The pair are pictured together after winning the 2015 Cup, Weir's future should be made clearer on Friday, with stewards at the governing body expected to provide an update after considering information and seeking legal advice. Melbourne Cup 2015: Michelle Payne and Darren Weir's triumph a story The 1980s was the decade of big hair, big phones, pastel suits, Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubiks cubes, Yuppies, Air Jordans, shoulder pads and Pac Man. Is it someone we're going to relate to? With Stapleton as the third-billed actor beneath Palmer and Sam Neill's as Payne's father Paddy, it's fair to assume Weir has to play a significant part in the film's narrative. News Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Darren Weir is the strapping, country boy from a dot on the map named Berriwillock, in grain-growing country about 330 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. The jockey's mother, unfortunately, passed away after a car accident. "It's interesting, it's a real conundrum. A jigger is usually a small electrical device used in conjunction with a whip to try to stimulate a horse to run faster. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin As she did even after she broke her back and fractured her skull, Michelle is ready to get back in the saddle. Payne broke her silence on Thursday night and said she hasn't been part of the Weir stable for 18 months - and when she was, she wasn't aware of any illegal activity. "That's an example of how the personal lives of people can affect the box office, but in terms of affecting the film itself, that's a different thing.". And Michelle's elder sister, Brigid,had to take up the role of their mother at a very young age. The answer to that question fell to producer Richard Keddie, who also produced Hawke and Oddball. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. Full Digital Access 12 Month Plan costs $208 (min.cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $16 every 4 weeks. Her mother, however, died in a car crash when she was only six months old, leaving her father to raise her and her nine brothers and sisters. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. The girls are often represented in larger numbers than the boys, and squeeze into the space Payne had to herself. See www.couriermail.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. "That old adage 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' is no longer relevant. Darren Weir charges cast shadow over new film about Michelle Payne, Ride Like A Girl.