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MaineWriter:
Stars welcomed in the outback
By Jonathon Moran
August 19, 2007 12:00am
FROM Sydney to Bowen, Darwin and now Kununurra, Aboriginal communities have been welcoming Hollywood royalty.
At Kununurra in West Australia, the Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong communities conducted welcome to country ceremonies for the stars of Baz Luhrmann's new epic Australia, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
As part of the ceremony, Kidman and Jackman, along with Australia's cast and crew, were told local stories, watched traditional dances and splashed with water from the local river.
Kidman said: "It was beautiful to receive the blessings. I felt very honoured to be a part of this deeply spiritual land. The warmth and kindness (they) are showing us is very much appreciated''.
Production on the film - described as an antipodean Gone With The Wind - began in Sydney in April.
The $100 million-plus 20th Century Fox action-adventure, set in Australia's arid north before World War II, will open next year.
Kidman plays Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat left in charge of a huge cattle station.
Jackman plays a drover who helps move her cattle, under the threat of Darwin being bombed by the Japanese.
Luhrmann said outback filming was important to the film's integrity.
belbbmfan:
Great pictures Louise :)
I'm really looking forward to this new Jackman film Australia. Any news when it will be released Leslie?
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on August 20, 2007, 02:01:29 am ---Great pictures Louise :)
I'm really looking forward to this new Jackman film Australia. Any news when it will be released Leslie?
--- End quote ---
I can't find anything more specific than "2008."
L
MaineWriter:
More news from the set of Australia:
Nicole Kidman is one generous showbiz type.
Just ask any member of the cast on her latest flick.
They've got her to thank for keep them in hot drinks during filming.
We don't mean she's been playing mum and pouring out the tea.
But she has been footing the bill from the coffee cart serving the 200-strong cast and crew each day.
We don't claim to be mathematicians but even we can see that's got to add up to a weighty sum.
But it seems that she likes to have the best for those she works with... so the usual set catering was binned and Nic's preferred first-class coffee cart was brought in.
But it came at a price... in just one day last week more than 1,000 cups of coffee were served, costing £1,500.
And last week's cuppers racked up a total of £7,000.
But even a film star's generosity can only be stretched so far, and Nic has decided to hand over the reins to her co-star Hugh Jackman as of next week.
They've hearts of gold these showbiz types.
MaineWriter:
And more news...
Stars come out for $15 bush dance
3rd September 2007, 15:15 WST
When Kununurra residents received invitations to the inaugural NAIDOC ball, nowhere did it say the party was an A-list event.
So guests were stunned last night when Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban walked in and mingled with the 200-strong crowd.
Word spread quickly that the $15-a-ticket ball was turning into one of WA’s most star-studded gatherings of the year when Hugh Jackman and partner Deborra-Lee Furness followed.
It was a night locals won’t forget in a hurry. “We had extended an invitation to the stars but we didn’t actually expect anyone to turn up,” Waringarri Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Richard Beeck said. “Everyone was thrilled.”
Nathan Dyer, 28, said Kidman and Jackman spent 15 minutes mingling and posing for photos.
“It started off fairly low-key but suddenly everyone started whispering and pointing at the door and people realised Nicole was in the room,” he said. “At first, they weren’t sure whether to go up to them but when a few people introduced themselves, everyone rushed over hoping to shake hands.”
The stars have spent the past five weeks in the Kimberley filming Baz Luhrmann’s romantic epic film Australia.
Tourism Minister Sheila McHale said $500,000 was ploughed into the WA economy during shooting alone.
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