Director Baz Luhrmann (
Australia, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet) recently sat down for an interview with the Hollywood Reporter and opened up on all sorts of stuff — including the fact that he has acquired the rights to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and feels that now is the perfect time for this "parable for economic disaster."
Here's more:
Luhrmann sees the pre-Depression story as a wake-up call as the economy comes crashing down and another Gilded Age, as he sees it, comes to an end.
Following the
world premiere of their new film in Australia last month, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have taken Australia around the world, from
New York City to
Madrid, and last night they brought Baz Luhrmann's movie to London. The director himself also walked the red carpet in Leicester Square alongside Catherine Martin, and was joined by British celebs like Elton John, David Furnish, Twiggy and Konnie Huq.
Do you plan to see it? You can check out video footage of the premiere and film after the jump.
Did you happen to go see Australia this weekend? If
my first words with costume designer Catherine Martin didn't pique your interest maybe these will. Some specific items of clothing stood out to me in the film — notably the colors of Lady Ashley's clothes, her belts, and her red Chinosierie dress.
I
was surprised at how much I ended up enjoying
Four Christmases starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, and maybe some of the early buzz from others who also liked it helped the holiday comedy win the Thanksgiving weekend box office this year
with an estimated $46.7 million since opening Wednesday.
Meanwhile the highly anticipated Baz Luhrmann epic
Australia opened at No. 5 after
Quantum of Solace in fourth place,
Twilight (which passed the $100 million mark this weekend) in third, and
Bolt in second place.
Today, the highly anticipated romantic adventure
Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann, releases. I had the opportunity to preview the film, in all its romantic glory, as well as to speak with the costume designer, Catherine Martin. We also had a fun fete at the San Francisco Ferragamo store, in honor of Lady Ashley's shoes in the movie — all designed by the Italian fashion house.
Every once in a while, a movie comes around that reminds us what going to the movies is all about. It's a spectacle and an adventure and a love story. It’s full of magic, passion, music and breathtaking aerial shots.
Following all these changes to the Fall movie releases is like a chess game because it has thrown the entire calender into a bit of a tizzy. First
Twilight shifted its date based on the
Harry Potter news, and now
Quantum of Solace, the next installment of the James Bond franchise starring Daniel Craig, will follow suit.
Originally, Quantum of Solace was going to open Nov.
Baz Luhrmann is one of my favourite directors, so I'm very excited about
Australia (out in the UK
on Boxing Day) starring his fellow countrymen Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. My girl Pop US brought you pictures of the pair
filming on horseback Down Under last year, and I couldn't resist showing you these gorgeous new pictures of a pre-pregnancy Nicole and Hugh hugging on location in Darwin. The actors are back in their native country (
with a new addition) filming extra scenes for the movie, with Nicole back to work
just weeks after giving birth.
The other day I found myself saying, "You know where I really want to visit? Greece." Why?
Baz Luhrmann, the Australian director of Romeo and Juliet and
Moulin Rouge has been working on his next film
Australia for a while, and now we've got our first look at the project. Although the trailer doesn't give away much of the plot (I think Nicole Kidman makes an attempt, kinda, in the form of a simplified children's story but it doesn't really help much), it appears we're looking at an Australia under attack during the
Pacific War with a romance thrown in there for good measure.
Visually, the film looks stunning.
