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The Water Diviner Trailer – Russell Crowe turns director

October 2, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Russell Crowe is expanding his CV by turning director with The Water Diviner, and now we can get our first taste of the film with the trailer below.

The movie is set in 1919 and follows an Australian father, Conor (Crowe), who travels to Turkey to locate his two sons. The brothers went missing during the battle of Gallipoli, which was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I.

Along the way Conor starts a relationship with the beautiful Turkish woman (Olga Kurylenko) who owns the hotel in which he stays. With the help of a Turkish officer, he attempts to discover his sons’ fate, praying that they are still alive.

Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz, Jai Courtney and Isabel Lucas also star. It’s out in Australia at Christmas, but it’s not clear when the rest of the world will see it. [Read more…]

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First Pic From Russell Crowe’s Directorial Debut, The Water Diviner, Arrives

February 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Russell Crowe is moving from the world of acting to directing with the epic Aussie tale The Water Diviner. Now the first image from the movie has arrived, which you can see above.

Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz, Jai Courtney and Isabel Lucas also star. It’s likely to be released later this year.

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Russell Crowe Plans Directorial Debut With The Water Diviner

June 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Russell-Crowe Russell Crowe has had plenty of success as an actor, but he’s never directed a movie, until now that is, as Deadline reports that he’s set to make his helming debut with The Water Diviner.

The movie is set in 1919 and follows an Australian father who travels to Turkey to locate his two sons. The brothers went missing during the battle of Gallipoli, which was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I.

Russell Crowe is currently riding high at the box office due to his appearance in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. He’s apparently been looking for an Aussie-themed project to direct for a while, including flirting with The Long Green Shore and Bra Boys.

Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios wrote the screenplay for The Water Diviner. Shooting is scheduled to begin later this year in Australia and Turkey.

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Russell Crowe Directing Bill Hicks Biopic

July 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in 2008, Russell Crowe attached himself to play Bill Hicks in a biopic of the iconic comedian. Little has been heard about the project since, but now The Telegraph reports that Crowe is out as star, but he’s planning to make the movie his directorial debut.

Mark Staufer, a long-time friend of Crowe’s, wrote the script. He tells the Telegraph “Bill Hicks’ life is tragically short, but spectacularly interesting… The screenplay has gone through a number of drafts and we’ll go into production early next year.”

The plan is now to find someone for the lead, with Staufer commenting, “It is a huge role for someone, made all the more special, or downright scary, by the fact the director is an Oscar-winning actor like Russell.”

Bill Hicks was born in 1961, launching his career as a stand-up comedian at the age of 16. He toured all across the United States and the UK throughout the 1980s and 1990s, developing his brand of dark, edgy humor. He died at the age of 32 in 1994 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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