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SOMETHING SMELLS FUNNY ABOUT EUCALYPTUS CANCELLATION
Tuesday, February 15 2005
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Actors and crew on the Australian set of Fox Searchlight's Eucalyptus were expressing bewilderment Monday over the studio's decision to halt production of the film. Although the studio had said that it had taken the action because "the screenplay is not where we need it to be," co-star Hugo Weaving, in an interview with the Sydney Daily Telegraph, said, "I don't believe the script needed work at all and it was my understanding that no one else had major problems with the script. ... On the contrary, it was the script which drew all of us to it." His comments were echoed by co-star Jack Thompson. Several cast and crew members have begun pointing the finger at Russell Crowe as the source of the production's downfall. Crowe was serving as both star and executive producer of the film. The Telegraph cited rumors that Crowe had been insisting on changes being made to his character and threatening not to appear on the set until they were "sorted out." Crowe said over the weekend that he was mystified by the project's demise, and his publicist said that he was "cut up" about reports blaming him for it.
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