"Australia" to Top "Titanic"?

These are some fightin’ words!

Marcos Oliveira, head of 20th Century Fox in Australia, told the Sydney Morning Herald that he believes the upcoming Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and directed by Baz Luhrmann will become “the biggest [film] of all time” in that country.

That’s saying a lot, since Titanic came out of that studio, as well.

Further fueling my interest in this film is Jackman’s comment at the Australian International Movie Convention. He called his part in the film “the role of a lifetime.”

Sounds like “Gone With the Wind” territory, and I’m really looking forward to this film.

Image: Australia, 20th Century-Fox Film Corp., 2008