Daniel Day-Lewis to sing in ‘Nine’?
Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to follow “There Will Be Blood” with “Nine,” the Rob Marshall-directed musical for The Weinstein Co.
Day-Lewis in consideration for ‘Nine’ after Russell Crowe, George Clooney and Javier Bardem pass, as we previously announced. So, Bardem wasn’t even the first choice.
The Weinstein Company spokesman denied that a lead had been set:
“Any of the names being thrown around is pure conjecture, and when we’re ready to make an announcement, we’ll let you know.”
The role is a famous film director who experiences personal and creative crisis while trying to balance all the women in his life.
Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will play the women. The musical was inspired by the Fellini film “8 ½.”
Nicole Kidman to play Benazir Bhutto
Nicole Kidman is the latest addition to an already high-profile cast for the upcoming Benazir Bhutto biopic, ‘Ben.’
Amy Ryan, Peter Sarsgaard and Cynthia Nixon are on board to play Soviet activists.
Nora Ephron is directing the film after completing ‘Julie & Julia.’
Kidman serves as a co-producer through Blossom Films, which is known to be the only producing company who has only produced one movie in the last five years.
Nicole Kidman to Star in Dusty Springfield Biopic
Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman is to star in a film based on the life of British pop icon Dusty Springfield, entertainment industry press reported on Friday. The 40-year-old Australian actress will also produce the biopic, Daily Variety reported, adding that it was one of two films on Springfield currently in the works in Hollywood.
Springfield, who died in 1999, enjoyed huge success throughout the 1960s with a string of hits including “I Only Want to Be With You,” “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” and “The Look of Love.”
Springfield’s success masked a troubled personal life however that saw her battle mental illness and drug and alcohol problems. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, four years before her death.
Tom Cruise’s Son Connor to Appear in Film
The 13-year-old son of Tom Cruise, Connor is following in his father’s footsteps.
Connor Cruise, the adopted son of Tom Cruise and ex-wife Nicole Kidman, has a minor, non-speaking part in the upcoming Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds,” a spokesman for Columbia Pictures confirmed Tuesday.
Connor Cruise shot his part over two days more than a month ago, playing Smith as a young man and mostly shown in photographs.
The movie, which is still in production, co-stars Rosario Dawson and is directed by “The Pursuit of Happyness” filmmaker Gabriele Muccino. The drama follows the story of a man who affects the lives of seven strangers.
Calls and e-mails to publicists for Kidman and Tom Cruise were not immediately returned Tuesday.
Cruise and Kidman also have an adopted daughter, 15-year-old Isabella. Kidman is pregnant with her first child with hubby singer Keith Urban.
Nicole Kidman in Another Musical – ‘Nine’
After her role in musical film “Moulin Rouge!” (2001), Nicole Kidman is said to lay her eyes on another singing role in “Nine“, a feature film adaptation of a Broadway musical.
Kidman is negotiating to attain a role in the film. If the negotiation goes well, she will be joining the already star-studded cast that include Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren.
She may also work together with acclaimed actress Judi Dench, who is also reported to be in talks to star in the drama musical film.
Nicole Kidman is expected to give birth in the summer, several months before the filming is scheduled to start in September 2008. It is further explained that the co-star of Hugh Jackman in forthcoming “Australia” will have her filming to be shot in the latter part of production.
Adapted from the 1982 Tony-winning Broadway musical, “Nine” is set to be helmed by “Chicago” director Rob Marshall. The film actually was set to be tackled by the late writer/director Anthony Minghella and previously scheduled to begin filming in March 2008.
‘Nine’ is a musical following a film director named Guido Contini (Javier Bardem), who is in his middle age. He is trying to complete his next film. His main problem is that he has too many women in his life. Luisa (Marion Cotillard), his wife, Carla (Penelope Cruz) his sexy mistress, and Claudia, his muse and protege.
Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano
George Clooney to Be Godfather to Kidman’s Unborn Baby
Nicole Kidman has asked fellow movie star George Clooney to be the godfather of her not yet born baby.
Kidman is planning to have her baby baptized in the Catholic Church and thinks Clooney is the ideal godfather for the baby.
A celebrity insider told,
“Nicole asked George to be her baby’s godfather, and he has agreed.”
No words just yet from both parties though.
Kidman and Clooney were co-stars in the 1997 thriller-action movie “The Peacemaker“. And since that time they became close friends.
Clooney once commented on Kidman’s pregnancy, saying she would be a “perfect” and “tall” mother.
Kidman is carrying her first child with country singer husband Keith Urban. It will be her first biological child in addition to the two adopted children, Connor Antony and Isabella Jane, she has with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
‘Margot At The Wedding’ – Review
Noah Baumbach’s ‘Margot At The Wedding‘ is an ambitious, tart-tasting exploring some unhappy middle-class lives and picking at the scars of rivalry.
Margot (Nicole Kidman) is a writer who appears to have the best intention with her sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) when she agrees to attend her wedding. She arrives with her son and takes an instant dislike to the groom, Malcolm (Jack Black), who is simply not good enough for her sister.
When Pauline confides that she is pregnant, it is a secret that Margot cannot keep to herself. Her careless talk is the first of several betrayals in the days leading to a wedding that seems doomed from the outset.
‘Margot At The Wedding’ is full of characters you could either love or loathe. Margot is a manipulative monster who cannot see someone else’s happiness without wanting to destroy it or steal it as potential material for her fiction. She is also highly vulnerable and even sympathetic, especially when confronted with her own failings.
Pauline is the kind of character who should win all our sympathy but often seems her own worst enemy. The reason her sister can hurt her so much comes in the quiet realisation that she might just be speaking the truth.
However, it does have some fine performances and enough sour humour and sharp insights to make it worthwhile.
Director: Noah Baumbach
Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, Ciarin Hinds, John Turturro, Zane Pais
Running time: 92mins
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Nicole Kidman: Wants To Make Teen Films
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman told on Wednesday, she hopes to make more movies aimed at teenagers.
Nicole Kidman, who was in a news conference in Tokyo to promote the Japanese premiere of “The Golden Compass” told, “A lot of the films that I have made are adult films”.
Kidman, 40, is pregnant with her first biological child with husband Keith Urban, a country singer. She has two adopted children with her former husband, actor Tom Cruise.
Nicole Kidman said, “I think once you have children, occasionally you want to make films that they can take their friends to”.
Kidman told, her goal would be to perform in movies that appeal to both boys and girls of around 15 years old. She added, “It’s fun. It requires different skills”.
She has performed different roles including Stanley Kubrick’s sexually charged thriller “Eyes Wide Shut” and Lars von Trier’s minimalist “Dogville.”
Nicole Kidman won a best actress Oscar in 2002 for “The Hours” in which she portrayed English novelist Virginia Woolf. She was also nominated for an Academy Award the previous year for her role in the musical “Moulin Rouge.”
Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks to present Oscars
Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks have been named among the stars who will hand out this year’s Oscars.
The ceremony will also include musical performances by Amy Adams and Jon McLaughlin from the movie Enchanted.
TV comedian Jon Stewart is hosting this year’s awards. It is the second time he has fronted the event.
Other actors who will be handing out gongs include Forest Whitaker, Dame Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.
There had been fears that the awards show would have to copy the Golden Globes’ lead and downsize its ceremony due to the WGA strike.
However, the show’s producer Gil Cates claimed that the awards would run as normal despite the delays.
He said: “We are behind in the writing, but we’ll catch up. It’ll be there. You’ll hear words. I promise.”
The Oscars take place on February 24.
Nicole Kidman To Play In New Liman’s Movie
Nicole Kidman has been said to be chosen to play in a biopic about the betrayed CIA agent “Untitled Valerie Plame, Ambassador Joseph Wilson Biopic”. According to MTV News, the 40-year-old Academy Award-winning actress will be playing Valerie Plame, the wife of Ambassador Joseph Wilson who used to serve as a federal agent.
The casting news has been leaked by director Doug Liman. He revealed the fact saying, “Nicole Kidman. She’s perfect if you’ve ever met Valerie.”
On working with the project adapted from Plame’s memoir “Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House”, Liman said that he had his way to deal with the government objections added with the full support given by the former agent.
He said, “I have a really, really insane take on how to tell it. It’s so outrageous. Ultimately, I’d be doing something no one has ever done before. Therefore it’s automatically appealing to me. I’m just starting to explore whether (what I have in mind) is even possible to do.”
