More Details Emerge on Sam Worthington's Surfing Drama DRIFT

Last year it was announced that Sam Worthington had been cast in a new surfing drama called Drift. It was reported at the time that the story would revolve around the rise of surfing in Australia and globally. I wasn't really sure how far back they would go to tell this story, but surfing was introduced to Australia in the year 1915 by Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.

We have a few more details on what this film will be about. The story "set in 1972 and tells the story of the Fisher brothers as they start a new life in a remote Australian coastal town where they come up against suspicious locals, killer waves and ruthless bikers as they struggle to kick-start a new business based on surfing, their greatest passion."

Morgan O’Neill wrote the script and will co-direct with Ben Nott. Surfings great, and I always enjoy a good movie that revolves around the sport. This could be a good movie.

In an interview with West Australia Worthington said,

I'm a [Western Australian] boy at heart and to go back there and put something back into my home town is something I am really looking forward to. There's something pure and true about surfing, and there is something pure and true about this script.