Resident Evil: Extinction - Experimentation...Evolution...Extinction - September 21, 2007

Resident Evil: Extinction (formerly Resident Evil: Afterlife ) is the 2007 sequel to Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Resident Evil: Extinction is the third and (according to the official site) final installment in a series of film adaptations based on the popular Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil. The film is directed by Russell Mulcahy and produced by Paul Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Mike Epps, Ashanti Douglas, Ali Larter ("Heroes", Final Destination), Chris Egan, and Oded Fehr (the Mummy). The film will adapt several plot elements from Resident Evil: Code Veronica and will feature several new characters and creatures from the game series. Details regarding production are top-secret but minor details have been revealed, "fans of the series will be pretty damn happy with a new boss monster that's going to rear its ugly head in the film".

Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, and she's running with a new pack of humans, with Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) leading a convoy (a school bus and a modified ambulance) that's cutting through the wastelands of the United States on a long trek to Alaska. Hunted by the minions of the scheming Dr. Isaacs, Alice has zombies hungry for her flesh and lab rats hungry for her blood, while Alice is hungry for Revenge.

Resident Evil: Extinction is set in between 3 - 5 years after the events of Apocalypse. The Umbrella Corporation has failed to control a series of T-Virus outbreaks and the world's population has been almost wiped out. With very little humanity left, a handful of survivors are traveling around the remnants of the world in heavily armored convoys that go to the least populated parts of the world.

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Frank Miller's 300

300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller about the Battle of Thermopylae. The film is directed by Zack Snyder with Frank Miller attached as an executive producer and consultant, and was shot mostly with bluescreen to mimic the original comic book work. 300 stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Andrew Tiernan and David Wenham. The film is scheduled to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on March 9, 2007

Synopsis:
The film 300 is faithfully adapted (nearly panel by panel) from the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller in which Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans, along with 700 Thespians and a handfull of slaves, fought to the last man against Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his massive army. Facing insurmountable odds, the Spartans' sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against the Persian invaders. The story is based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.

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Iron Man Movie - Premieres May 2, 2008

Iron Man is currently in pre-production but slated for release on May 2, 2008. Currently, the film is being directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark / Iron man, Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes (Tony Stark's friend and body guard and Iron Man stand in when Stark gave up being Iron Man in the comics), and Gweneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Starks' secretary.

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Transformers - Movie Synopsis and Info

Transformers brings the Autobot / Decepticon war to life in this live action CGI movie directed by Michael Bay with Steven Spielberg as the executive producer. The movie is scheduled for release July 4, 2007.

Check out the review and synopsis at Hero Goggles.

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Hannibal Rising - Movie Synopsis

Hannibal Rising is the fifth film (Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon) and prequel to the Hannibal Lecter series by Thomas Harris. It is an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 2006 novel of the same name and will tell the story of how Hannibal becomes the infamous serial killer of the previous films and books.

The film is being directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay by Harris. It was filmed in Barrandov Studios in Prague. It is produced by the Dino De Laurentiis Company and scheduled to be released in February 9 2007. Theatrical distribution in the United States will be by The Weinstein Company and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Synopsis: The story opens in Eastern Europe in the final days of World War II. These are desperate times full of desperate actions to simply survive. Young Hannibal (Gaspard Ulliel) witnesses the violent death of his parents, leaving him responsible for the care of his sister. Without any means of providing support for either of them, he is forced to take refuge in a Soviet orphanage that was once his families home. He leaves the orphanage to seek out what family he has, an Uncle in France, only to find his Uncle has died. His Uncle's widow, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) takes him in and shows him love and kindness. Under her tutelage, young Hannibal becomes an apt pupil to science and takes to studying medicine. It is here that Lecter develops his talents that he will use to exact his justice on the war criminals that haunt his thoughts.

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Smokin' Aces Review

Smokin' Aces is an action film written and directed by Joe Carnahan set in Lake Tahoe and primarily shot at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (though renamed the "Nomad Casino"). It marks Carnahan's first feature film after Narc agent assigned to protect him. It is the feature film debut of . It stars Ryan Reynolds and Jeremy Piven as the leads, with Piven as a Las Vegas magician turned Mafia informant and Reynolds as the FBI Alicia Keys and hip hop artist Common.

Synopsis:

The film follows FBI agents Richard Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Donald Carruthers (Ray Liotta) as several rival assassins try to cash in on the million dollar mob contract on Las Vegas magician turned Mafia informant Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven) .

Messner and Carruthers are staking out the house of Mafia boss Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin) when it is revealed — by one of Sparazza's accomplices — that Sparazza has put a one-million-dollar bounty on Israel's head, and hired a "specialist" known only as "the Swede" to bring him Buddy's heart. FBI assistant director Stanley Locke (Andy Garcia) explains that Sparazza brought Israel into the Mafia, but Israel let his new-found power go to his head, and caused a rift. Sparazza, on his deathbed, wants Israel dead. However, the FBI want to offer Israel refuge in exchange for information. Locke also explains that Sparazza was responsible for the contract-killing of former FBI agent Freeman Heller (Mike Falkow).

Sparazza's accomplice Victor "Baby Buzz" Padiche (David Proval) hires Georgia Sykes (Alicia Keys) and Sharice Watters (Taraji P. Henson) to bring in Israel. At the same time, lawyer Rupert "Rip" Reed (Jason Bateman) hires bail bondsman Jack Dupree (Ben Affleck) and ex-cops Hollis Elmore (Martin Henderson) and "Pistol" Pete Deeks (Peter Berg) to bring Buddy back to Vegas. Dupree outlines their potential competition as master-of-disguise Lazlo Soot (Tommy Flanagan), torturer Pasquale Acosta (Nestor Carbonell) and neo-Nazi siblings The Tremors (Chris Pine, Kevin Durand and Maury Sterling).

Israel is staying at a hotel in Lake Tahoe along with his three bodyguards, Sir Ivy (Common), Beanie (Christopher Michael Holley) and Hugo Croop (Joel Edgerton). He is negotiating with his lawyer Morris Mecklen (Curtis Armstrong) over the details of his deal with the FBI. The two FBI agents and the assassins head to the hotel to find Buddy Israel, and a huge melee ensues, during which Jeeves and Lester Tremor are killed by Sir Ivy, Beanie and Croop are killed by Soot (with Soot taking on the guise of Croop). Messner confronts Locke about the nature of the operation, demanding an explanation for the events.

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Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer - June 15, 2007

Tim Story returns to direct Rise of the Silver Surfer with Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington reprising their roles. Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth) and Beau Garrett appear in the sequel as the Silver Surfer and Frankie Raye, respectively. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer has a target release date of June 15, 2007.

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Spider-Man 3 Premiere's May 4, 2007

Spider-Man returns to the big screen May 4, 2007. In the third installment to the spider-man story, Sam Raimi will be introducing Gwen Stacy (who long time spider-man readers will know was Peter Parker's first love who died in the battle with the Green Goblin at the tram scene of the first movie), the second Green Goblin , Sandman, and Venom.

For movie synopsis and review check out Hero Goggles.

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Ghost Rider Premier's Feb 16, 2007

"Superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) strikes a deal with the vile Mephistopheles for the most precious of commodities, his immortal soul. Now Johnny Blaze is forever destined to ride night after night as the host to the most powerful supernatural entity known as the Ghost Rider."

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In May 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival, Marvel Studios announced an agreement with Crystal Sky Entertainment to film Ghost Rider with actor Jon Voight attached as a producer. Production would start in early 2001 with a budget of $75 million, with actor Johnny Depp expressing interest in the lead role. The following August, Dimension Films joined Crystal Sky to co-finance the film, which would be written by David S. Goyer and directed by Stephen Norrington. In June 2001, actor Nicolas Cage entered talks to be cast into the lead role for Ghost Rider, and by July, had closed a deal with the studio. According to producer Steven Paul, Cage had found out about Depp being a possibility for the role and contacted the director to express his own interest, being an avid Ghost Rider fan.

In the following August, Norrington abandoned the project due to a scheduling conflict, leaving to film the action flick Tick Tock starring Jennifer Lopez. Cage eventually left the project as well. By May 2002, the studio Columbia Pictures sought to acquire rights to the film in turnaround from Dimension Films following the success of Spider-Man. In April 2003, under Columbia Pictures, director Mark Steven Johnson took over the helm for Ghost Rider with Cage returning for the lead role. Both had been drawn by a script written by screenwriter Shane Salerno. Johnson, rewriting Salerno's script, was set to begin production of Ghost Rider in late 2003 or early 2004. With production delayed into October 2003, Cage took a temporary leave of absence to film The Weather Man. Ghost Rider production was slated to tentatively begin in May or June of 2004.

Ghost Rider had again been delayed to begin in late 2004, but the lack of a workable script continued to delay production. In January 2005, actor Wes Bentley was cast as the villain Blackheart, having been introduced to Johnson by Colin Farrell, who had worked with the director in Daredevil. Actress Eva Mendes was also cast opposite Cage as the Ghost Rider's girlfriend. By March 2005, the long-delayed production of Ghost Rider had begun in Australia, with actor Peter Fonda cast as the villain Mephistopheles. By June 2005, filming had been completed for Ghost Rider, which was set for a summer 2006 release. The entire film was shot in Melbourne, Australia. Bluescreen scenes were shot at the Central City Studios in the Melbourne Docklands. Other locations include Flinders Street Station, Southbank, the Melbourne General Cemetery and the Telstra Dome. Ghost Rider was originally scheduled to release on July 14, 2006 with a US rating of PG-13. Sony changed the film's release date to February 16, 2007 to help relieve the studio's crowded 2006 calendar.

As an interesting bit of trivia, Cage had to have his tattoo masked as it is a picture of the Ghost Rider.

Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth

This film is set in post-Civil War northern Spain, in 1944. A young girl, Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), moves with her pregnant mother Carmen (Ariadna Gil), and her stepfather Captain Vidal (Sergi López), into a new home in the countryside. Vidal and his small army have been sent to the remote area to rid it of a small Republican militia.

Ofelia, who often immerses herself in ancient stories and fairy tales, finds an immense and ancient labyrinth near her new home. There, she meets a faun (Doug Jones) who reveals that she is the long-lost daughter of the King of the Underworld, and that to regain entry to her kingdom she must carry out three tasks. The faun gives her a storybook, which will tell her the details of the tasks.

For the remainder of the film, Ofelia accesses a strange and dangerous world of fairies and extraordinary creatures such as the terrifying Pale Man (also played by Doug Jones), while trying to cope with her abusive stepfather.

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This movie is a beautifully haunting blend of poetry and fantasy. It is visual prose, and a must see!

Borat: Both Sides Of The Debate

By: Gabriel Adams | Posted: 12-12-2006

Borat is a movie that has caused a great deal of controversy. The movie is funny, but the jokes make fun of women, Jewish people, and Gays. The controversy has two sides, those who view the movie as entertainment and those who are outraged because they feel this movie gives people of all ages the impression that there is nothing wrong with having fun at the expense of others. They also feel the movie stereotypes women and Jews in a manner that is disrespectful and not true.

One of the reasons Borat has caused such as stir is because the movie is portrayed as a documentary film. Many viewers believed that it was a realistic documentary, giving more fuel to the fire regarding the information contained in it. Another view of this film is that the producer, Sacha Baron Cohen, is brilliant. Maybe the purpose behind the film is to get people to take notice of how ignorant such behaviors truly are in our society. While many feel the jokes in the movie are border line offensive, they do make people stop and take notice. Maybe it will reflect back to their own statements as well as those made by others they converse with.

Whether you make the choice to see the film Borat or not, it is likely you will hear people talking about it. Some will find it fun entertainment while others will take it as offensive material that should not be available to the public. The producer is remaining quiet about the reasons behind such a film, leaving audiences and critics to draw their own conclusions. Cohen is no stranger to developing and marketing films that the general public finds controversial. While some individuals will go see this movie because of the trailers, it is likely many viewers will see it just to find out what all the hype is about.

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The Greatest Movie of All Time

Truth be told. Hollywood hasn't come out with a great movie for a long time. The last great, completely solid motion pictures in the last decade were films like Braveheart, American Beauty and Saving Private Ryan. Unfortunately, the rest of the films that were offered to us movie fans always found a way to fall short of perfection.



In recent years, there were films such as Lord of the Rings that relied heavily on special effects and the already great fan base that the novels generated. Crash was an independent film that almost made it to the classics category, but the lewd essence and "rough around the edges" quality of the filmmaking cut its chances in half.



Quentin Tarantino wasn't able to duplicate his masterpiece tour-de-force Pulp Fiction with his following tries. Jackie Brown was too talky and it lost its audience's attention after the first 10 minutes and Kill Bill was the exact opposite and could never be taken as a serious cinematic work.



Sixth Sense was an innovation in the world of cinema but it didn't have enough solidity through out its whole body to complement the great conclusion. The Usual Suspects had the same situation by having a powerful ending but nothing so impressive leading up to it.



How about all those comic book adaptations? It seems like filmmakers these days make films to make money and there is really no drive toward creativity and taking risks. One of the films that was recently nominated for the Oscars was Lost in Translation - which although so small managed to stand on its own too feet. It was a breeze of fresh air and it didn't feel like two hours; it felt like a casual and satisfying conversation with a person across the dinner table.



Machiavelli Hangman achieved that magic even though it was also swimming in the same low-budget waters as Lost in Translation. When there is so much at stake, there seems to be an awkward sense of restriction placed on how far the film can take you. The high budget and production values place that limitation on risk and spontaneity and it doesn't leave the story any room for breathing.



Napoleon Dynamite was made just like Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com), on a thread-thin budget but it felt real and that's the reason for its tremendous success. The irony is that no matter how many of these "real" movies prove successful at the box-office, studios continue to make motion pictures that depend mainly on special effects and visuals.



Learn from the amateurs. Focus on story.

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Movie Poster Collectibles

Finding Out What Movie Posters Are Worth

Any movie fan with a personal link to a film should get the poster. One can even master the art of buying and selling posters as a business if not hobby. The sky’s the limit for the kinds of posters to collect. Follow your heart. It could be a specific genre or the kind of titles that you prefer. Anything’s possible so be your own judge. However check the rates being paid, to avoid paying a lot more than the actual value. Learn to decide on a suitable price for a particular poster.





There is no prescribed method for estimating accurate value or condition of a product like it is with most collectible products. The current market can determine the price of a poster, based on the number of buyers and sellers. There are certain factors to consider for estimating the value of posters.





Rarity





Certain posters are rarely sold especially when only a few copies exist, that too in museums and private collections. Every time a rare poster comes up for sale, collectors scramble for it. The more easily found posters keep prices from appreciating.





Condition





Condition of the poster is directly related to how rare it is. If the poster is extremely rare, even the poorest condition will be acceptable. The condition alone can influence the price by thousands of dollars.





Condition Table





Mint: When the poster print is as good as new. For posters as old as 40 years, mint condition can seem like a dream come true.





Near-mint: The reality of mint condition. It’s about as good as it gets, minus fading, tears, tape stains, ink stains, pinholes, folds, etc. With folded sheets practically impossible, the folding alone does not classify it under near-mint condition. More likely to be found are rolled half sheet inserts and window cards for which folding is not acceptable.





Fine:





A relatively good condition that is free of any major damage. However the definition of significant damage is a much-debated topic.





Very Good:





This refers to posters, which still possess bright colors to be appreciated. Framing may reduce the defects, which are bound to be visible.





Good:





A more damaged yet still presentable specimen that has a well-used appearance with prominent fold marks, fading and browning.





Fair:





Where the damage is severe enough to erase parts of the image.





Poor:





A total mess but capable of restoration in case of exceptional value.





Authenticity





Collecting movie posters can be alternatively thrilling and nightmarish. Fakes and reprints of originals can be difficult for even poster dealers to distinguish. Naturally the fakes will be worthless.





Fakes





Thanks to technology, fakes have becomes extremely easy to reproduce. There are certain indications to identify outright fakes.











Printers’ names at the bottom of posters denote fakes. These are not to be mistaken for lithographers’ names that legitimate posters bear.





Zip codes on posters prior to 1960s are not possible, as the codes didn’t exist before 1960.





Low and bargain prices are likely to indicate reproductions and fakes.





Ensure that the dealer is a reputed one with a fairly long history in the business.











Fakes can also be identified on the basis of the size, graphic design, design and text integration, artists’ signatures, film title, featured actors and the marketability of the film.

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Peter Jackson's King Kong

King Kong Review

Three time Oscar winner Peter Jackson reteams with his screenwriting partners Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh to retell the story of King Kong. The large ape who is captured and brought to civilization to meet its tragic ends. Jackson was always interested in retelling the story of the love story between the large creature and Ann Darrow (played by Naomi Watts).



After his great success from the Lord of the Ring trilogies, Peter Jackson dove right back into filmmaking with this great and popular character in the history of cinema. There had been so many films made based on the original that it was difficult to know where to begin and where to end and still keep the audience on its toes. After a long casting period, the main players were chosen and moved to New Zealand to begin production. Adrian Brodey and Jack Black were the first to step on the boat.



Jackson completed principal photography a few months ago in New Zealand he is now working with his team of editors to polish the rough ends. While a trailer was released recently, many people criticized the fact that King Kong was revealed to the audience as opposed to extending the teaser and suspense period.



Recent poles and statistics have shown that the trailers that give away the least amount of information on the film are the one to bring the more people to the theatres. "And it's quite understandable. People go to see what has been marinating in their imaginations... With King Kong, the trailer doesn't leave much room for anything else. We know what he looks like and how he moves. I think that this was a very bad move on part of the marketing team," says Brian Copote.



Other films that are said to be released around the same time as King Kong are Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com) and Wedding Season with Nicole Kidman. Whether these two smaller films will be completely crushed by the size of Jackson's mega-motion picture is to be seen.



So far, Peter Jackson, has enjoyed a great amount of following for the Lord of the Rings mainly because there was such a huge fan base of the book and there had never been a movie made from the books. In this case, King Kong was never based on any novels and it has been shown on the silver screen several times. This may or may not be a handicap but one thing's for sure. It will certainly not equal the $300,000,000 success of the Lord of the Rings.

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Nonverbal Film -- Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi a nonverbal film by Godfrey Reggio and Ron Fricke

Koyaanisqatsi is a nonverbal film, directed by Godfrey Reggio, and completed in 1982. Koyaanisqatsi contains no actors, no dialogue and has no script. Images from around the world are set to a moving score from composer Philip Glass.



In the movie Koyaanisqatsi director Godfrey Reggio tries to show the imbalance between man and nature. Shots showing the destruction of mankind are coupled and set against images of nature’s beauty and force. The images are very moving and provoke many thoughts in viewers. The musical score of Philip Glass is unconventional, as his scores often are, and yet it is a good balance to the images.



The images are shot by Ron Fricke who later went on to make the movie Baraka. Baraka has a similar theme to Koyaanisqatsi, but a slightly more spiritual theme. It was shot using 70mm, which gives a warmer and cleaner feel than Koyaanisqatsi. Koyaanisqatsi was shot between 1975 and 1982. Some of its scenes are stock footage, such as explosions and space rocket launches.

Koyaanisqatsi has its own page at http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/koyaanis.aspx with all of the details of the film and images of most of the scenes.



In 2003 Koyaanisqatsi was re-released after ownership disputes where settled. The re-mastered DVD image greatly improved the quality but bizarrely lost its original aspect ratio.



Koyaanisqatsi has gone on to be an underground cult movie, and often studied by film students looking to explore a deeper side of the film world.



A small genre of films has been spawned by Koyaanisqatsi. Baraka, as mentioned above has become the most popular. Other movies in the genre include Chronos: also by Ron Fricke, Powaqqatsi: the sequel to Koyaanisqatsi, Microcosmos: about insects, Naqoyqatsi: the less popular final part of the Qatsi trilogy: Winged Migration: about birds, Samsara: the Sequel to Baraka, Dogora: about the young people of Cambodia.



All of these movies where originally created to by viewed in theatres, where one gets the maximum effect. Larger and clearer televisions, as well as home cinema systems have allowed all of these movies to be enjoyed at home.

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007 Zealots Protest Daniel Craig

Bond Fans Not Happy With Craig

In the upcoming James Bond film, “Casino Royale,” British actor Daniel Craig will play the lead role of James Bond. This, however, does not sit well with a group of James Bond fans, who have launched a Web site, http://www.craignotbond.com.



A statement on the site said that “EON Productions angered fans around the world when they fired Pierce Brosnan at the height of his popularity as Bond. To add insult to injury, EON cast a short, blond, odd-looking Daniel Craig in the role of Bond.”



The site goes on to ask, “How can a short, blond actor with the rough face of a professional boxer and a penchant for playing killers, cranks, cads, and gigolos pull off the role of a tall, dark, handsome and suave secret agent?”



The angry group of Bond fans have threatened to boycott “Casino Royale” and any other Bond films that Craig will star in.



Though Craig may have a wounded pride from all of these happenings, he does have a big supporter in his predecessor, Pierce Brosnan.



“I think Daniel is a very fine actor. These are rocky waters, and they’re going to get him one way or another, but I think he will have the last laugh at the end of it,” Brosnan said.



Craig has had roles in “Munich” and “The Jacket.” He accepted the role of Bond last October, and filming for the movie began last month in Prague. Last week the producers of the film cast French actress Eva Green as Bond girl Vesper Lynd and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen as the villain le Chiffre.

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Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman

Crowe and Kidman to Unite in Aussie Film

After a failed attempt at collaborating on “Eucalyptus,” Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman are looking to team with “Moulin Rouge” director Baz Luhrmann. All three are Australian.



Crowe and Kidman have signed on to star in what is being called an epic Australian Outback film set in the years up to and including World War II. The film, codenamed “Project Oklahoma,” will begin in the 1930s and stretch to the 1942 Japanese bombing of the tropical city of Darwin.



“We’ve talked a bout it for over seven years, that we must do something together in Australia.” Luhrmann said to the Sydney Morning Herald.



Kidman said that she was looking forward to making a “uniquely Australian story” with Crowe, who she calls her “good friend.”



Luhrmann compared the film to “Gone with the Wind” and “Lawrence of Arabia.” “Collateral” screenwriter Stuart Beattie will work with Luhrmann on the script for the film.



Kidman has had a working history with Luhrmann, who directed the three minute, multimillion-dollar Chanel No. 5 commercial in which Kidman starred.



The rumored budget for the film is said to be about $40 million in Australian currency, which is equivalent to about $30 million in U.S. dollars. Filming is set to begin in August, and the film is projected to be released in 2007.

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