However, for Faraway Downs, Lurhmann decided to showcase an alternate ending, featuring Lady Ashley on her own after Drover gets killed during the 1942 Japanese attack on the town of Darwin.
Faraway Downs is directed by Baz Luhrmann from a screenplay he co-wrote with Stuart Beattie.
In a recent interview with Variety, Elvis filmmaker Baz Luhrmann explained the reason why he decided to change Australia‘s ending scene in Faraway Downs — Hulu‘s six-episode version of the 2008 movie.