This second teaser trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s film called Australia (official title might be Baz Luhrmann’s Australia) is pretty similar to the first teaser. The first half is almost the same, but we get some new images in the second half. This being a teaser there’s still not a lot of story or plot involved, but the teaser gives you the feeling of an epic film.

Official Plot Synopsis:

A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, Australia centers on an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia hits theaters on November 14th 2008.

I wasn’t sure the day would ever come that I’d start to get excited about an upcoming Baz Luhrmann film, but Australia starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman is starting to look like it might be pretty good. We showed you a few pics last month, but the teaser trailer was just released and it gives us a much better idea of what the film is going to look like. It looks beautiful.

Official Plot Synopsis:

A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, Australia centers on an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.

An interesting tidbit of trivia is that Heath Ledger was reportedly set to star in this film but ultimately dropped out in order to play The Joker in The Dark Knight. Russell Crowe was also attached to the film but ended up leaving during pre-production. I’m sure Hugh Jackman will do just fine (does he look like Clint Eastwood in the picture above to anyone else?), but it’s interesting to think what the film might have been like with either Ledger (in his last full role) or Crowe in the lead. What do you think? Does this film look interesting to you?

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia hits theaters on November 14th 2008.

The upcoming period epic film stars Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat, who is left in control of a cattle station in Australia during World War II. An Australian drover played by Hugh Jackman, with whom she becomes romantically interested, helps to drive the cattle across the property as they are under the threat of nearby Darwin being bombed.

The pics below are just a few that were posted to the official website. I’ve seen others (which I haven’t gotten copies of yet) that are simply beautiful. This could definitely be a film to keep our eyes on.