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Flatulent dog warms Australian mining giants’ hearts

Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum have thrown their weight behind a low-budget production that brings the story of legendary canine Red Dog to the big screen

By Madeleine Coorey  /  AFP , SYDNEY

Lucas, whose credits include Sweet Home Alabama and A Beautiful Mind, heads a cast which includes Australians Rachael Taylor and Noah Taylor and canine co-star Koko. He said the dog had brought people together.

“It’s a strange thing what this damned red dog did,” he told the Australian from the set this week.

The film, which wraps up its Pilbara shoot this week, is due for release by Roadshow Films early next year. “It’s an underdog film,” Woss said.

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