Movies Superstar Nicole Kidman

Superstar Nicole Kidman

Source: Speak Up

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Standard: British Accent

 Australian film star Nicole Kidman, who turned 40 last year, has been keeping busy of late. She has received rave reviews for her part in The Golden Compass. Directed by Chris Weitz and co-starring the Latest James Bond, Daniel Craig, it’s based on Phillip Pullman’s novel, Northern Lights. The film has been criticised by several groups for anti-religious position but, according to The Guardian, it had “no challengers as this year’s Christmas movie.” Kidman plays the sinister Marisa Coulter and The Guardian predicts that her character will “come to dominate our children’s nightmares.”

SISTERS

The Golden Compass followed on the heels of Margot at the Wedding, which was given a limited US release in November. Kidman plays the title role in this very different film, which essentially tells the story of two sisters: the other is played by Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Margot at the Wedding is directed by Noah Baumbach, whose previous credits include The Squid and the Whale.

He also co-write the screenplay to –and  acted in –Wes Anderson’s hilarious offbeat comedy, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. According to film industry rumour, Kidman could be in line for an Oscar. When she presented Margot  at the Wedding  to the press, she was asked whether this put her under any pressure:

Nicole Kidman

(Australian Accent)

I mean, I think you just want to do good work. That’s basically my…I’m interested in working with complex, really, really good directors and sometimes that results in great films, sometimes it results in films that were reaching high and didn’t get there. I mean, it’s just part of a body of work and obviously this film was something that…I’d seen Squid and The Whale and I’d seen… then I’d read the script and I’d seen…what Noah had… was capable of and he’d obviously worked with Wes Anderson as a writer and… I just thought he was an original voice in American cinema and I was very honored to be asked to be a part of this group, so.

THE CHINA SYNDROME

Industry rumour also has it that Nicole Kidman might be going to China soon to work on The Lady from Shanghai, under the direction of Kar Wai Wong:

Nicole Kidman:

I’m not willing to go and live in another country like that for a year on end right now. I’ve… suppose my life is… I’m just recently married, so that’s my priority! So I’m not going to be going off and doing The Lady of Shanghai. I’m a bit… it’s just not right for any life right now. I seek out directors who I’m curious about, who, I think, are strong voices. I’m not frightened of difficult directors. I’m drawn to that, in a way and I love working internationally, I mean, they send me scripts, I don’t do much pursuing, I sort of tend to… to get sent things and… I get to respond, which is a lovely place to be in, as an actor. I suppose I’d really love to work with Scorsese. I’d love him to construct a film around a woman!

I still… I ask him all the time, I beg him! ‘Cause I’d be interested in seeing that movie, so that… I’d like to work with Spielberg, actually. I’ve always said I wanted to work with Steven, and I’ve known him as a friend for a long time, so I would like to do that. I mean, internationally, if Wang Kar would shoot something a little closer to home, then I would like to work with him as well. And I’d be willing to go back into Von Trier territory at some stage. So, there’s a number of directors: Joe Wright… I’m very curious about a number of different directors and I could name a huge list, but whether our paths cross, I don’t know.