Baz Luhrmann’s blockbuster biopic Elvis is the first major Hollywood film to be produced from start to finish on the Gold Coast, and if the director gets his way it will not be the last.
Key points:
- Baz Luhrman’s most recent feature film, Elvis, has received eight Oscar nominations
- Some of the biopic’s filmmakers relocated to the Gold Coast after production finished
- The Gold Coast mayor hopes to build more film studios and post-production facilities
The Aussie filmmaker has fallen in love with the Gold Coast, dubbing it “Goldiewood” and relocating headquarters for his production company Bazmark to the coastal Queensland city.
Luhrmann has designed and built post-production studios on the Gold Coast, where a team of editors, composers, and visual effects artists helped put the finishing touches on his feature film Elvis — nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture,…
