After what seems to have been about fifteen years (in actual fact it was nine months, which is still a ridiculously long shooting period), Baz Lurhmann's monster (in size, not in genre) drama Australia has finally finished filming.

The flick is due for release next Christmas, so they're obviously planning a similarly short and sweet editing and post-production period.

Stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman sound pleased to be finished, if a little "what the hell do we do now?" after such a huge stint. In Jackman's case, what to do next involves, er, eating.

"If you could tick any box off a job, this has got every box ticked," he said, adding it felt "surreal" to finish. "Part of me doesn't want to let this go. It's probably the best movie I've ever worked on. It's hard to let go of."

While eating from a plate of broccoli, Jackman said he would have three weeks off before throwing himself into physically demanding sci-fi thriller Wolverine.

"I literally eat every three hours," Jackman said of his preparation.

Broccoli? Is this some new super food that we've not been advised about?

Goddamn it, we've been sucking down spinach and acai berry thickshakes with fish scales sprinkled on top, no wonder our biceps haven't been getting more impressive, we've been eating the wrong fucking stuff! Thanks for nothing, Jackman.

 

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