Sam Worthington is heard to have given the nod to play the lead role in Drift a movie dealing with surfing by the director duo Morgan O’Neill and Ben Nott. In real life also this English born Australian raised actor is a keen surfer and the upcoming movie will also provide the actor with a chance of heading back to his home in West Australia since the shooting is planned to take pace there.Sam Worthington was noted to have commented on Drift’s script by saying that it had impressed and grabbed his attention for capturing the true essence of surfing as a sport by including something true and pure about the pastime sea activity that evolved to become a popular sea sport. Filming is aimed to head off in the beginning of next year by focusing on an actual surfing event to give the audience the chance of a realistic movie experience.
Drift star Sam Worthington shot into fame with super hit science fiction movie Avatar and since then he has become one of the most sought after actors in his time by making it to the headlines as being considered for key roles. Being an ardent surfer himself this movie will definitely see some exceptional performances by the actor.
source
