Epic title revealed!
November 23rd, 2006
Baz Luhrmann has finally revealed the title of his much-anticipated Australian Epic. The film will be called, quite simply, Australia.
Luhrmann spoke to the Australian media from his production base, the House of Iona in Sydney, and revealed a lot of new information about his upcoming film. Several news articles were posted online today, which can be viewed at the end of this update.
The shoot will supposedly last five months from March until August. We also now know the name of Nicole Kidman’s character - Lady Sarah Ashley.
Two other possible titles were Great Southern Land and Faraway Downs, which will be the name of the homestead in the movie. Personally, we think Australia was the right choice!
The budget has been revealed to be US$100 million. Until now, we were unsure exactly how high the budget was expected to climb, and this figure is certainly impressive. Luhrmann himself apparently did not comment on the budget, but it is believed to be US$100 million. Whatever the case, it is going to be a huge blockbuster budget that will surely do Luhrmann’s vision justice.
As we already know, Luhrmann is extremely passionate about this film, and his comments in these articles regarding the bombing of Darwin show just how devoted he is to telling this story.
“Darwin was attacked 64 times in six months … The government (disguised) the truth: 2000 whites were killed and non-whites were not counted, so the toll was far greater. But everything in the film will be in service to a great romance … Facts will be moved around but not in a way that fundamentally disturbs the truth.”
Sources: The Age, The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald.
Images: Bazmark