Title | DUNDEE: THE SON OF A LEGEND RETURNS HOME |
Brand | TOURISM AUSTRALIA |
Product / Service | AUSTRALIA |
Category | A03. Casting |
Entrant | REVOLVER/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 |
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 |
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.