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Russell Crowe Protects his Modesty
By James Wray Feb 21, 2005, 13:27 GMT
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The film, if it re-starts, will be adapted from Bail's novel |
Adapted from Murray Bail's novel it's a story of a plantation owner who prizes his daughter and his trees. When she comes of age he sets up a competition or rule that only a suitor who knows the name of all his trees can marry her.
Although dismissive of most of them his daughter, Ellen, begins to have encounters with one in particular. As the story goes on so these encounters become more erotic.
Last week Fox Searchlight announced the cancellation of the film saying: "In order for Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman to be a part of this low-budget Australian production, there was a small window within which both were available. Pre-production elements were accelerated to try to meet this opening, but unfortunately the time was not sufficient. Searchlight plans to remount the film when schedules permit."
However, Russell Crowe is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying one of the reasons was that he "was taken aback at the addition of a scene requiring me to expose my penis to the young Queen Elizabeth."
It seems Crowe was shown a variety of prosthetic ones he could have used, but declined. Perhaps he could have borrowed one from Tom Sizemore.
He also denied any rumors regards a fallout between him and potential co-star Nicole Kidman.
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