That other awesome Aussie with the last name Hogan

The Australian director behind hits such as Muriel’s Wedding (above), Peter Pan, Confessions Of A Shopaholic and My Best Friend’s Wedding made a surprise guest appearance at the Australian International Movie Convention last week. Filmmaker P.J. Hogan jumped on stage during the Universal Pictures presentation to talk about his latest project Mental, starring Toni Collette.

Although he said he was trying to keep the details of the plot under wraps, Hogan said the film was `like The Sound Of Music on acid’. He said he was excited at being able to reunite with his favourite actor in the world – Collette. Hogan said he would return to the convention next year to screen the film.