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The TV talkshow circuit is about to undergo an all Australian invasion. Most proximate is an Oprah special with Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman in studio and Baz Luhrmann via satellite. Be sure to watch the episode on Monday, but if you can’t wait that long, here’s a small teaser video.
NOVEMBER:
10th - Oprah: Hugh and Nicole (with Baz via Satellite)
20th - The Tonight Show [Leno]: Hugh
21st - Jimmy Kimmel: Baz
24th - The Late Show [Letterman]: Nicole
28th - The View: Nicole
DECEMBER:
4th - Jimmy Kimmel: Hugh
5th - The View: Hugh
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November 9th, 2008
The official big sell of Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia began in the US on October 23rd with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman recording an exclusive episode with daytime TV host Oprah Winfrey. The Aussies flew to Winfrey’s studios in Chicago, with Jackman apparently excited about making his first appearance on the show. Earlier speculation said the internationally renowned chat show host would fly to Sydney to stage her own showcase on local soil, however due to other commitments it wasn’t to be.
A show that reportedly will be making the journey is the team at Good Morning America. It is speculated that they will film an entire weeks worth of shows on location in Australia. Other shows expressing interest in visiting down under include, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Today Show and British morning program GMTV.
Those living in the USA wanting to catch something on their TV right now, tune in to Today [Oct 28th] at 7am on NBC and you’ll catch an interview with Nicole Kidman.
For the ever-busy Kidman and Jackman, their talk show taping with Oprah triggered a 10-week worldwide press push of Australia, which will see them launch the much-anticipated movie in Los Angeles, Sydney, London and Paris.
+ In site news: Be sure to check out the massive additions to our gallery!
source: The Australian, Sydney Confidential
October 24th, 2008
Filming of pick-up shots began at Fox Studios today. Hugh Jackman and stunt doubles for Jackman and Kidman were all in attendance to re-create pieces of scenes shot in the outback of Australia earlier this year.
With Nicole Kidman and family arriving in Sydney last week, it is rumoured that she was at work on one of the indoor Fox Studio sets. Sources say that a Bazmark studio car was on standby outside her Sydney mansion, equipped with a baby capsule in the back seat - indicating Kidman is likely to take her new daughter with her.
View footage of Jackman astride his horse, masses of red sand shipped in from the Kimberleys and green screen in shot to aide in the Hollywood magic.
Also visit our gallery for a large scan of the latest Australia feature in the August edition of Australian Who magazine.
sources: ninemsn, ineedmyfix
August 11th, 2008
Recently in a surprise appearance our resident Drover attended Comic-Con in San Diego to promote his forthcoming film Wolverine. However many astute fans observed that the Australian’s appearance seemed to resemble another movie he’d been shooting earlier this year, namely, Australia. Access Hollywood caught up with Jackman at Comic-Con and found out some interesting news.
Weeks after giving birth to daughter Sunday Rose, Nicole Kidman is already preparing to go back to work. According to her Australia co-star, Hugh Jackman, Kidman is heading back to the set of the epic film.
We are doing a little bit of re-shooting in a couple of weeks so she is sort of back to work finishing off the film,” Jackman told Access Hollywood at Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego on Thursday.
Jackman said he is happy for his friend’s baby news, but explained that filming on the project, directed by Baz Luhrmann, was tough during her pregnancy.
“I am beyond happy for her. I mean she is a amazing woman. She’s been a great friend of ours for a long time,” Jackman told Access. “To have this moment is just thrilling. It wasn’t always thrilling for her while we were shooting in Australia, let me tell you!”
Kidman was forced to withdraw from several action scenes on set due to her pregnancy - and it was her withdrawal and several other intense moments that helped Jackman figure out Kidman’s special news.
“For the last month, I remember she said, ‘I have to tell you I am not riding the horse,’” Jackman recalled. “She did all the riding and all of a sudden, in the last few weeks, she wasn’t riding a horse at all and I said, ‘I think I know!’ She goes, ‘Really? How did you know?’ I said, ‘Well, the fact that you were throwing up almost between every second take kind of gave it away.’ She goes, ‘Really? Do you think everybody knew?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah!’”
source: Access Hollywood
July 25th, 2008
Hugh Jackman found a few more fans at the Fox Cinema Expo in Amsterdam this week.
The Aussie actor thrilled industry crowds at the filmfest, previewing the hottest titles to come for the studio, by introducing a new sneak-peak at Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia.
Fox showed extensive footage ‘Australia,’ which the director, Baz Luhrmann, explained, by video, that he was still posting after a yearlong shoot Down Under. The teaser roll, especially edited for the Hollywood crowd, has only added more buzz to the highly anticipated Aussie release.
Star appearances are often in short supply at Cinema Expo, so it played well when Hugh Jackman, co-star of ‘Australia’ along with Nicole Kidman, popped up to plug the holiday release.
“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Jackman said. “There wasn’t a second that went by that Nicole and I didn’t thank our lucky stars for being in this movie.”
sources: Hollywood Reporter, news.com.au
June 25th, 2008
Thanks to the insane demand for Keira Knightley’s green dress in Atonement (created for the movie but not available for purchase) costume designers learned their lesson.
To coincide with the release of Vogue’s July issue featuring covergirl Nicole Kidman, a recreation of the limited-edition dress the actress wears on the cover and in her new Baz Luhrmann film Australia will be available exclusively beginning June 24th at Bergdorf Goodman.
The long dress is described as a “green firebird organza silk gown.” The frock was custom made by two-time Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin, who also created the costumes for Moulin Rouge!. On the cover, Kidman wears leather riding boots by Salvatore Ferragamo. The Florentine fashion house designed a collection of shoes for the epic that will hit stores this fall.
To mark the occasion, Bergdorf will display the dress in a window on Fifth Avenue, complete with an Australian-esque background filled with July Vogue covers. Four of the gowns will be available for $9,850 each in a range of select sizes. Special orders will be taken upon request.
If anyone in the New York area can take a photo of the display and send it to australiamovie.net we’d be delighted to see it!
sources: news.com.au and FashonWeekDaily
June 12th, 2008
It has been nine long months, but as of today Australia has finally completed principal photography. Baz Luhrmann and crew can now begin the next leg of their journey through post-production. The cast and crew all gathered together at Sun Studios, Alexandria on Saturday night (December 15th) to commemorate the occasion.
On December 16th Baz Luhrmann and cast member Brandon Walters were interviewed on the Sydney red carpet for Nicole Kidman’s latest release, The Golden Compass.
Baz Luhrmann commented, “I think last night [at the wrap party] there was a genuine, heartfelt feeling of having completed it. You know, that was really the great challenge and in the nine months the crew and every participant has been absolutely unflinching in their passion to see it through, so there’s an enormous sense of joy, actually. I mean, we have another big, big road to go, but there’s a great joy about having completed such a long project, and we are at the end of principal photography.”
You can view the rest of the interview in our multimedia section. As you’ll see, we think young Brandon will quickly gain many fans!
December 19th, 2007
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