Zac Efron to Star in Survival Thriller 'Gold'

Zac Efron has landed an exciting new role!

The 33-year-old actor is set to star in the survival thriller Gold, which is set to begin filming in Australia this month.

According to Deadline, the movie will “follow two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs and mysterious intruders, whilst battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his own fate.”

Director Anthony Hayes said, “This is an exciting, gripping and timely tale about greed, humanity, who we are, what we’ve done to the world and where we are heading if we aren’t careful. To have Zac Efron as my main man on this film is an absolute gift and to see what he is creating already is like nothing we’ve seen from him before. I can’t wait to deliver this bold, visceral and cinematic film to audiences all around the world.”

If you don’t know, Zac has been spending a lot of time in Australia lately with his new girlfriend!