From The Hollywood Reporter · Ryan Gajewski · · 40s
Romeo + Juliet: Baz Luhrmann's 30-Year-Old Film
Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet faced hurricanes, illness, and a kidnapping during production.
In brief
Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet faced hurricanes, illness, and a kidnapping during production. Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet production faced hurricanes, illness, and a kidnapping. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann directed Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in 1996's Romeo + Juliet, a production plagued by hurricanes, illness and a kidnapping.
Production Challenges
Hurricanes destroyed sets. Illness shut down filming for a week. Hairstylist Aldo Signoretti was kidnapped and released for a $300 ransom.
Cast Selection
Luhrmann spotted a magazine photo of 19-year-old DiCaprio, then an Oscar nominee for What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and saw his Romeo. Juliet was trickier.
The takeaway
Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet production faced hurricanes, illness, and a kidnapping.
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