Stephan Elliott, the Aussie wedding crasher

After a turbulent career post-Priscilla, director Stephan Elliott is back with his first Aussie film in over a decade. 

Stephan Elliott hates weddings. In fact, he has a phobia of them. Quite surprising really, considering the Aussie director has just made a wedding film and become something of a poster boy for the current gay marriage debate back home. The 48-year-old has been with his partner Wil Bevolley for 20 years, but only came out publicly in January at the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA).

“I thought it was time to get involved in the debate because I could see it going backwards,” he says.

Unsurprisingly though, Elliott’s new film, A Few Best Men starring Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Olivia Newton-John, is not your average feel-good rom com. Instead, it’s a wedding day disaster flick that sees three British buffoons cause havoc when they fly to Oz for their best mate’s nuptials.

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Published in AustralianTimes.co.uk. Copyright AustralianTimes.co.uk. Photo: Buena Vista International.

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