Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
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Directed by	David Caesar
Produced by	Beth Frey
Written by	Tony Ayres Rhys Graham Craig Irvin
Based on	Nowhere Boys by Tony Ayres
Starring	Rahart Adams Dougie Baldwin Joel Lok Matt Testro
Music by	Cornel Wilczek
Cinematography	Jaems Grant
Edited by	Mark Atkin
Release date	1 January 2016
Country	Australia
Language	English

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows is a 2016 Australian sci-fi fantasy film directed by David Caesar. It is based on the teen-oriented television series Nowhere Boys created by Tony Ayres, who also co-wrote the film.

Picking up one year after the boys crossed dimensions, they discover magic and battle the restoring demon. Having grown apart, they are all brought back together again when Felix discovers the magically sealed Book of Shadows that unwittingly unleashes a very powerful force of chaos. The boys are then reluctantly drawn into a battle that threatens both their world and their loved ones.

On 23 December 2014, it was announced that Screen Australia would be funding a movie based on the television series titled, Nowhere Boys: The Rise of the Bear. However, in July 2015, it was revealed that the movie's name was changed to Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows. The 80-minute feature-length movie was directed by David Caesar and written by Tony Ayres, Rhys Graham and Craig Irvin. It was produced by Beth Frey and executive produced by Ayres and Michael McMahon.Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows picks up a year after the boys crossed dimensions, discovered magic and battled the restoring demon. Having grown apart, they are drawn together again when Felix discovers a magically sealed Book of Shadows, which unwittingly releases a powerful force of chaos. The boys are reluctantly drawn into a showdown that threatens their world and loved ones.

Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Rahart Adams and Matt Testro reprised their roles as Felix, Andy, Sam and Jake. Others who also returned for the movie included series regulars Darci McDonald (Ellen), Sean Rees-Wemyss (Oscar), Michala Banas (Phoebe), Victoria Thaine (Alice), Ben Keller (Bear), Tamala Shelton (Mia) and Michelle Gerster (Viv). Angourie Rice also joined the cast.Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows began filming in Melbourne in July 2015. It screened in selected Australian movie theatres on 1 January 2016 and had its television premiere on ABC3 on 6 March 2016.