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as Rangimai * Antonio Te Maioha as Miainui * Jacqueline McKenzie as Charlotte *

Lawrence Makoare Lawrence Makoare (born 20 March 1968) is a New Zealand Māori actor. He is most known for his roles in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film series as several prominent antagonists, including Lurtz the Uruk-Hai and the Witch King of Angmar. Career Ma ...

as Akatarewa * Dean O’ Gordon as Kedgley * Madeleine McCarthy as Bethany * Duane Wichman-Evans jnr

Production

A joint-production between New Zealand’s Jump Film & Television and Brouhaha Entertainment from Australia, producers on the project are Robin Scholes, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Andrew Mason and Troy Lum. The project has Bradford Haami as executive producer, with Ngamaru Raerino on board as a Māori cultural consultant. Mister Smith Entertainment took the film for global sales at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Funding came from the New Zealand Film Commission and the New Zealand Premium Production Fund with principal photography starting on the New Zealand north island in September 2022. Filming locations included Auckland, and

Aotearoa ''Aotearoa'' () is the current Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference to only the North Island, with the name of the whole country being ''Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu'' ("North Island and South ...

, with the New Zealand Herald reporting that principal photography had wrapped on the production by November 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Convert, The Upcoming films Australian historical films Films shot in New Zealand Films set in New Zealand Films set in the 1830s New Zealand historical films