The Fox is a 2025 Australian black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Dario Russo, in his directorial debut. It stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Burić, and Miranda Otto, along with the voices of Sam Neill (in his final film role during his lifetime before his death) and Olivia Colman.
| The Fox | |
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| Directed by | Dario Russo |
| Written by | Dario Russo |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Matthew Chuang |
| Edited by | Dario Russo |
| Music by | Dario Russo |
Production company | Causeway Films |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 19 October 2025, and will be released in Australia on 29 October 2026.
Synopsis
editCast
edit- Jai Courtney as Nick, the hunter
- Emily Browning as Kori, Nick's fiancée
- Olivia Colman as the Fox (voice)
- Damon Herriman as Derek
- Sam Neill as the Magpie (voice)
- Claudia Doumit
- Zlatko Burić
- Miranda Otto
- Frankie J. Holden
- Heather Mitchell
- Kim Gyngell
Production
editThe Fox is the feature film directorial debut from Adelaide filmmaker Dario Russo, creator of the early YouTube comedy classic Italian Spiderman in 2005, and co-creator of spy parody TV series Danger 5 in 2012.[3] Russo also wrote the script and the music, and edited the film.[4] Cinematography was by Matthew Chuang.[4]
The film is produced by Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings of Causeway Films[4] (which also produced Talk To Me,[3] The Babadook, You Won't Be Alone, and Buoyancy[5]). Carly Maple is also a producer.
Funding was provided by the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund.[6]
Release
editThe film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 19 October 2025.[7] It also screened at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for "Best Australian Feature".[8]
The film will be distributed in Australia by Madman Entertainment, with Protagonist Pictures handling international sales.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Rosser, Michael (10 October 2025). "Adelaide Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup, closing with Warwick Thornton's 'Wolfram'". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Russell, Stephen A (2 October 2025). "Rejoice, Adelaide Film Festival and its great 2025 selections approach". Flicks.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- 1 2 Marsh, Walter (10 September 2025). "'It is a ripper': Adelaide Film Festival adds frontier history and a talking fox in 2025 reveal". InDaily. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 "The Fox". Adelaide Film Festival. 23 September 2025. Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Kornits, Dov (27 October 2022). "Morfydd Clark and Jai Courtney to star for Danger 5's Dario Russo New Feature, The Fox". FilmInk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ "Adelaide Film Festival 2025 spotlights SA made films". SAFC. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Fox". Adelaide Film Festival. 23 September 2025. Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "The winners of the 73rd Sydney Film Festival". Sydney Film Festival. 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Fox". The Screen Guide. Screen Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2025.