{"id":10695,"date":"2008-11-09T21:46:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/baz-luhrmann-changes-australias-ending-2\/"},"modified":"2008-11-09T21:46:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T21:46:00","slug":"baz-luhrmann-changes-australias-ending-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/11\/baz-luhrmann-changes-australias-ending-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Baz Luhrmann changes Australia’s ending"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy ending … Baz Luhrmann has changed the ending of his film Australia, which stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, to make it more uplifting.<\/span><\/p>\n

by Jonathon Moran – news.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BAZ Luhrmann has bowed to studio pressure and dropped the sad ending to his epic film Australia.<\/p>\n

Luhrmann’s initial cut – which ran for more than three hours – ended with Hugh Jackman’s character, The Drover, dying in the final scenes.<\/p>\n

After disastrous reviews from test screenings, Twentieth Century Fox executives decided the film’s final moments should be more uplifting.<\/p>\n

One test-screening audience member described the film as “an action-filled tragedy” and urged Luhrmann to change the ending.<\/p>\n

“If they can tastefully tie this movie up into a solid story, with a nice pace, Baz will have a winner here,” one reviewer wrote. “And there is no reason to kill off Wolvie (Jackman) in this one – come on.”<\/p>\n

Those who have seen the film say the performances are terrific but it is Jackman who steals the show.<\/p>\n

After intense discussions with studio executives, Luhrmann was persuaded last week to go for a more uplifting ending.<\/p>\n

It has not been an easy shoot. The film crew has had to deal with the huge international interest generated by the big-name stars, unpredictable weather in Western Australia and horses being quarantined because of equine flu.<\/p>\n

Australia had been due in cinemas early this month, but its release was pushed back to November 26 because of fears it would not be ready in time.<\/p>\n

Luhrmann told The Sunday Telegraph he would not compromise the quality of the film.<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t say we are within schedule but it’s possibly within reach,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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