AUSTRALIA ?!?!?!

Umm.. this HAS to be a joke!
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"The Godfather 4" to film in Australia?

Posted on Thursday Oct 24, 2002.

Australian Newspaper The Herald Sun has an update on "The Godfather 4". According to the paper, a Hollywood Studio is in negotiations with heads of Melbourne and Queensland about filming the movie there. According to the article, the movie is scheduled to be filming here late next year. "An Australian industry insider said a big Hollywood studio had talks about shooting some of the film in Melbourne and Queensland. Shooting is expected to begin late next year", says the article. "Publisher Random House yesterday confirmed it had signed a deal with the estate of Godfather author Mario Puzo, who died in 1999". Expect plenty of local casting to occur, should Australia agree to take on the production. And why wouldn't they! (as long as Sofia Coppola's not coming for the ride).

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Uhh... WHAT?! :rolleyes:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Thats it This is not good! I was hoping it would be filmed in Sicily.

Me too! But on the bright side, if they've already made that decision, it sounds like it's a go. Then again, part of the beauty of GF was it's authenticity, including Sicilian locations. I do hope they shoot some there.

TIS

PS Thinking more about it, doesn't the idea of filming in another country since NY/Sicily is where GF began, kind of make it seem "chinsy?" (Nothing at all against Australia I am thinking in terms of authenticy.

TIS

I guess this is normal... a movie fanatic friend of mine told me:

Let's hope they start "fishing" elsewhere! No offense to our folks down under, but this is The Godfather we're talking about here!

LOL! yes it jsut wouldnt be the same without the authentic locations.

Oh My God! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo!!!!!
This is the worse thing that can possible happen. THE GODFATHER DOWN UNDER!

I hope Dino DeNorentis (sp) is not taking over the Godfather saga. Look what he did to Superman IV!

Is this goona be a comedy? At the Corleone family home Kangaroos(sp?) hopping aroudn the yard. Now what does it mean by casting the locals? Like what parts would they be getting?

so the new Vincent Mancini will be something like that Crocodile Dundee dude, mate!

I think you were talking about Dino DeLaurentis (?)... the man who also produced Hannibal and Gladiator.

If there were actually contacts between movie-studios and Australian authorities the GF4 movie might very well be very close.

it could also just be a plotwise thing, altough I don't think any plot has been notified yet (since the book isn't done yet)...

maybe it's only for the landscapes (who knows, maybe they want Sicily in the 1800's or something)

Pentangeli's Nephew:

"You sit here, on your 3000 acre bunyip station, getting your wobbly boot on... what's he drinking? Fosters cocktails!"

Johnny Fontane Jr:

"He said there'd be Buckley's chance - Buckley's chance - of getting that part!"

Clemenza's son:

"G'Day, Carlo!"

Sonny's grandson:

"He's gonna be at Outback Steakhouse in about an hour..."

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Sorry

[ Aussie slang ]

LOL! anyway i hope dis is just for the scenery....

I wonder if Vincent will be sitting behind his desk with a koala on his lap?

Man, sorry about all the bad jokes - but I hope they mean they'd be using a soundstage there, not actual filming locations! What would we get? "Godfather of the Rings"?? (I know, I know, that was New Zealand )

A soundstage can be anywhere, so that wouldn't be so bad... but of course, this is all just rumor and speculation still

guys, I think we found out how to irritate Geoff to the fullest!!!!

he Don G, here's a message:

the COrleone's moved to Australia because it's closer to Antarctica and they wanna sail to the South Pole to catch some pinguins... or something...

See what he comes up with now, huh!

like you said, only rumours

God, this sounds awful! Somehow I can't picture Vito, or Sonny or Michael or any of the Coreleone family asking for "another shrimp on the barbee" I would like to know what the heck these guys are thinking?

TIS

I agree, if they want to shoot it in australia I isn´t worth of making it. not even watching it.

Let's hope they start "fishing" elsewhere! No offense to our folks down under, but this is The Godfather we're talking about here! [/quote]Yeah, lets hope there only fishing!!! I wonder how much more of this stuff will circulate before we find out what there going to do??

FH

A potential GF Down-under cast
Carrot Top as young Michael
Paul Hogan as middle aged Vito
Olivia Newton-John as Connie

No offense to the Aussies, but I think the 'love-affair the Americans had with the Aussies are over. We are in love with ourselves. AMERICAN PRIDE :p

Yeah, lets hope there only fishing!!!
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Hey, remember what happened when Fredo went fishing?!?!?! What next? Mel Gibson as Donnie Corleone. Maybe there's big money to be made in fixing the cricket and rugby. :rolleyes: "I believe in Australia"...no, just doesn't work

Well guys take it easy. Australia is not my favorite but maybe they don't want to make a 'true' sequel. Most people here think a GF 4 can break down the whole trilogy(maybe Paramount thinks the same), so to prevent this they are setting it up a whole different way. Other places, other way of filming etc.

It's just a guess.

I wasn't a member of this board until I saw the comments about Australia. Am I the only Australian here??
Anyway, apparently the Matrix was a big hit, and that was made in Australia. What's so bad about Oz? It's not all kangaroos AND I HATE STEVE IRWIN!!!! That is NOT a real Aussie accent, he is SO faking it!!
Really, would it being filmed in Australia irritate you all THAT MUCH?? I read that someone posted that if it was filmed here it wouldn't be worth watching. Why? Can I please hear the reasoning behind the answer? Everyone keeps saying- "Australia?? NOOOO!!" Why??? If it's about accents- were there any Aussies in the Matrix?? (i can't remember-only seen it once)Simon Baker in The guardian is an aussie. Can you tell? (i have no clue)
If you think that we sound funny, you should hear yourselves!! 2 weeks sgo i met this 22 year old guy from New York, and iI felt like I was on an episode of seinfeld- NO JOKE!! It was eerie.
Maybe it'll just be in Australia so that they can save money. Like in the Matrix, they'll pretend to be in America, and Australia will probably have nothing at all to do with the plot. I betcha that they won't even mention the country throughout the entire movie.
I'm reading all this slang that you've put in your posts and I find it all very entertaining. koalas?? Yeah I've held one- ONCE. At a theme park. And like Americans don't have barbecues. Please.
You all seem to assume that they'll be casting Aussies with speaking roles. Probably not- or IF it is filmed here, they'll have to pretend to sound American- which we do half the time anyway, cos your accent cracks us up.
And to whoever said
No offense to the Aussies, but I think the 'love-affair the Americans had with the Aussies are over. We are in love with ourselves. AMERICAN PRIDE
that just backs up the insulting remarks that most Australians make about you.
NO OFFENSE
I have no idea why I'm so defensive. My apologies if I irritated anyone, but these comments expressed what little you know about Australia- or are you just exaggerating? Personally I really hope that these posts weren't serious. If they were, i shall crack up laughing, then kill steve Irwin and Paul hogan for making the entire 18 million of us aussies look stupid.
- Kat
P.S- I have never heard anyone say G'day (except those absurd characters in Aussie movies)

Kat 666,

First of all, my apologizes if you were offended. The reason all of us are against filming of the GF in Australia is NOT a put-down to Australia or its citizens. It's simply because the GF series is based around the Italian crime family, and to see them operate from Downunder is not very realistic for the film. The first three were filmed in NY and Sicily,( and Vegas) and I (and I think the others) feel that filming anywhere else would take away from the authenticity of the story.

Believe me it is nothing against your great Country at all. We do have some from Down Under on this board, hopefully we can hear from them as well, as they are GF fans and can let us know how they feel.

Once again, I apologize if you were offended, but the comments made were not meant as a put down to Australia, only to the movie people considering filming there.

TIS

I don't mean to offend anyone either. but the Godfather is a NYC, Las Vegas and Sicily story. FFC and company took pride in keeping the locations authenic. Now that it being violated-which is truly unforgiveable. The Matrix was good, but it is SCI-FI/Fx picture. Therfore, location was not too important.

I didnt mean to offend anyone. But i just felt that the Godfather would better off keeping its traditon of accurate locations. I love the matrix....but DeathKiss is right it didnt need an accurate location. And my post about the kangaroos...that was a joke .

Kat666, it is in no way an insult to your beloved Australia. It's the fact that it's The Godfather. A Sicilian immigrant making his mark in organised crime in New York. Francis Ford Coppola the director made such an effort to get the set and mood accurate. If we heard The Godfather to be filmed in my country England the results of all these answers in this thread would be the same. I wouldn't even want it filmed here. It wouldn't be authentic enough.

All my posts were tongue-in-cheek as well, of course! Australia is one of the places I'd love to visit because it seems like such a beautiful country! Didn't mean to offend - Me dispiace! Was just trying to be funny w/ such funny news. Had they said Ireland or Armenia, I'd've done the same thing

And when they mentioned the USA???

I'd pick on the U.S., too, if it wasn't New York, New Jersey, Nevada, or Florida - I'd accept Chicago and Philadelphia and other popular Mob hangouts. Just keep out of Montana or Wyoming unless they're gonna wack someone

Why care where they film the inside scenes? The movie set could be located in downtown Baghdad. But obviously the outside on-location scenes must be in NY/Sicily or wherever the storyline dictates. Afterall, parts of GF1 were filmed on hollywood sets anyway.

don't say that man, they might have some story of "The Corleone's Changing The Australian Mafia For Ever" or something

Do they grow 's Down Under? Not to offend. but The Don is right, the Godfather must take place in ethnic mob locations.

Kat666, dont be offended At least we got you out of the 'shadows' and onto the board. Australia is a beautiful place..and it's no swipe at Australia as such. I would feel the same if they said they would come and film the GF in England, I'd think WTF..forgetaboutit. The matrix was a fantasic film too. I didnt know it was filmed in Oz and it made no difference to my enjoyment either way.
Surely you wouldnt want to see an 'Aussie GF' location film though? The authenticity of the scenery and surroundings is a good part of the films and much appreciated by me and I think most others too. That is what we poked fun at..as Dons Advisor politely pointed out, it would probably only be for inside scenes anyway.
I'd like to welcome you here anyway, stay and post, we're ok really I admire your patriotism too

FH

They'd probably build sets and stuff anyway and use a shot of New York at the start of each change of location to establish that that's where they are.
You have no idea how many Aussies come from an italian background. LOTS!!! There are so many Nino's in my year level that I've lost track of them. Practically half of my Year level is Italian, and they're all up themselves because of it. "oohh I'm Italian, I'm from calabria..." They all insist that they were born there, and that they are full blooded Italians, not aussies, and that they are going to move to Italy as soon as they are old enough.
Personally I hope that when they move there, they'll be referred to as "the australians". And the looks on their faces as they try to defend themselves.... priceless!!!
I actually don't care where the movie is filmed, as long as it is set in New York or nevada, and it has all my fave characters from around the 1946 war.

I suppose we'd never know where "indoor" shots were filmed. But If they are filming there only for indoor shots, why bother going that far to film?

Hey Deathkiss

I have many relatives in your area (Royal Oak, Warren, Sterling Heights). Say hi to them for me when you see them will you??

Btw, it it snowing there yet??

TIS

I live in the place and even i think itll suck if they make it here lol

Sure, I grew up in the Detroit area, but I now live in Lansing, Michigan.

If I recall, the interiors of the GF III (interiors of Michaels apartment) were filmed in Rome. But I just can't see Aussie actors acting like wiseguys.

I was trying to estimate how much of the GF Trilogy was "on location." I think Sicily is more significant than NYC because lots of NYC scenes are indoors, while Sicily scenes are often outdoors. Overall, I would guess that about 20% of the trilogy was "on location" - the rest could have been a studio anywhere.

GF - All the Sicily scenes had to be there. But much of the "New York" stuff was indoors. Sonny beating Carlo was outside. So was the Paulie hit. But the Mall scenes (outside or inside) could have been anywhere. Much of the film could have been anywhere.

GF2 - All the Deniro flashback stuff had to be in NYC. The outside party had to be Tahoe. But the rest could have been anywhere under some constraints (i.e. Cuba was really Dominican Republic).

GF3 - Again, Sicily scenes had to be there. A few scenes were outside in NY .. i.e. Vincent's hit on zasa, Vincent and Mary in front of Genco. Otherwise, NY scenes were mostly indoors.

As a New Yorker, I'm not arguing that it shouldn't be here. But I am trying to "think how others would think".

The outdoor "young Vito" scenes in NY were filmed in Little Italy, right? If so, was anyone from the board who lives in NY around to see the filming of it? And do you know what was involved with changing the atmosphere/buildings and such to fit the year portrayed? Boy, I would have loved to see that filming.

TIS

Hello TIS

I mentioned a while back in one of Paul Pisanos old threads about young Vito coming to America

In a cinema booklet I have it says the Ellis Island scenes were actually filmed at the northern port city of Trieste, they altered the Trieste fishside docks to pass for the no longer existing Ellis Island immigration facility !!

I cant help with anything else yet tho

FH

just because they are shooting in austrailia doesn't mean the film will be set there. Attack of the clones was filmed in austrailia it wasn't set there was it? lord of the rings was in new zealand but wasn't set there. the opening battle in gladiator was filmed in london but it wasn't set there was it?!

Finally! Someone who shares my sentiments.
I live in Australia too, and while I think the Americans are understimating the way the city of Melbourne looks, it's probably best if the film is kept in the New York/Sicily areas for the authenticity.

So has anyone heard anymore news on GFIV??? I assume we will keep each other posted. I've heard no more about it.

TIS

Damn saw some ignorance in this thread. So what if SOME locations are in Australia. Could you tell the difference in the Matrix? All the city streets were Australian.

Contrary to what appears to be popular belief among some of you, Australia is NOT filled with Kangaroos, no normal sane person actually talks like the Croc Hunter or Crocodile Dundee.

if i remember right that Croc Hunter was ordered to be whacked by my good friend Guineapig!
welcome to the Family Rukas!

GoodFella

If they film some of GFIV in Australia what ever.
Nothing against Australia. I just want to see Sicili. I am sure alot of you feal this way to.

Welcome in Rukas

Exactly Chi Chi!

It is for authenticity and nothing else that it should be in Sicily and New York. True, inside scenes could probably shot anywhere (for that matter maybe some outside scenes as well).

However, like I said before, if your making a movie about the Sicilian mafia....go to Sicily.

Btw Welcome to the Board Rukas ...and truly nothing against Australia. We here are all GF fans and do pay attention to detail such as where GFIV may be filmed. What can I say, we are all addicted.

TIS

Exactly,
I also want to echo Italian's viewpoint. We do pay attention to detail. Sometimes, I think we pay too much attention to detail to a point that it alters FFC motives in the storyline.

Therefore, its makes it very hard for us to accept glaring errors. I.e, the Corleone Family: a NYC crime family film location in Aust.
The Godfather is a NYC story, not a Austrilian story.

No disrespect and i just telling you how I feel, but I am getting sick of forgein countries taking over USA based movie frantises because they cut corners to save money, employ directors that know very little the film. And the sequels are not very good.

Ermmmm... Australia was just mentioned as some locations, so how could it be responsible for employing a director that knows very little about the film or cutting corners? Its just a location, not an Australian production. I dont understand where you are coming from at all.

Thanks for the welcoming even if my post was a little negative towards some of you hehe

Ohh... as for Sicily, a lot of Australia's country side is very similar, i dont think you guys would be able to tell the difference on film.

I am thinking though that prehaps Queensland will be used for some Miami scenes as it is also very similar.

Regardless, the news post said SOME locations, not ALL. So relax a little

Hell for all you know, the story could involve someone actually coming to Australia much like Michael went to Cuba...

Hey Sydney has a "little italy" Norton Street Leichhardt

And Balmain has narrow streets and old turn of last century housing....but I have to agree GIV in Australia is like trying to roll shit onto carpet - another Australianism

Hi, my name is Leigh Di Pietro [Leigh = mothers' influence]. I am happy to say I stumbled upon this site while searching for Mario Puzo Information. I was reading the posts and 'AUSTRALIA' caught my attention. This was the fist I'd heard of a number of things, those being, Godfather Part 4 - is this mere speculation or is that where I've come in to the discussion?, the filming of it in Australia.

I kept reading, one post that crept from the screen, snuck up behind me and slipped the garotte slowly and silently over my neck, until . . .sorry, excuse me.

'Oh My God! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo!!!!!
This is the worse thing that can possible happen. THE GODFATHER DOWN UNDER!'

Considering that I am a new user, I have respect for the obvious regulars of this bulletin board, and therefore will keep my thoughts and comments to myslef, for now.

But please in the future, be [trying not to sound like Yoda] mindful of those who lurk in the background.

As of today I will be a regular member of this bulletin board, please treat with caution what it is, that you do not know. Besides I'm still getting used to this whole technology stuff.

On a more somber note, my comiserations go out to any of those reading whose lives, or the lives of loved ones were adversely affected by the events of 9/11.

Sincerley,
L. S. Di Pietro

Next they'll be telling us there will be a cameo appearance from Crocodile Dundee, as a hitman!

Welcome. Please DON'T keep your thoughts to yourself-that's no fun for all of us old regulars. If you don't post, we can't pick you apart and chop you up. Read the old threads and give us your viewpoints. That's why we're all here.

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This is waaaay off topic, but The Australian Cattle Dog is the greatest dog, pound for pound, in the world. I had one, and hope to get another in the near future.
I agree wholeheartedly with Plawrence...the great thing about this board is diversity . Help and challenge us to remain so.

How VERY VERY UNCOOL of you to not only post MY DOGS on this message board, but to use MY BANDWIDTH to do so! Very uncool indeed.

Dont swipe my pix again, those are my dogs, I trained 'em, I took the pix and I'm getting tired of finding them all over the place. Havent you ever heard of copyright laws? Post your own dogs, use your own server.


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I am not gaining any monetary gain from this post and since I don't have a scanner nor a digital camera, my sole purpose was to make some folks aware of this fine canine breed. I owned and trained my own ACD during the time that it was just entered into the Misc. Category of the AKC. People in NYC would stop me to ask "What mixture is that mutt?".

I did not mean to imply that I trained the dogs. I'll delete the post when you've seen this message.

I hope you find and similarly lambaste and reprimand those other posters who have less noble reasons to use your photos than mine.

BTW, I admire your site very much.

I live in Australia and, while i belive Queensland looks alot like Miami, The Countryside doesn't look like Sicily, Australian country tends to be either flat and grassy or hilly woodland/forest, with very few mountains past the dividing range, which tends to be dense forest, where as sicily tends to be hilly,flant grassland with rocky mountains.

I can see why you don't want it fillmed down here but what you saying is extremely offensive.Us Australians rarley see Kangaroos let alone koalas.And no one here uses your so called "slang" .And lots of movies are being filmed down here for Fox Studios, Because it's cheap etc.Not because of basing it in Australia.Some non Australian based films made here are:Star Wars,The Matrix Reloaded, that other Matrix film...

Come on now...all of you thinking that it's a bad thing to be filmed in Aussie have obviously NEVER been there. Although it's not as "natural" as you may hope, it may still work. There's nothing wrong with it. Come on. That being said, it would be better off in NY and Sicily, but Aussie won't be damaging it.

That being said, I think a fourth Godfather is going to be incredibly damaging to the saga, but hell. Let them give it a go if they must. I'll still be first in line to see it regardless of it being filmed in Aussie or it being a ridiculous idea anyway.

Hm.

-Penguin

I'm another Australian on these boards and I thought some of the quotes above were very funny! I wasn't offended at all, I took it all in good humour.

I mean no ill-will against Australia, yet this isn't The Lord Of the Rings or The Matrix. This is the Godfather, it has no place in Australia! Is this an omen of things to come? Part IV needs to please, they can't start it off on the wrong foot. Or it could dome the Corleones forever.

I mean no ill-will against Australia, yet this isn't The Lord Of the Rings or The Matrix. This is the Godfather, it has no place in Australia! Is this an omen of things to come? Part IV needs to please, they can't start it off on the wrong foot. Or it could dome the Corleones forever.