Nice one, mate ... Joel Edgerton / Pic: Damian Shaw Source: The Daily Telegraph
HIS star has never shone brighter in Hollywood but Joel Edgerton, star of The Great Gatsby and possible Oscar contender for Warrior, is set to turn his back on the hoopla for several weeks to volunteer for The Fred Hollows Foundation.
While collecting his GQ Man of the Year gong on Tuesday night, Edgerton told Confidential he planned to travel to India and Nepal in January to assist the non-profit organisation before returning to his "fickle life".
The Aussie actor is set to wind up the filming of Gatsby in late December.
"I'm going to India and Nepal in January and doing a bit of work with the Fred Hollows Foundation because they are a very special group of people who I have been lucky to be associated with for many, many years," he said.
"And after that I guess I'm going back to America and back to my fickle life."
It is understood Edgerton, who is an outside Best Supporting Actor chance for Warrior, will follow Gatsby with a film he wrote and for which he has secured backing.
Following that, Edgerton said he was considering two major movie roles.
If he catches the attention of Oscar voters it will be Edgerton's first nomination, although he admits he is taking a philosophical approach to awards season.
"I really hope that Warrior figures in the awards season ... certainly I think Nick Nolte deserves (a nomination) but while it was received incredibly well, it didn't set the box office on fire," he said.
"It's always flattering when anyone holds your work in high regard. I don't know whether (the Oscar buzz) is hearsay, though. You get a lot of that leading up to the Academy Awards - but when the cards actually fall it's often very different to the murmurings.
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