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After 'intense' discussions director Baz Luhrmann agrees to rewrite the final scenes of his new movie, Australia
Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | Herald Sun
Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | Herald Sun
news.com.au — STILL in the editing room for his big-budget epic Australia with two weeks until the premiere, Baz Luhrmann has bowed to studio pressure for a happy ending. Luhrmann's initial cut - which ran for more than three hours - ended with Hugh Jackman's ... (more) Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | ...
Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia is a winner, say first reviews | NEWS.com.au Entertainment
news.com.au — HE SET himself an enormous challenge, but Baz Luhrmann has pulled off an incredible film in Australia . Shoehorning two complete films into one package, Australia sees Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, a privileged aristocrat drawn to the outback to ... (more) Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia is a winner, say first ...
Baz Luhrmann changes  Australia's  ending after bad test reviews | NEWS.com.au Entertainment
Baz Luhrmann changes Australia's ending after bad test reviews | NEWS.com.au Entertainment
news.com.au — Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Australia Happy ending ... Baz Luhrmann has changed the ending of his film Australia , which stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, to make it more uplifting. (more) Baz Luhrmann changes Australia's ending after bad test ...
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Fox Does it Again: Luhrmann Forced to Alter 'Australia' Ending
RopeofSilicon.com — ... , is Fox's last chance for a winner was in the hands of Baz Luhrmann ( Moulin Rouge! ) and it seems Fox decided to take it out of Baz's hands only to give it back to him after pressure to change the ending. News being reported by both The Guardian and ...

Original ‘Australia’ Ending Goes Down Under Edits
Movies RSS Feed: UGO — Original ‘Australia’ Ending Goes Down Under Edits Jackman in AUSTRALIA With a budget of $120 million, director Baz Luhrmann’s Australia promised a Titanic -style blockbuster from an epic tale of adventure across the outback. But it seems the film’s tragic ending proved a little too harrowing for Hollywood studio chiefs, says U.K.’s The Guardian . After “intense” discussions with officials at 20th Century Fox, Luhrmann agreed to rewrite the final scenes. The decision was made after negative responses to the movie’s initial cut at test screenings. The film stars Kidman ...

Fox Forces Baz Luhrmann to Change Australia’s Ending?
/Film — ... The Guardian is reporting that director Baz Luhrmann agreed, after “intense discussions”, to rewrite the final scenes of the Nicole Kidman/Hugh Jackman romantic adventure epic Australia. Apparently studio executives wanted the film to end on a more positive note (We’re not going to discuss the spoiler in question here). Apparently negative feedback from early test screenings prompted the studio’s concerns over the film finale. ...

Final Australia One Sheet
TheMovingPicture.net - Movie News - Movie Trailers - Movie Reviews - TV - DVD - Rumors - Casting News — ... have debuted the final one sheet for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. It’s also being reported that Luhrmann was forced by the studio to change the film’s ending, more on that here (Possible Spoilers!). ...

Australia's Ending Changed By Idiots
Cinema Blend News — ... Ending Changed By Idiots Baz Luhrmann has always been one of those inventive directors who didn't seem interested in advice from others. I mean, who else would come up with the idea to have turn-of-the-century French lovers sing Paul McCartney songs, or turn Romeo & Juliet 's Mercutio into a drag queen? But it seems that when Luhrmann is dipping into a deep pocketbook, as he is with his upcoming epic Australia , the studios and the audiences get to make the rules. British paper The Guardian is reporting that Luhrmann was forced to change the ending of his movie after ...

Studio Changes Australia Ending?
TheBadandUgly.com — ... Interesting studio/filmmaker juju rumor going around, spearheaded by London’s The Guardian, concerning Baz Luhrmann’s newest epic, Australia. We hear that the ending of the film had some tonal issues during test screenings and after a spirited discussion, Luhrmann has agreed to make the ending more happy. ...

'Australia' Given a New Ending?
Cinematical — Filed under: Action, Drama, Romance, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Scripts, 20th Century Fox, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, War, Nicole Kidman I'm going to attempt to write this as spoiler free as possible, saddened that as a Cinematical blogger, I inevitably ruin every single movie for myself. According to The Guardian, Baz Luhrmann was reportedly convinced to change the ending of Australia after "intense discussions" ...

'Australia' Finds a Happy Ending
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever — Australia spoilers! Looks like Watchmen isn't the only film that's had its ending changed. According to The Guardian, when Baz Luhrmann's romantic epic Australia opens in two weeks, it may not have the original, heart-rending finale the director planned: ...

Lunchbreak New Movie News!!
Scene-Stealers — ... Don’t read here if you don’t want to know what happens at the end of Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming “Australia,” now that the director has filmed a new ending for the film. ...

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Baz Lurhmann has agreed to adjust the ending of epic romance pic Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. After some dodgy test screening reviews, studio 20th Century Fox asked Lurhmann to make one big change to the film. Naturally, we’d ask the spoiler-phobic to stop reading ...