Baz Luhrmann reveals star who almost scored lead role in Moulin Rouge – NEWS.com.au

Its been almost 20 years since Moulin Rouge first premiered.The cult romantic musical film, written and directed by Australian movie-making legend Baz Luhrmann, was an unlikely commercial and critical triumph of the era.
It ended a decade-long drought of musical films not being nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2002, and secured seven other nominations (it won two).
One of those honours was a Best Actress nod for a then 33-year-old Nicole Kidman, who played Moulin Rouge muse Satine.
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