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Crocodile Hunter Feature Has Begun Shooting By Jack, (DT) December 6, 2001 1:01 PM PT |
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Steve Irwin is fearless, insane and could easily have the worlds largest gonads and now he's going to have a movie.
For those of you who don't know who: Steve regularly wrestles crocodiles and feral pigs, is repeatedly bitten by snakes and lizards, and is routinely kicked and punched by emus and kangaroos. When not so engaged, Steve and Terri (his wife) are busy rappelling down cliffs and mine shafts, often getting stuck in dangerous places, or back home tending their wildlife park, trying not to get eaten as they clean the cage. They do all this on TV in the Steve hosted show: "The Crocodile Hunter". SYDNEY (Variety) - MGM has captured Steve Irwin, fearless star of the Animal Planet series "The Crocodile Hunter," for his own feature. "Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course" has begun shooting in and around the northern Australian city of Brisbane, Daily Variety has learned. Details of the shoot are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is said to portray elements of Irwin's unconventional life. Better known Stateside than at home, Irwin runs Australia Zoo near Brisbane. When he was a child, Irwin's family took over the Queensland Reptile & Fauna Park. There the budding croc hunter fed and cared for the park's reptiles. Legend has it that by the time Irwin was 9, his dad had taught him to jump into the rivers in North Queensland and catch crocodiles to keep at the park. The film's cast also includes Irwin's American wife, Terri, Magda Szubanski (the "Babe" pictures), David Wenham ("Moulin Rouge"), Kate Behan ("Chopper") and Steve Bastoni ("He Died With a Felafel in His Hand"). |
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