Reprising his role from the 2000’s classic, Nick Giannopoulos aka Steve Karamitsis and his best mate Frank, played by Vince Colosimo, are back on the big screen in the new film Wog Boys Forever.
Giannopoulos – joined by Sarah Roberts and comedian Sooshi Mango – leads the new film that sees Karamitsis still single and working as a taxi driver, two decades later. The film also features Liam Seymour and Annabel Marshall-Roth.
“I am so excited to finally release Wog Boys Forever. Especially after two long hard years,” Giannopoulos said on Facebook announcing the films premiere on 22 September at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre.
“My father passed away just before we started filming. This film is dedicated to him & to all of our parents & grandparents who came to this country to create a better life for us,” he added in a separate post, stressing the importance of this film.
A hero’s journey, albeit unconventional, Wog Boys Forever explores the dark night of the soul Karamitsis has to go through before coming back to his truth, that “Where there’s a Wog there’s always a way!”.
His sad and lonely life continues to pass him by until one day an old flame unexpectedly jumps into his cab. He quickly realises ex- girlfriend Cleo, might be the one that got away all those years ago.
Steve attempts to win her back but Cleo’s 18 year old son Michael thinks he’s a has-been loser, not to mention she already has a boyfriend, the notorious nightclub owner Goldi.
Despite these set backs, Karamitsis is still determined to win her over. But just when he thought life couldn’t get more complicated, Brianna Beagle-Thorpe, the Minister for Immigration, hatches out a plan with her brother Clayton to exact their revenge on the Wog Boy for destroying their late mother Raelene’s political career, 20 years earlier.
With the help of Frank, Karamitsis will once again be forced to fight the corrupt forces of evil and use all of his Greek-Aussie wit to try and outsmart her.
The film is strictly 15+ and will also screen in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.
When: World Premiere on, Thursday 22 September at 7pm, then 23-24 September at 4pm and 25 September at 3pm
Where: Melbourne Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, Vic
Tickets: www.palaistheatre.com.au/whats-on/exclusive-screenings-wog-boys-forever-nick-giannopoulos-live-stage
