Reuters
March 15, 2007

SYDNEY (Hollywood Reporter) - Hugo Weaving and Rose Byrne have signed on to Australian feature "The Tender Hook," which starts shooting next week in Melbourne, production shingle Mandala Films said Tuesday.

Billed as a contemporary film noir set in Sydney in the 1920's, the production will be shot by writer-director Jonathan Ogilvie. It is scheduled for release in 2008.
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The story centers around Byrne's character and her involvement in a love triangle that includes her English lover, played by Weaving, and a young boxer played by Matt Le Nevez.

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