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Actor in one film and has another on his mind
Tanawah's David Potts, left, catches up with his actor brother, Peter Sumner, who is on the coast for the filming of a new movie. The cast are staying at the Noosa Springs Resort.
IT is only 3pm, but already Peter Sumner is thinking about the night of filming that lies ahead.
Sumner is about to meet his brother, Daily travel writer David Potts, before rushing off to the hair and make-up room, where the lively actor will be transformed into a mad scientist for the night shoot.
The actor thinks there will be a repeat of last night's shoot for the Australian film Mind Fire, with the cast wrapping up their bush antics at the early time of 3am.
I'm surprised at the way Sumner candidly talks about his stay in Noosa and an incident with his co-star, Conrad Coleby, that played out the night before.
“There was a group of high school students and there must have been some sort of do, because the girls were all in formal dresses,” he said.
“They spotted Conrad and I thought there was going to be a riot.
I stifle a truthful, yet not very poised, comment that I, too, would have joined the anticipated stampede had I been there to see the former Home and Away hunk roaming the hallways.
Sumner then starts listing off his professional career with Australian films, television and theatre - a career which has spanned an impressive four decades.
It is clearly Sumner's latest project - a film he has written over 12 years - that has him most excited.
As we speak, he is awaiting confirmation that sultry actress Catherine Zeta-Jones will take up the role of Lola Montez and bring the long-awaited film to life.
“I've never thought of anyone else,” he said with conviction.
“I've been working on this for 12 years and I had thrown it in the drawer and given it up.
“A young producer picked it up and rang me 24 hours later and now it's ready to shoot in Munich.
“We're just waiting on Catherine.”
Sumner described the feature film as an untold part of 19th century courtesan Lola Montez's story.
“The Times called her the most notorious woman in the world,” he said.
“She spent 10 to 15 years as the mistress to rich and powerful men, but one part of the story that never gets told is her time in Australia.”
With that in mind, Sumner dedicated years to writing a screenplay about Montez's escapades during a visit to the country in 1855. He has to pinch himself that renowned actors including John Malkovich, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Williams and, if all goes to plan, Zeta-Jones, will bring his script to life.
“I still can't believe it, how it's all come together,” he said.
“I've given myself a role in the film, too.”
Sumner will be wrap up filming for Mind Fire on the Sunshine Coast at the end of this month.
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I know Kate Winslet is a fan of hers and I would love to see those two in the same movie 
I want Michelle to do a movie with her and Johnny Depp 
