George Burgess takes a break on set of Russell Crowe's new movie Land of Bad

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Rugby league star George Burgess is set to star in Russell Crowe’s new movie Land of Bad.

And on Wednesday, the 30-year-old took a break on the set of the new movie with his co-stars Liam Hemsworth, Chika Ikogwe and Daniel Macpherson.

Burgess was spotted enjoying a meal with his cast members after filming scenes in Queensland.

George Burgess took a break on set of Russell Crowe’s new movie Land of Bad with co-stars Liam Hemsworth, Daniel Macpherson and Chika Ikogwe in Queensland

Burgess was spotted enjoying a meal with his cast members after filming scenes in Queensland

He wore a black T-shirt and dark jeans as he chatted to crew members and filled up his plate with food.

Meanwhile, Liam kept a low profile in a brown jumper and sunglasses as he arrived on set.

Chika got into character wearing a military costume as she chatted to producers during her break from filming.

He wore a black T-shirt and dark jeans as he chatted to crew members and filled up his plate with food

Meanwhile, Liam kept a low profile in a brown jumper and sunglasses as he arrived on set

Russell Crowe (pictured) helped out rugby league star Burgess by casting him in his new film

Russell helped out rugby league star Burgess by casting him in his new film.

Burgess parted ways with St George Illawarra last month following an inauspicious return to the NRL.

When he joined the Dragons after two years back home in England, the former South Sydney forward became the first man to play professional rugby league following hip resurfacing surgery.

Burgess parted ways with St George Illawarra last month following an inauspicious return to the NRL. His return to sport was overshadowed in March when he was charged by police with sexual touching without consent

But his comeback was overshadowed in March when he was charged by police with sexual touching without consent.

Burgess later checked into a rehabilitation facility to deal with personal issues unrelated to the criminal charge, for which he is facing a hearing next year.

It’s believed the personal issues related to gambling.

Daniel Macpherson stepped out of a caravan dressed in a military costume as he returned to filming

Chika Ikogwe got into character wearing a military costume as she chatted to producers

Burgess is playing the role of Private Cooper in the film, reports The Daily Telegraph.

This isn’t his first film role, as he made his acting debut in 2019 thriller Locusts before landing a role in sci-fi thriller Ascendant in 2021.

Land of Bad is being filmed on the Gold Coast and is set for release sometime in 2023.

Meanwhile, Russell is playing the role of Reaper, an Air Force drone pilot who must try to fix a botched special ops mission in the Philippines.

William Eubank is directing the film as he co-write the script with David Frigerio.

Burgess later checked into a rehabilitation facility to deal with personal issues unrelated to the criminal charge, for which he is facing a hearing next year