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First Tomorrow Still
Hello, everyone. Sorry for being away. News has been quiet in the Rachel world. The first picture of Rachel in Tomorrow When the War Began is now in the gallery, thanks to Tomorrow-Movies and Laura.
Also, members of the Tomorrow-Movies site can ask Rachel a question. Visit this page for more information.
A poster at the Tomorrow-Movies forums mentioned that she and her daughters saw and spoke with the cast of Tomorrow on the set.
Today my daughters and I were driving near home and we ended up passing the current filming location. We saw some of the filming in action and then we drove down a random street and passed Lincoln, Rachael, Chris and Deniz walking around on their day off from filming. My daughter asked if it was ok for her to get a photo and some autographs and the stars couldn’t have been any more happy then to pose for photos. They introduced themselves and we talked for about 10 mins. What a great bunch of young people. I am sure they will do the book justice.
It appears filming for Tomorrow, When the War Began has already begun in Australia, according to this news article. I ordered the book last week and am excited to start reading it. I think this movie is a clever way to share the series with the rest of the world!
FILMING of the new Australian movie Tomorrow: When the War Began will begin in the Hunter today.
It will be shot in the region over six weeks and production will be based at Fox Studios.
The NSW Government provided a $100,000 grant through the Regional Film Fund to attract moviemakers to the Hunter.
Minister for the Hunter Jodi McKay said it would be filmed around Raymond Terrace, Dungog and Luskintyre Bridge, and private Upper Hunter properties.
“It is estimated the production will create 200 jobs and generate approximately $60 million in economic activity for NSW with the Hunter region set to receive nearly $2 million,” she said.
“I am delighted the Hunter will feature prominently in the movie as it presents an opportunity to showcase some of the region’s charm and natural beauty to a national and potentially, an international audience.”
More press announcements regarding Rachel’s casting Tomorrow, When the War Began were released! There is also a new photo accompanying the news. It appears a special photoshoot was done for the announcement. Apparently Rachel read the popular Australian book while she was in Australia filming Peter Pan. You can read more at Dark Horizons and Tomorrow-Movies.com. Rachel had this to say about her new role:
“Being from the UK, I had heard of the book, but it wasn’t until I was last in Australia filming Peter Pan, that I read it and I fell in love with the story and the characters.”
“I am thrilled to be filming a modern-day action film and to have the opportunity to work with Writer/Director Stuart Beattie and such an extraordinary Australian cast to bring one of my favourite characters from the book series to life.”
Many fans of the book (from what I’ve been reading, anyway) are wondering why a British actress was chosen over an Australian one. Many people have also expressed concern about her accent. Rachel has done a different accent before (an American accent in An American Haunting). The director of the movie was impressed with Rachel’s screen test:
“We initially set up screen tests in Los Angeles and London because of all the Aussies over there. The excitement that generated lead us to seeing more great actors and the moment I saw Rachel’s screen test I knew our search for Corrie was over.”
Of course the mention on Rachel’s agency page was probably good enough. Today, however, a story was released properly announcing Rachel’s role in Tomorrow, When the War Began. According to the article, Rachel read and loved the books when she was younger. As well, she will be in Australia for three weeks. The picture accompanying the article is captioned to to say it was taken last week. It looks Rachel dyed her hair red again! Thank you, Nadia.
FLAME-haired British actress Rachel Hurd-Wood has landed a starring role in the $20 million film of John Marsden’s best-selling novel Tomorrow When The War Began.
Shooting begins in the Hunter Valley tomorrow on the film of one of the most popular teen books in Australian literary history, selling two million copies here and in New Zealand.
Neighbours starlet Caitlin Stasey is to play the lead role of Ellie Linton and Home And Away actor Lincoln Lewis last week announced he was leaving the soap after being cast in the film.
He plays Kevin Holmes, who with Ellie is part of a band of teenagers who wage guerrilla war on an invading power.
Hurd-Wood, who will be based in Sydney for three months, will play Kevin’s girlfriend Corrie Mackenzie.
“I read the (Tomorrow) books when I was younger and the script is fantastic,” she said.
It appars Rachel’s credit in Tomorrow, When the War Began has been changed to say that she is playing “Corrie” rather than “Connie.” This is better news to me as it indicates that she is one of the main characters in the story’s summary. Wolf found a website for the book and movie series, Tomorrow Movies, and here is what the site has to say about Corrie (beware spoilers):
Corrie is Ellie’s very best friend, her mate, whom she shared everything with since she was a toddler and whom she plans on doing everything with well into their adult lives.
Corrie often shows a strong sense of determination, she is intelligent and quick thinking, however the war affects her greatly very early on. In the end, Corrie finds the strength within herself to carry on and not let her fear stop her and is driven, more than anything, by concern for her family.
