Source:
THN Date: 23rd April, 2006 Posted by:
Paul Heath
A
couple of weeks ago, we reported that filmmakers were planning to bring a Michael
Hutchence biopic to the big-screen. Well, today we have a little more info.
It
looks like the film is moving swiftly along and the producers reveal that most
of the production will take place in the singer's homeland of Australia. The film
even has a provisional title, SLIDE AWAY, which nods to the song that Hutchence
dueted with U2's Bono on.
The
producers have been talking to the creme de la creme of Australian writers including
Stephen Elliott (Pricilla Queen of the Desert) and Jacqueline Perske (Little Fish,
Love My Way).
Cast
talent are also being mooted, with names like Johnny Depp, Hayden Christensen
and Eric Bana being bandied about. Also being contemplated are Dakota Fanning/Sienna
Miller, Naomi Watts, Eva Green, Patsy Kensit, Stephen Rea, Joss Ackland, Rachel
Griffiths and Julie Walters.
Contrary
to reports in the press today, Michael's father's estate is cooperating with the
production via Michael's Trust and director, Nick Egan, who himself directed some
of the INXS's most popular videos, has been in touch with Michael's brother, Rhett
Hutchence.
Hutchence
died in 1997 in a Sydney hotel room at the age of just 37. The band INXS are currently
touring with a new frontman, JD Fortune, who was plucked from thousands in a recent
reality TV show.
