Editing Moulin Rouge! (section)

===Development===
[[Leonardo DiCaprio]], who worked with Luhrmann on ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'', 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> [[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>