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A Heartbeat Away starts rolling
A feel-good Australian musical commences shooting in Brisbane
In the wake of the success of indigenous musical Bran Nue Dae, a new musical-comedy, A Heartbeat Away, has just begun shooting in Brisbane after being delayed late last year due to refinancing.
The film marks the feature film debut of acclaimed theatre director Gale Edwards whose credits include The Boy From Oz and Jesus Christ Superstar, with the latter winning an International Emmy in 2001.
Edwards has directed musicals on The West End and Broadway and has received Green Room, Sydney Critics Circle and Helpmann awards for Best Director of productions such as her highly acclaimed Sweeny Todd.
She seems to be a good fit to direct A Heartbeat Away, the story of an aspiring rock guitarist who is forced to take over the musical direction of his father's marching band just four weeks before a major competition.
The director is thrilled that her first foray into filmmaking involves a story so intertwined with music. "It's a charming, funny and moving human story with some interesting deeper layers, and the cinematographic possibilities are exciting. The chance to tell this story through the medium of film, with a terrific cast of actors, is an enticing challenge. Music is very close to my own heart. This is a genre I love," Edwards said.
Set to sing and dance their way through the film, the cast includes include Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Daybreakers) Sebastian Gregory (Acolytes, Accidents Happen, Beautiful), Williams Zappa (Bootmen, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) and Colin Friels.
A Heartbeat Away is set to wrap filming at the end of March and will be released in Australian cinemas in 2011.
Picture Caption: Getty/Patrick Riviere, Gale Edwards at the Final Dress Rehearsal Of Up for Grabs