Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Moulin Rouge!
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===Development=== [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], who worked with Luhrmann on ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'', unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Christian.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Tim|title=Leonardo DiCaprio unleashes a fearless 'Wolf' performance|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-tackles-roles-that-push-the-envelope-1201096254|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=11 February 2014|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409184529/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-tackles-roles-that-push-the-envelope-1201096254|archive-date=9 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=2014-02-13 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio Says His Atrocious Singing Voice Kept Him From Starring In Moulin Rouge |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/leonardo-dicaprio-moulin-rouge |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DiCaprio lost Moulin Rouge! because he can't sing |url=https://amp.rte.ie/amp/504278/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=amp.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Harriet |date=2024-04-18 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio is tipped to play Frank Sinatra. Can he sing? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/leonardo-dicaprio-frank-sinatra-movie-5j3m5glc9 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Ethan Hawke]] also read for the role.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/moulin-rouge-role-ethan-hawke-ewan-mcgregor/ | title=Ethan Hawke Recalls Losing Beloved Role to Ewan McGregor | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=16 September 2022 }}</ref> Luhrmann also considered younger actors for the role, including [[Heath Ledger]] and [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], before Ewan McGregor won the part. [[Courtney Love]] auditioned for the role of Satine and gave approval for "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" to be used in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Warner|first=Kara|title='Moulin Rouge' could have starred Heath Ledger, Baz Luhrmann reveals|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=2 May 2011|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1663127/moulin-rouge-baz-luhrmann-heath-ledger|access-date=5 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406152322/http://www.mtv.com/news/1663127/moulin-rouge-baz-luhrmann-heath-ledger|archive-date=6 April 2015}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)