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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.”
Javier Bardem pulls out of ‘Nine’
Javier Bardem has pulled out of Rob Marshall‘s upcoming musical ‘Nine.’
The Oscar winner was to play the lead role of director Guido Contini in the film, an adaptation of the 1982 Broadway hit.
Contini, based on Italian helmer Federico Fellini, must juggle the various women in his life, played by Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard and Penelope Cruz.
Nicole Kidman and Dame Judi Dench are also in talks to star.
Bardem blamed his withdrawal on exhaustion from work and the busy awards season for ‘No Country For Old Men.’ He will take at least a year to recharge his batteries, reports Variety.
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.
