Print PageAussie actor Magda Szubanski is hoping she and fellow Tropfest judge Sam Worthington get into a punch-up over the winner.
One of eight judges at main event for Tropfest at The Domain in Sydney on Sunday night, Szubanski says usually it's pretty self evident who the winner is but sometimes there's a bit of a tussle.
"I'm hoping there might be a bit of a punch-on," she told AAP.
"I'm going to take on Sam Worthington I reckon. Avatar or not, it's on.
"Him in the blue corner, no maybe him in the red, me in the blue. He must be over the blue thing by now. He's done that.
"Move on, Sam, let it go."
Worthington, who rocked up in a blue jacket and sporting a sunburnt face, said he didn't choose his clothing for the Avatar link.
"My mate bought it," explained Worthington.
"He said you'd better dress up for once and bought me something really fancy."
Worthington is joining a panel of judges including Szubanski, Rebecca Gibney, Richard Roxburgh and Sapphires director Wayne Blair to select the winner from 16 finalists.
Worthington stuck to talking about the world's largest short film festival, saying he couldn't reveal anything about James Cameron's Avatar 2.
"I can tell you Avatar 2 is a Jim Cameron film. That's about it," he said.
"Anything else, ninjas are going to come from the sky and Jim's people are going to escort me away."
