New South Wales continues its strong run of international production, with two major feature films – The Big Fix and Kockroach – set to film in Sydney, delivering significant economic impact, job creation and further reinforcing the state’s position as a global production hub.

Netflix’s The Big Fix will call NSW home, creating around 500 local jobs and contributing an estimated $55 million to the state’s screen industry and broader economy. Starring Mark Wahlberg (The Family Plan, Uncharted) and Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, The Night Of), alongside Chin Han, Zlatko Burić, Bobo Le, Paul G. Raymond, Nuha Jes Izman and Vipin Sharma, the film will be shot primarily in Sydney from April.

Inspired by a true story and based on a book by Brett Forrest, The Big Fix follows a former Interpol cop working within FIFA who uncovers an international match-fixing scandal and launches a high-stakes mission to stop those responsible. His target is a determined operator working with international crime networks to rig football matches across the world, setting up a high-octane, globetrotting cat-and-mouse thriller.

The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, Adrift), written by Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe, and produced by Baltasar Kormákur, Peter Chernin and David Ready for Chernin Entertainment, with Bennett Walsh and Jenno Topping. Brett Forrest serves as Executive Producer alongside Chris Eaton, the Melbourne-born police officer who inspired the story.

“For a story like The Big Fix, where the tension moves across continents and the world itself becomes part of the narrative, we needed locations that could deliver both scale and authenticity. New South Wales offers exactly that. The landscape, facilities and the calibre of local crews are exceptional, and provide the perfect foundation for this production. We are very grateful to the NSW Government and the Australian Government for their support through the Location Offset in helping bring this project to life.”

Baltasar Kormákur, Director of The Big Fix

NSW Minister for the Arts John Graham said: “It’s fantastic to see a team of this calibre filming in NSW, the leading state for screen production in Australia. Welcome back to Baltasar Kormákur and Mark Wahlberg, who are becoming regulars here in Sydney.”

“It’s great to see Netflix continue to bring their screen projects to NSW, with the economic benefits felt well beyond the screen industry.”

John Graham, NSW Minister for the Arts

Debra Richards added: “We’re excited to be bringing The Big Fix to New South Wales, working with world-class talent and local crews on a production of this scale – with the support of the NSW and Federal Governments.”

“Projects like this help strengthen Australia’s screen industry and create opportunities and career pathways for local talent.”

Debra Richards, APAC Director of Production Policy for Netflix

Joining it is Kockroach, a genre-bending crime drama starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz, which is expected to create more than 600 jobs and contribute an estimated $37 million to the NSW economy.

Provocative and wildly entertaining, the film explores the origin story of a ruthless anti-hero, charting the rise of a mysterious outsider who infiltrates the criminal underworld and transforms himself into a powerful crime boss. Adapted from the novel by William Lashner, Kockroach is directed by Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic) from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames, with revisions by Ross. The film is produced by Andrew Lazar and Christina Weiss Lurie, with executive producers John Friedberg and Vanessa Humphrey.

Screen NSW Executive Director Kylie Munnich said: “I’m thrilled that the team behind Kockroach are bringing this highly anticipated movie to our state. We are committed to ensuring NSW has a strong pipeline of local and inbound projects in the state, with the economic benefits of our screen projects felt across multiple industries including hospitality, transport and tourism.”

“With our globally recognised cast, filmmakers and crews, breathtaking locations and world-class studio facilities, we are continuing to see an exciting mix of projects choose to make our state their number one choice for filming in Australia.”

Kylie Munnich, Screen NSW Executive Director

“We could not be more excited to be shooting Kockroach in Sydney. It’s truly a world-class, film-friendly city in every respect: the film crews are incredible, locations vast and diverse and our cast is looking forward to enjoying everything Sydney has to offer…”

Andrew Lazar, Producer on Kockroach

Both productions are supported by Screen NSW through the Made in NSW Fund, alongside the Australian Government’s Location Offset. Established to attract and support major international and domestic productions, the fund continues to drive a strong pipeline of projects into the state.

Together, The Big Fix and Kockroach highlight Sydney’s continued strength as a destination for large-scale screen production – combining world-class crews, diverse locations and robust government support to deliver projects of global scale.