Julia Roberts arrives in Sydney to begin filming Gaslit

Julia Roberts touched down in Sydney this week to begin filming a new project.

The Hollywood actress wore a face mask as she exited her plane and stepped onto a bus at Sydney Airport.

The 53-year-old is in Australia to film the political thriller Gaslit alongside Sean Penn and Joel Edgerton.

Australia has become the new Hollywood during the Covid-19 pandemic as major movie studios relocate their productions Down Under.

Besides Gaslit, Julia is set to film the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise with George Clooney. 

The Oscar winner will begin shooting the film on the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland later this year.

Julia, 53, and George, 59, play a divorced couple who travel to Bali, Indonesia, to save their daughter from making the same mistake they did 25 years ago.

The production has received $6.4million from the Australian government as part of a location incentive program. 

‘I’m so pleased to support Ticket to Paradise with a $6.4million grant as part of our highly successful Location Incentive Program,’ said Paul Fletcher, the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts.

In return, the film is expected to bring $47million to the local economy and create more than 270 jobs.

George will arrive in Australia later this year, but Julia is already in the country filming Gaslit.

The political thriller, which is about the Watergate scandal, also stars Sean Penn and Joel Edgerton.

The movie is being directed and produced by Joel and his brother, Nash Edgerton.