Lose yourself in Australia
Australia is the new Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Check out the latest news, trailers and more.
Contents
- Watch the official trailer
- Annie Leibovitz's Photos of Baz Luhrmann's Australia
- Rate the film
- Watch the (unofficial) trailer
- Latest news on the film
- The cast
- Nicole and Hugh on Oprah
- Latest blogs on the film
- Tell us what you think about Nicole's acting
- The Soundtrack - coming soon
- Watch the director's intro to Australia
- Check out the official websites
- Add your review of "Australia"
- get into this aussie gear for down under !
Learn more about the film
Australia is an Australian romance film-epic film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood also later credited. The story takes place before and during the bombing of Darwin in Australia during World War II. Production took place in Sydney, Darwin, Kununurra, and Bowen. The movie was to be released on 13 November 2008 in AustraliaVal Morgan Cinema Network - : Details view and 16 November 2008 in the United States; however, Fox announced that it had pushed back the release dates in both Australia and the United States to 26 November 2008, with subsequent worldwide release dates throughout late December and January 2009.
Watch the official trailer
Australia 2008 Movie Official Trailer (High Definition WideScreen)
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Annie Leibovitz's Photos of Baz Luhrmann's Australia
Source: Vogue and Alex Billington (firstshowing.net)
Vogue hired Annie Leibovitz to do a photo shoot with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman on the set of Luhrmann's Australia - check out some of the amazing photos here.
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More about the director, producer & co-writer of "Australia"
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Baz Luhrmann
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Find out about this talented Australian director, screenwriter & producer with films such as Moulin Rouge and Romeo Juliet to his credit. His latest venture due for release in November 2008 is "Australia".
Other movies from Baz Luhrmann
Watch the (unofficial) trailer
Australia Trailer
The first (unofficial and completely not real) released trailer for Baz Luhrmann's film 'Australia'. Starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman - this is an epic story of survival in the harsh Australian Outback.
The cast
Nicole Kidman ... Lady Sarah AshleyHugh Jackman ... Drover
Brandon Walters ... Nullah
David Wenham ... Neil Fletcher
Bryan Brown ... King Carney
Jack Thompson ... Kipling Flynn
Ben Mendelsohn ... Dutton
David Gulpilil ... King George
Barry Otto ... Administrator
Featured cast member
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David Wenham
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Find out about this talented Australian actor who has been in movies from Moulin Rouge to Gettin' Square and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is currently starring in the newly released Baz Luhrmann blockbuster, "Australia".
Australia - Movie Poster / Print -- Custom Framing Available
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Nicole and Hugh on Oprah
Other movies from Nicole Kidman
Other movies from Hugh Jackman
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Latest blogs on the film
- iTWire - “Kiss of Death” for Australian “Australia” movie pirates
- Technology news, views and jobs, ?Kiss of Death? for Australian ?Australia? movie pirates.
- In Australia, movie watches you -- with night vision camera
- You might think that when you go to the cinema you are watching a movie, but if you go to a screening of Australia over the next few weeks, chances are that the movie (or at least hired goons from 20th Century Fox) will be watching you. ...
- /Filmcast Ep. 28 - Australia (GUESTS: Chris and Jimmy from Scene ...
- Chris and Jimmy from the enormously popular Scene Unseen podcast join us to deliver their movie review stylings for Australia. Make sure to tune in next week for our special Wire-themed episode! You can reach the /Filmcast by e-mail or ...
- Long Road | Australia: the movie
- I don't know if I'll have the stomach for the new movie, Australia . The tourist commercials that used the film as their backdrop were really bad enough. But PostBourgie has a great post ?Ballad of the Magical Half-Negro? which pretty ...
Tell us what you think about Nicole's acting
Some of the reviews have been less than complimentary towards Nicole Kidman's acting in Australia. Do you agree ?
Should Baz have cast Nicole in the role of Lady Sarah Ashley
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes - she was great
No - she was terrible
The Soundtrack - coming soon
We understand there is a soundtrack on the way and hopefully soon! As the film was in post-production right up until the last minute, the soundtrack is still in the process of being pieced together due to the final product finishing recording only three short weeks ago!
Didgeridoo Dreaming: Spiritual Music of the Australian Aborigines
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/03/2008)
In the meantime, check out some didgeridoo action from Australia (the country, not the film !)
Watch the director's intro to Australia
Baz Luhrmann's introduction to - 'Australia' Movie
Baz Luhrmann introduces his new (in progress) film Australia.
More videos on the production
On Set Photography for Luhrmann's film Australia
Production Design on Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia'
Costume Design on Luhrmann's 'Australia'
Courtesy of Baz Luhrmann - 'Australia' Movie - Part 1
Pt 2 - AUSTRALIA Movie - BIG PICTURE - Mr Baz Lahrmann
Making of Australia, new movie with Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman
Check out the official websites
Choose your country:Watch a behind the scenes video
The Making of Baz Luhrmann's Australia Movie
Take a peek behind the scenes of Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Set in 1940s Australia, the film is being shot on location in Bowen, Queensland. Highlights of this video include the landmark Bowenwood sign, stars going through their paces, and the much-anticipated droving scene in which hundreds of shorthorn cattle stampede through the streets.
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