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Nicole and Hugh Head Home to Premiere Australia
18 November 2008 10:30 AM, PST | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news
Nicole Kidman had two handsome Aussies by her side at the premiere of Australia in Sydney today. Costar Hugh Jackman posed with the actress for a photo call before they hit the red carpet at the Musem of Contemporary Art. While Keith was there for moral support, Nicole talked about how hard it was to leave baby Sunday back in Nashville. It sounds like being a mom again is having a pretty big effect on Nicole, who also mentioned that she'd consider giving up acting to continue expanding her family. She said, "In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don't know. I mean, I'm in a place in my life where I've had some great opportunities – but I may just choose to have some more children." It's hard to imagine Nicole just stepping out of the spotlight, and with a handful of new projects already in the works,
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Australia’s Oscar Chances: Does Oprah’s Endorsement Matter?
17 November 2008 2:00 PM, PST | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news
Oprah Winfrey can certainly create a best seller when it comes to books, and her pick of the presidential candidates is on his way to the White House. But can she get behind a movie and contribute to its success? 20th Century Fox seems to hope so, because the studio apparently allowed the talk show host to screen an unfinished cut of Australia in preparation for her November 10 show, which featured the film’s stars, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, as well as a live-via-Skype call-in from filmmaker Baz Luhrman. Fortunately for Fox, Oprah raved about the film, and now the media has latched on to the endorsement, creating some much-needed positive buzz for the Oscar-hopeful. Yet there’s a big problem with all the excitement: Oprah’s film recommendations have hardly been sure-fire champs in the p ...
Christopher Campbell
Official poster for "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke!
17 November 2008 5:22 AM, PST | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news
See the official poster for "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander and Ernest Miller. Aronofsky last directed "The Fountain," a mezmerising romantic fantasy/sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Future projects-wise, he's in pre-production for "The Fighter" starring Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg. The film, which was shot in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is the winner of the Golden Lion award at this year's Venice Film Festival. Mickey Rourke has fought his way back into the top tier starting with "Masked and Anonymous," followed by "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," "Man on Fire" and then "Sin City" and "Domino." Story is based in the late 80s, focusing on Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans
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Jackman: 'Love scenes were like poetry'
17 November 2008 4:52 AM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Hugh Jackman has claimed that his loves scenes with Nicole Kidman in Australia are "like poetry". Jackman said his partner Deborra-Lee Furness and Kidman's husband Keith Urban were not on set during filming, but insisted there was no jealousy from either spouse. "They both get it," he told People. "But I don't think they want to be on the set watching the monitor." (more)
By Alex Fletcher
Jackman Discussed Sex 'Boundaries' With Kidman
17 November 2008 3:59 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman outlined their "boundaries" before filming love scenes for their new movie Australia - to ensure they didn't get carried away with the romantic storyline.
Jackman teams up for a few steamy scenes with Kidman in the forthcoming epic, and insists their chemistry was so electric, the actors banned their real-life partners - actress Deborra-Lee Furness and singer Keith Urban - from the film's set.
The star tells People.com, "My wife is an actor. They both get it. But I don't think they want to be on the set watching the monitor!
"(Love scenes with Kidman) couldn't have been better or easier. We spoke of setting boundaries."
But the hunky star is confident the scenes will look tasteful on the big screen - because he believes director Baz Luhrmann is a true cinematic artist.
Jackman adds: "(Luhrmann) treats love scenes like choreography. The camera is like a dancer. If you watch any of his movies, visually, the love scenes are like poetry."
Happy Feet Sequel Gearing Up
17 November 2008 1:08 AM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news
A sequel to the George Miller directed animated flick Happy Feet is getting ready to start production and, according to The Age, will be made at a new digital production facility in Sydney. The 2006 movie featured the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Lapaglia, Miriam Margoyles and Nicole Kidman and was set in world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song. It followed a penguin who cannot sing, but who expressed himself through dance. The Age says the new digital production facility is expected to provide a significant boost to the local movie industry, which has been criticized for a lack of investment in recent years. The production will employ an average of 438 people over three years, which will include 230 computer-generated imaging artists. The project still hasn’t been officially announced and it's unclear if Miller will return to direct,
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Baz Sets It Straight Regarding ‘Australia’
17 November 2008 1:01 AM, PST | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news
This week, rumors surfaced that director Baz Luhrmann was recutting Australia. It turns out the mad genius may just still be cutting the actual film. According to the BBC, Luhrmann says he has yet to finish his $130 million epic film - despite the fact it is due to have its world premiere next week. Luhrmann is set to fly back to Sydney with just a day to spare to complete the film. “We’re right up against it, I literally have to on Friday night push that button,” he told news agency Reuters. The director was speaking after being honoured at The Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit in New York on Monday. The 46-year-old, who has spent the last four years working on the film, said he was “going back to the mixing desk to finish it in 24 hours”. “This is really dangerous, I hope there’s no
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Baz Sets It Straight Regarding ‘Australia’
17 November 2008 1:01 AM, PST | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news
This week, rumors surfaced that director Baz Luhrmann was recutting Australia. It turns out the mad genius may just still be cutting the actual film. According to the BBC, Luhrmann says he has yet to finish his $130 million epic film - despite the fact it is due to have its world premiere next week. Luhrmann is set to fly back to Sydney with just a day to spare to complete the film. “We’re right up against it, I literally have to on Friday night push that button,” he told news agency Reuters. The director was speaking after being honoured at The Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit in New York on Monday. The 46-year-old, who has spent the last four years working on the film, said he was “going back to the mixing desk to finish it in 24 hours”. “This is really dangerous, I hope there’s no
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'Happy Feet 2' Coming to Life in Sydney
16 November 2008 9:08 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
A sequel of "Happy Feet" will be made at a new digital production facility in Sydney, Australia. Breaking out the news is The Age, claiming that Nsw Minister of State Development Ian Macdonald has noted on Sunday, November 16, that Warner Bros. Pictures will employ an average of 438 people over three years to develop "Happy Feet 2".
While Macdonald stated that the sequel and new "Dr D" digital production facility will put Sydney "once again front and centre of the national film industry", director George Miller praised on the government's assistance package and the facility. In a statement, he said, "This incentive by the Nsw government is a significant step. It allows us to make 'Happy Feet 2' in Sydney and it will be the first of many productions from our new digital studio, Dr D."
"It helps us in our attempts to attract substantial foreign investment which will create hundreds of high-end,
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Hugh Jackman: 'I wet myself on stage'
16 November 2008 3:34 PM, PST | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Hugh Jackman has revealed that he once wet himself while singing in a musical. The X Men star said he was suffering from dehydration before a performance of Beauty And The Beast and had consumed a lot of water to combat a headache. However, when he reached the stage, he realised that he needed the bathroom and would not be able to control himself once he hit a high note. He told Playboy: "I was like: 'Bloody hell, I need to go again.' I thought: 'If I sing this note, I'm going to pee my pants; if I don't, I'm going to be humiliated.' The actor in me took over. I was singing, thinking: 'Wow, I'm peeing my pants.' "When (more)
By Michael Thornton
Hugh Jackman: Love Scenes with Nicole 'Like Poetry'
16 November 2008 8:40 AM, PST | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
When Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman had to get down and dirty for their new film, Australia, their spouses Keith Urban and Deborra-Lee Furness were far from the action ... on purpose! "My wife is an actor," Jackman, 40, tells People. "They both get it. But I don't think they want to be on the set watching the monitor." Still, filming love scenes with Kidman, 41, "couldn't have been better or easier," he says. "We spoke of setting boundaries." So did Jackman wear anything for the steamy scenes? "I won't tell all the nitty gritty," he says coyly. "But [director Baz Luhrmann] treats love scenes like choreography.
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Jeffrey Slonim
Jackman Shocked By Flashing Fan
13 November 2008 11:09 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hugh Jackman was left stunned when a busty babe flashed her breasts at him in the middle of a Broadway show.
The Aussie was playing flamboyant Peter Allen in musical The Boy From Oz when the fan rushed the stage to show him her ample bosom.
He recalls, "She said, 'Hugh, I've always wanted to do this,' and lifted up her top. She had these massive tits.
"I p**sed myself laughing and said, 'I'm glad you got that off your chest.'"
Hugh Jackman Recounts Wetting His Pants Onstage
13 November 2008 10:10 PM, PST | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Hugh Jackman is used to playing a heartthrob on the big screen – but the Australia leading man once wet his pants while singing onstage, he recounts in a new article. While performing in the musical Beauty and the Beast, he was suffering headaches because he was dehydrated, the actor tells Playboy in its December issue. Is solution: Drink a lot of water. "I'd just gone to the bathroom, but waiting in the wings, I was like, 'Bloody hell, I need to go again.' I thought, 'I'll be all right,' " he says. But it wasn't all right: While getting
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Nina Burleigh
tMF 10-day Twilight Blog-a-Thon! - Day Three
13 November 2008 2:34 PM, PST | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news
I skipped Day 2 for the simple reason that both the Robert Pattinson's articles are still getting lots of attention from Twilight fans. Now another hot topic has arrived, featuring (once again, drum roll please!) Robert Pattinson! Is his performance Oscar worthy? Meyer says Aye! , some Oscar bloggers and readers say Nay! . This has been going on for years. Movie bloggers and their regular audiences are going crazy over at Oscar Watch - any news about movies, actors, filmmakers, musicians and especially those who decide on when a movie is to be shown (a.k.a. The Big Studios) is analyzed, discussed and debated with an added bonus - they even have statistics to show which films are currently in the running for Best Picture. - - - - - - A word of caution for Twilight fans: Unless you're absolutely sure you can control yourself and can respond 'reasonably
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Baz Luhrmann Kills Off 'Australia' Rumors
13 November 2008 1:32 PM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Filed under: Action, Drama, Romance, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Scripts, 20th Century Fox, Newsstand, War, Nicole Kidman
Well, that was cleared up quickly! Just the other day, I reported on rumors flying about the ending of Australia, and claims that Fox had pressured its director, Baz Luhrmann, to change it. Luhrmann quickly informed The Sydney Morning Herald that the film's ending was entirely in his hands, bristling at the suggestion that it wasn't. "It's really simple: on a Baz Luhrmann film, I decide."
I'll fill in the spoilery blanks for you now -- rumors were that test audiences were quite appalled that Hugh Jackman's character, The Drover, died at the end of the film. Fox was certain that Jackman's tragic end spelled doom for the box office, but Luhrmann brushes off the rumors, calling them "naive" and "profoundly misinformed." He also points out that Fox would hardly have taken issue with The Drover's death,
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Elisabeth Rappe
Carrie and Brad Make the CMAs a Nashville Night to Remember
13 November 2008 8:30 AM, PST | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news
The red carpet was fun, but the real action happened on stage at last night's Cma Awards. Reese was out to present Brad Paisley the award for Male Vocalist of the Year while Nicole Kidman left Keith's side for a minute to give out a statue alongside her Australia costar Hugh Jackman. Keith didn't take home any statues but he did perform his new single to kick off the show alongside the hosts for the night, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. Kid Rock brought a new edge to the show taking the stage with Lil' Wayne on the guitar. Shania Twain looked simply stunning. Carrie, who showed off many gorgeous gowns, scored Female Vocalist of the Year, but the night's big winner was Kenny Chesney once again — see
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Jackman Buys $21 Million New York Home
13 November 2008 8:10 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hugh Jackman's acting success has helped him brush off the world's economic crisis - he has spent $21 million (GBP14.2 million) on a New York apartment.
The Aussie actor can now call a host of celebrities his neighbours in his new West Village apartment - home to the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Gisele Bundchen and Liv Tyler.
The 11,000-square-foot space boasts a double-height living room overlooking the Hudson River, five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two powder rooms, a professional kitchen, a 51-by-16-foot master bedroom, exercise, recreation and music rooms, a library, and multiple terraces.
But the hefty price tag was agreed upon only after Jackman, who had been renting a home in the building, talked down owners from the original asking price - a whopping $40 million (GBP26.9 million).
Listing broker Roger Erickson of Sotheby's had no comment.
Australia Bosses Deny Dispute With Luhrmann
13 November 2008 8:10 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Movie executives have played down reports that a feud with director Baz Luhrmann over his epic film Australia has put the project in jeopardy just days before its world premiere.
The Moulin Rouge moviemaker has spent four years filming the $130 million (GBP87.6 million) project, starring Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman - who play lovers during the Second World War.
Luhrmann admitted this week (beg10Nov08) that he must fly from the U.S. to Sydney, Australia to finish editing the film, refuting claims studio bosses demanded he reshoot the ending.
A source who has reportedly seen a rough edit tells the New York Post, "Fox wanted more love scenes and development between Nicole and Hugh's characters, so they tried to splice that in. Now it's disjointed."
But a Fox spokesperson has denied the last-minute rift, adding: "It's far from a mess, and other than Oprah's (Winfrey) audience, who saw a rough, unfinished print, no one has seen it yet."
The film is scheduled to premiere on Tuesday.
Crunch Time For Aussie Epic
13 November 2008 12:45 AM, PST | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
Baz Luhrmann is working overtime to finish editing his $190-million epic, "Australia," in time for its Sydney debut Tuesday, even as rumors swirl that the Nicole Kidman-Hugh Jackman flick - a romantic epic hyped as Down Under's "Gone With the Wind" - is in trouble. And he's slamming "absurd" rumors that 20th Century Fox made him reshoot the ending. "I wrote, I think, six endings in all the drafts I did, shot three, and I ended up concluding the film in a
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Jackman Caught Short On Stage
12 November 2008 5:27 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hugh Jackman was left red faced during a stage stint as Gaston in Beauty + The Beast - when he peed himself in front of a packed house.
The Aussie actor started guzzling water before performances, to fight dehydration headaches, but it left him desperate for a pee during the show.
And one night, he just couldn't hold it in.
He tells Playboy magazine, "I thought, 'I'll be all right.' The number featured (character) Belle and me; I chased her around the stage, lifting her up, dragging her, singing the whole time. Then I realised, 'No way!'
"I was sucking in air, trying to sing and dance. I picked her up and realised I peed my pants a little. The very last note is a big time F sharp... (and) you have to release certain muscles to hit it, the same ones that allow you to hold on when you have to go to the bathroom.
"I thought, 'S**t, if I sing this note, I'm going to pee my pants; if I don't, I'm going to look humiliated. The actor in me took over."
Jackman thought he'd got away with it when he looked down and saw no trace he'd relieved himself onstage: "I thought, 'These red tights must be waterproof'. I was laughing as if I'd gotten away with it. But the audience was looking at me funny. It had seeped through and my pants were completely wet."
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