Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has spoken candidly about the difficulties he faced while making his 2008 film Australia.
In a recent cover story with Deadline, the 60-year-old artist described the challenges he faced during the film’s production.
“As a movie experience, it was by far the most tense,” he said.
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has spoken candidly about the difficulties he faced while making his 2008 film Australia
“We got hit with horse flu… I went to the desert to shoot and it rained for the first time in 150 years, so I had a grass desert.
Despite all the drama on the set, the passionate filmmaker did not give up.
“It almost killed me, but I wouldn’t go a day without it … I’ve been in it so far,” he said.
“It almost killed me, but I wouldn’t give it a day … I was so excited about it,” he said of the filming process for the project, which stars Hugh Jackman (left) and Nicole Kidman (right). )
“At one point Martin Scorsese was involved and we were building studios in Morocco … it was such an adventure, but there came a point where I really couldn’t do it for personal reasons.”
Riddled with problems from the start, it seemed like the drama was about to go into its theatrical release.
The high-budget film was a commercial failure in the United States, opening at number five at the box office.
Riddled with problems from the start, it seemed like the drama was about to go into its theatrical release. The high-budget film was a commercial failure in the United States, opening at number five at the box office
Australia is about a British noblewoman who inherited a cattle ranch in the country before World War II.
Before filming Australia, Baz ended his engagement with Alexander the Great – which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Mel Gibson – so he could film Australia.
A reimagined film was set in motion by director Oliver Stone, starring Val Kilmer and Colin Farrell as Philip II and Alexander.
Despite all the drama on the set, the passionate filmmaker did not give up. “It nearly killed me, but I wouldn’t go a day without it … I’ve been in it so far,” he said
Source: Daily Mail
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