by Alex Billington
May 25, 2026
Source: YouTube
“All I ask for, is a roof over my head and to not get shot at! It’s actually a very good deal.” Madman Films in Australia has unveiled the first teaser trailer for The Fox, an intriguing romantic satire from filmmaker Dario Russo (director of the “Danger 5” series). This indie comedy flick is described as an “absurdly comic Australian folktale” and it’s playing at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival this June coming up soon. It originally premiered at SXSW last year but we haven’t heard much about it since then. Dealing with a cheating fiancée, an affable fox hunter encounters a shape-shifting fox who then offers him an opportunity to transform his partner into the perfect woman and in doing so take control of the natural world. Jai Courtney and Emily Browning star as the main couple, alongside Olivia Colman as a talking fox and Sam Neill as a magpie. The fun cast also includes Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Burić, Frankie J. Holden, Heather Mitchell, and Kim Gyngell. Obviously similar to both The Lobster and Ruby Sparks, which also have fantastical romantic comedy concepts that explore attraction & relationships and how funky it can be at times. All the comedy looks totally zany and off-the-walls bonkers, which makes this seem like a fun time.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Dario Russo’s film The Fox, direct from Madman’s YouTube:
Nick (Jai Courtney), an affable heir to a wealthy rural landowner, discovers that his fiancée, Kori (Emily Browning), is cheating on him and wants nothing more than to fix the problem. One night, he captures a rogue Fox (Olivia Colman), and she offers him a trade-off: if Nick lets her live, the Fox will help him save his relationship. All he has to do is push Kori into a magic hole with the power to change her into the perfect partner. Nick follows the Fox’s advice and the Kori who re-emerges seems to be everything he ever wanted. Until her strange new quirks make him question his decision. The Fox is written and directed by Australian filmmaker Dario Russo, making his first feature film after directing on the series “Danger 5” & “At Home Alone Together” previously. Produced by Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, Carly Maple. This first premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival last year. Madman Films releases Russo’s The Fox film first in Australian cinemas starting October 29th, 2026. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned. Any good?
