High-wire walker Philippe Petit has his sights on another daring Sydney project

By Garry Maddox
Updated October 20 2015 - 10:08am, first published 5:46pm
Aerialist Philippe Petit with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays him, on the set of <i>The Walk</i>. Photo: Takashi Selda
Aerialist Philippe Petit with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays him, on the set of <i>The Walk</i>. Photo: Takashi Selda
Petit crosses between the pylons of the Harbour Bridge: a scene from the Oscar-winning documentary <i>Man on Wire</i>.
Petit crosses between the pylons of the Harbour Bridge: a scene from the Oscar-winning documentary <i>Man on Wire</i>.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit lies down on the wire during his crossing between the Twin Towers in <i>The Walk</i>.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit lies down on the wire during his crossing between the Twin Towers in <i>The Walk</i>.

As a Hollywood movie recreates his famous high-wire walk between New York's Twin Towers in 1974, aerialist Philippe Petit still wants to take on a long-planned project in Sydney.