DUNDEE: THE SON OF A LEGEND RETURNS HOME

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TitleDUNDEE: THE SON OF A LEGEND RETURNS HOME
BrandTOURISM AUSTRALIA
Product / ServiceAUSTRALIA
CategoryA03. Casting
EntrantREVOLVER/WILL O'ROURKE Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation DROGA5 New York, USA
Production REVOLVER/WILL O'ROURKE Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production 2 BISCUIT FILMWORKS Los Angeles, USA

Credits

Name Company Position
David Droga Droga5, New York Creative Chairman
Chris Colliton Droga5, New York Creative Director
Kevin Weir Droga5, New York Creative Director
Jim Curtis Droga5, New York Associate Creative Director
Ryan Fitzgerald Droga5, New York Associate Creative Director
Jesse Brihn Droga5, New York Co-Director of Film Production
Andrew Slough Droga5, New York Executive Producer
Mike Ladman Droga5, New York Music Supervisor
Will Davie Droga5, New York Group Strategy Director
Colleen Leddy Droga5, New York Head of Communications Strategy
Delphine McKinley Droga5, New York Communications Strategy Director
Hillary Fink Droga5, New York Senior Communications Strategist
Janet Kim Droga5, New York Data Strategist
Steve Rogers Revolver/Will O'Rourke Director
Michael Ritchie Revolver/Will O'Rourke Managing Director/Executive Producer
Shawn Lacy Biscuit Filmworks Managing Director
Pip Smart Revolver/Will O'Rourke Executive Producer
Holly Vega Biscuit Filmworks Executive Producer
Caroline Kruck Revolver/Will O'Rourke Producer
Russell Boyd Revolver/Will O'Rourke Director of Photography

Justin Bromley Fin Design + Effects VFX on set Supervisor
Exile Edit Exile Edit Editorial
Peter Sciberras Exile Edit Editor
Blacksmith Blacksmith Post Production
HUMAN HUMAN Music and Sound Design
Heard City Heard City Sound
Active Theory Active Theory Interactive Production Company
Kovert Creative Kovert Creative PR Consultant

Brief Explanation

In this official trailer for the new movie “DUNDEE”, Brian Dundee (played by Danny McBride) and Wally Jr (played by Chris Hemsworth) embark on an incredible adventure around the whole of Australia. Midway through they explore a beautiful beach, where Wally Jr. points out that Australia has “37,000 miles of pristine, beautiful beaches.” Next, they discover some amazing wineries, where Wally Jr. points out that “Australia makes some of the finest wines in the entire world.” Finally, we see them dining at a world-class restaurant. Suddenly, it becomes obvious to Danny that he isn’t in a movie - he’s actually in a tourism ad for Australia. Chris confirms this and quickly reminds Danny that even though it’s not a real movie, they still had the best vacation ever. Danny wholeheartedly agrees and we see a wonderful montage of them having the time of their lives at other locations in Australia.

Casting Danny McBride as Brian Dundee was a decision that many people didn’t expect, especially with Chris Hemsworth cast as Wally Jr. An unlikely duo with the right chemistry to pull off the dramatic, comedic and most importantly the “DUNDEE” movie trailer. This casting decision was in many ways controversial as McBride was from the US and Hemsworth was seen as a perfect fit to take on the role as the son of an Australian icon. With the prospect of the “DUNDEE” trailer gathering momentum it began to take a life of its own and organically, A-list Australian stars were wanting to be on board with the project. The cast trailer reveal was also a representation of the great exports of the country and this also contributed to the appeal and national charm of the trailer.

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