Posted by foxy on old board 8 February 2005


As you all know (??) Eucalyptus was due to start shooting Feb 7 (Feb 6 if you are in the US).

But we have had big storms the last few weeks and it looks like it has impacted the set. Thanks roving reporter for the tip-off

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Australia)
7 Feb 2005
Rain puts dampener on shooting Hollywood film

Shooting of the film Eucalyptus has been delayed until next week due to poor weather.

The $20 million Hollywood project has a stellar cast, including Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Jack Thompson and Hugo Weaving.

The film, which is based on the award-winning novel by Australian author Murray Bail, is due to be shot near Bellingen, on the NSW mid-north coast, over the next nine weeks.

The film's location manager Peter Lawless says he is concerned that poor weather might cause more problems with the film's shooting schedule.

"So we chose for the dry and, of course, we're kind of locked out now, we're into the wet season," he said.

"Rain we had only 10 days ago, if we have another five days of that kind of rain that could throw us into complete chaos."