{"id":579649,"date":"2026-04-02T00:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/579649\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:45:18","slug":"exclusive-meet-the-new-nicole-kidman-aussie-teen-alyla-browne-whos-swimming-with-sharks-in-new-exmouth-film-whale-shark-jack-on-stan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/579649\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Meet the ‘new Nicole Kidman’ Aussie teen Alyla Browne, who’s swimming with sharks in new Exmouth film | Whale Shark Jack on Stan"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXCLUSIVE: \ufeffYoung Aussie actress Alyla Browne may be just 16-years-old, but she’s already been dubbed the “new Nicole Kidman” ahead of her next big film.<\/p>\n

It’s the perfect title for the Sydney school teen who played Kidman’s daughter in \ufeff2021 drama Nine Perfect Strangers, and young Furiosa alongside Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).<\/p>\n

“It was really insane,” she said about filming with Hemsworth. “He had his fake nose on and that’s how I knew him.”<\/p>\n

\ufeffWant the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AlylaA young Alyla Browne in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga alongside Hemsworth. (Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

The role earned Browne an AACTA nomination for Best \ufeffSupporting Actress.<\/p>\n

“But Chris was really nice and he was really sweet to me on set,” Browne recalled as she looked back on the “crazy” stunts she did for the blockbuster film.<\/p>\n

Now Browne’s swimming with whale sharks (and unexpectedly, tiger sharks) in new underwater Aussie adventure, Whale Shark Jack<\/a>, on Stan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AlylaAlyla Browne leads a new Aussie family film. (Stan)<\/p>\n

The Stan Original Film Whale Shark Jack premieres April 2, only on Stan.<\/a><\/p>\n

“It’s almost like looking at the new Nicole Kidman!” Today host Karl Stefanovic reacted as he chatted with the rising star about her new movie.<\/p>\n

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Browne was thrown in the deep end, quite literally, for the exciting role.<\/p>\n

She took up a free-diving course, learned to hold her breath for two minutes static, and got her boat licence to play fearless 12-year-old Sarah, who was raised on the sea and off the remote coastal town of Exmouth, in Western Australia.<\/p>\n

Catch a first look here: \ufeff<\/p>\n

On top of “wrangling emus” and multiple jellyfish stings, Browne recalled “beautiful encounters” with a real whale shark while filming, on top of one terrifying experience.<\/p>\n

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“I was diving and getting some footage with our underwater cameraman and I was just minding my own business,” she began.<\/p>\n

“I got out, waited around for 10 minutes thinking maybe we can go find a whale shark and I found out there was actually a tiger shark within 100 metres of me while I was filming.<\/p>\n

“Like a big tiger shark! So that was pretty tough,” she laughed. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"AlylaAlyla did some stunts for the film. (Stan)\"LucaAnd even got her boat licence to film the water scenes. (Stan)<\/p>\n

Filmed in the beautiful coastal town of Exmouth, with a population of about 3,195, the movie follows her character Sarah’s new life on land after an unexpected tragedy, before embarking on a risky mission to find an endangered whale shark named Jack.<\/p>\n

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The family film brings the magic of WA’s Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth to life.<\/p>\n

In real-life, the tourist town located about 1200 kilometres from Perth, bore the brunt of ex-tropical cyclone Narelle<\/a> in the past week.<\/p>\n

“It’s so sad to see how [Exmouth] is in trouble right now,” said Browne. The community is so strong and it’s all bouncing back.”<\/p>\n

\"AlylaAlyla looks back on filming in her most “favourite place on earth”. (Stan)\"Exmouth,The heartwarming film is set in the breathtaking town of Exmouth, WA. (Stan)<\/p>\n

“It’s my favourite place on earth now and it’s got a really great community. \ufeffJust the red desert meeting this beautiful Gatorade-blue ocean, it’s something you never see anywhere else on this planet.<\/p>\n

“I think that’s a really special thing to be able to say about a place. It was really, really beautiful.” \ufeff<\/p>\n

The Stan Original Film Whale Shark Jack premieres April 2, only on Stan.<\/a><\/p>\n

\ufeffNine Entertainment Co (the publisher of this website) owns and operates the streaming service Stan<\/a><\/p>\n

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