Zac Efron Descends into Madness in Gritty Trailer for Drama GOLD

A new trailer has been released for the gritty dramatic thriller Gold, which follows two men in the desert as they search for a buried golden treasure. Zac Efron co-stars in the film with Anthony Hayes and Susie Porter. Anthony Hayes also directs the film in his feature debut, from a script he co-wrote with Polly Smyth.

Here’s the film’s synopsis:

When two drifters traveling across a deserted wasteland stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. The discovery soon becomes problematic when they realize a large part of the nugget is buried underground. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate the gold, with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other remains and must endure the harsh desert elements while battling suspicion he has been abandoned to his own fate. Two-way radios keep them in contact, and with hours and eventually days of dead airtime in between each communication the stranded man begins to run out of supplies. Water is scarce, food even more so. His plans to protect the gold are interrupted by two strangers who may change the course of the men's plans.

This looks super intense. Efron has proven over the years that he has the acting chops to pull off dramas like this, and I am excited to see where this story goes. Check out the trailer and poster for the film below, and watch Gold in cinemas in Australia on January 13th, 2022. We will let you know as soon as the US release date has been revealed.