Talk of the Town: Where will Tom Hanks stay while filming on Gold Coast?
The guessing game has begun over where Tom Hanks will call home when he moves his family to the Gold Coast for his next film project.
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HEDGES Ave, Mermaid Beach... possibly sprawling acreage at Byron Bay... maybe the penthouse at Palazzo Versace...
Even Sovereign Islands, or a sprawling Gold Coast hinterland property that has hosted Brangelina in the past...
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They are the most likely options for actor Tom Hanks and his family as they prepare to hunker down in southeast Queensland over the next few months.
Hanks, 63, arguably the greatest actor of his generation, will be in Queensland for the filming of the Elvis Presley biopic, to be directed by Australia’s Baz Luhrmann.
Filming begins soon at Warner Bros’ Coomera studios. Hanks plays Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Sources close to the movie say Hanks will be bringing his family to Australia for the shoot. It’s understood he hasn’t settled on a rental yet, but is favouring Hedges Ave.
That’s where Hanks’s pal Jeff Goldblum lived for three months when he was here 15 years ago.
Mathew McConaughy also lived in a Hedges Ave mansion when he filmed Fool’s Gold in 2008 alongside Kate Hudson.
The penthouse suite at Palazzo Versace has hosted many big stars, including Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Anthony Hopkins, Pink and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. It costs $10,000 a day.
Actor Billy Zane loved Byron Bay while filming The Phantom, and ultimately bought property there. (He’ll be in Brisbane next month for the Supanova Expo.)
Johnny Depp hired former motorcycle ace Mick Doohan’s sprawling hinterland property when he filmed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales on the Gold Coast in 2016.
Hanks will be honoured with the Cecil B. De Mille lifetime achievement award at next year’s Golden Globes.
He is said to be keen to visit the Great Barrier Reef during his Australian sojourn, just as Oprah Winfrey did when here in 2010.
No doubt the paparazzi will find Hanks and his entourage at some point.
We’ll keep you posted.
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