AS Seven prepare to air a new investigation into serial killer Ivan Milat on Sunday Night, they have announced they will be fast-tracking miniseries Catching Milat to screens.
The hotly anticipated drama, starring Malcolm Kennard as the notorious murderer, will air in May.
Kennard said that he had reservations about playing Milat, which included recreating the infamous photographs of the killer with his rifle.
“I was very concerned that (the script) should not be sensational,” he said.
Having addressed those concerns prior to filming with director Shawn Seet, Kennard said he then was fascinated by Milat, the man he was to portray on screen.
“The most interesting discovery for me with regard to Milat was the aberrant social behaviour he exhibited from a young age,” said Kennard.
“Having inappropriate relations meant that for most of his adult life he chose to live in a duplicitous manner, rather than have the truth discovered.”
“He betrayed many of those closest to him long before he began his infamous life of murder. I think this fact was very telling in his denial and behaviour during the investigation and trial.”
Kennard, who has previously been seen on screens in Rush, Devil’s Playground and The Straits, has network bosses raving about his performance in the miniseries.
“Malcolm’s portrayal of Milat is eerily on point,” said a Seven spokesperson of the upcoming miniseries.
“It’s not easy to embody a character capable of the crimes Milat committed but Malcolm delivers an intense, commanding performance.”
Catching Milat will air on Seven in May
Well I for one will be glued to Sunday Tonight, tonight 8.30 on 7, for the investigation of Ivan Milat, I'll also look foward to the mini-series (I should get a commission from 10 and 7 for promoting them lol).
It does disturb me though, that the media is making such profits out of events like that.
I wonder if this years ANZAC commemoration, even with it being the centenery of the Gallipolli event, would have been big as it was if it weren't due to the media beating it up weeks ahead.
