Hugh Jackman Signed on for Director Baz Luhrmann's New Film

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Hugh Jackman replaced Russell Crowe in Baz Luhrmann's Australian period epic. He is set to act opposite Aussie thespian, Nicole Kidman.

June 8, 2006

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The director could at last find the perfect man for his upcoming film. Hugh Jackman is the perfect figure to replace Russell Crowe in Baz Luhrmann's Australian period epic.

Crowe dropped out of the historic epic, co-starring Nicole Kidman, a few weeks ago and was previously reported to have been replaced by Heath Ledger. However, by now on Jackman is to star in the action-adventure romance, set in pre-World War II Australia.

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