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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.
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source: The Australian, Sydney Confidential
October 24th, 2008
Tourism Australia and the internationally renowned film-maker Baz Luhrmann and his team have created a new sophisticated destination campaign to make Australia the ‘must visit’ destination for travellers around the world.
Aussies, tune in to A Current Affair tonight to see Baz discuss his vision for the campaign, or view it at ACA online.
And catch the Today Show tomorrow morning (view here) for your first look at the two cinema and television ads which will be shown around the world over the coming months.
To see the ads, and to download supporting information and background on this fully integrated campaign for Australia, visit tourism.australia.com.
View campaign Ad #1 – Billabong Film
View campaign Ad #2 – Boab Tree Film
October 7th, 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
The Screening Room is CNN’s half-hour monthly movie show that offers a compelling international perspective on the world of film, travelling around the globe to bring viewers the inside track on all aspects of the movie business.
In the month of June their focus is on the land down under, and it goes without saying that a stop to the set of Australia is at the top of their agenda.
Host Myleene Klass interviews director Baz Luhrmann from the sound stages of Fox Studios, whe’re we’re given some more of his great insights into the film.
At one point in the interview Baz Luhrmann comments, “I can say with absolute confidence, hand on heart type confidence, that the performances are beyond my expectation. And the chemistry between Hugh and Nicole is palpable and real, and that’s way up the richter scale for us. They’re physically a perfect match. You know what … great lovers on screen, they are like great dancers. They got to be a great partnership. They really are a tremendous match. They dance together physically, emotionally as lovers in the film”
“He is probably my creative soul mate. I just adore him. I think he’s got such a love of cinema and of life and he´s romantic and I can´t say enough nice things about him,” Nicole Kidman says of Luhrmann.
The feature was aired on television but you can also watch this interview streaming from the CNN site, or download it to your harddrive from our buldging video archive. Alternatively you can read the associated article on the CNN website.
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June 27th, 2008
Popular entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight has yet again shown its interest and support behind Australia. In its latest of many stories, ET went behind the scenes of Australia and spoke to Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann on location.
Get some sneak peeks at new footage from the film, in addition to brief interview tidbits with Nicole, Hugh and of course, Baz himself.
View 43 screencaps from the appearance in our gallery and the video is available for download in our media section!
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June 6th, 2008
Set your clocks and VCRs for the Tuesday May 27th edition of Entertainment Tonight!
On the tail end of Monday’s show we were told to expect some movie news from none other than Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
EDIT: the Australia feature wasn’t screened due to the untimely death of director Sydney Pollack. Keep watching ET for the on set footage.
May 26th, 2008
On Sunday evening the Australian Government will be taking centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival, with two hours set aside for the “Australian Film Commission reception”.
Meanwhile, only a few hours later, australian news programme
A Current Affair is scheduled to have a news feature about Australia on their Monday evening show.
As the November release grows nearer, many are anticipating this could well be the official trailer we’ve been waiting for.
For those living overseas, keep an eye on australiamovie.net and we’ll hook you up with a video of the appearance.
TV Appearance: A Current Affair. Monday, 19th May. Channel 9, 6:30PM
May 17th, 2008
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