"She is that rare thing: a wonderful actress, a wonderful soul possessed of that skinlessness that
the camera is greedy for, which allows us to glimpse all of her frailties, her sorrows, her joys,
her good heart. She manages all of those things with grace, style and an astonishing work ethic."
- Anthony Minghella on Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage have decided to “Trespass,” signing on to play a married couple in Nu Image/Millennium Films’ action-adventure. Joel Schumacher directs.
Nu Image/Millennium is aiming for an August production start in Louisiana. Irwin Winkler, Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort will produce.
Story, written by Karl Gajdusek and Eli Richbourg, centers on a husband and wife taken hostage by four brutal perpetrators seeking easy cash. Complications ensue amid the unexpected discovery of betrayal and deception.
“Trespass” marks the fourth collaboration between Cage and Nu Image/Millennium Films following the recently wrapped 3D adventure “Drive Angry,” “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” and “The Wicker Man.”
It took James Gandolfini 6 years to get the story of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn to the screen. Now HBO has just given the green light to Hemingway & Gellhorn, an original movie produced by Gandolfini, who first was attached to star in the project in 2004 when it was envisioned as a feature. He then brought Hemingway to HBO through his Attaboy production banner, which has been based at the pay cable network since 2006. It was worth the wait now that it stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman as one of American literature’s most famous couples. Philip Kaufman will direct from a script by Barbara Turner and Jerry Stahl. Filming is slated for next year in Northern California. Gandolfini will executive produce with his producing partner at Attaboy, Alex Ryan, as well as Turner, Philip Kaufman and Peter Kaufman. Gandolfini’s managers Nancy Sanders and Mark Armstrong will serve as co-executive producers and Trish Hofmann as producer.
In 1936, Ernest Hemingway was already a legend when he met Gellhorn, a novelist and one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th Century, in a local bar in Key West. Their tumultuous romance and subsequent 5-year marriage took them to the Spanish Civil War as Gellhorn stood toe-to-toe with the literary master, putting his famous bravado and iconic style to the test. Gellhorn’s competitive nature inspired the novelist to pen one of its most famous novels, For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s daughter Sunday Rose will celebrate her second birthday next month, so it’s still too early to tell if she’s picked up her mother’s acting talents or father’s musical chops.
However, according to Urban, she is clearly her mother’s daughter in one key area. “I think she’s a combination of both of us so far,” he says of Sunday’s looks, “but she got my wife’s legs, which is very lucky for her. She sure didn’t deserve mine.”
The CMT Music Award winner for male video of the year (Urban picked up a “Buckle” for “‘Til Summer Comes Around”) performed Friday night of the CMA Music Festival with a little help from his friends Sarah Buxton and Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman on background vocals.
The 42-year-old actress has starred in dozens of blockbuster films during the course of her 20-year career, including Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, Cold Mountain and Nine. Her fame is such that Nicole is approached by fans no matter where she goes, which is something she still finds hard to believe.
“It still blows my mind that I can go to places in the world that I’ve never been and people know who I am,” she said. “It makes the world feel smaller; it’s a very warm feeling. People love Moulin Rogue! – that always seems to be the movie they mention.” Nicole loves meeting fans from different cultures, but says being able to make a difference in the world is the best thing about being famous. The star is a global goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and says the role is one of the most rewarding things she has ever done.
“UNIFEM is my passion in terms of women’s rights and gender equality,” she told British magazine Hello! “They work tirelessly to eradicate violence against women, to make sure laws are either implemented or upheld to protect women and to help every girl in the world to receive an education.
“I was raised by a feminist mother. I want to give back and protect women because if you do that you protect families
She’s enjoyed a long and celebrated career, even winning an Oscar for 2002′s The Hours. But now Nicole Kidman is focused more on making time for family with Keith Urban and daughter Sunday Rose.
She and her country singer husband try not to spend more than three days apart at a time, Kidman said this week while on a trip to Hong Kong, according to the Associated Press. “I think I’ve reached a point in my life where I’ve slowed down a lot, so it’s not difficult,” she said. “My priority is very much keeping my family together and not being away from them.”
Kidman, 42, has been in family mode ever since the birth of Sunday Rose in July 2008. “She’s never been happier and healthier,” a family friend said at the time. “She is absolutely radiant and enjoying nesting and homemaking with Keith at their new home in Nashville.”
But the actress hasn’t totally given up on Hollywood.
In recent weeks she’s been filming the romantic comedy Just Go With It in Hawaii with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.
She also answered phones last Sunday during a star-studded telethon to help Nashville recover from the recent massive flooding.
Nicole has jetted over to Hong Kong to do some promotional work for Omega, and today attended the opening of a new Omega Boutique and then Omega’s ‘A Night With The Stars’ Charity Gala. She’s looking fantastic! I’ve posted a few news articles about her trip below this post, so give them a read to find out why she’s there and what’s she doing.
HQ photos from both events have been added to the Gallery, and more will be added when I have more time.
Nicole Kidman arrived in Hong Kong May 19 on a private jet to have dinner with Hong Kong’s celebs, who each shelled out HK$100,000 for the occasion.
Kidman will kick off her appearance in Hong Kong with the opening of the new Omega boutique at Manning House in Central, this afternoon. Her husband Keith Urban will then join her at “A Night with the Stars,” a charity gala presented by Omega this evening at the Four Seasons Hotel. Proceeds from the dinner, which costs HK$100 thousand per table, will go to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) programme, of which Kidman is the Goodwill Ambassador.
About 200 guests will attend the dinner including Hong Kong’s own Omega Ambassadors Simon Yam and Qi Qi. To express Kidman’s gratitude to the guests supporting UNIFEM, she will invite Keith to perform a private concert at the dinner.
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)’s Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman raised more than US$175,000 today for programmes to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in China. Attended by more than 200 guests, the charity fundraiser took place during her first visit to Hong Kong, and was organized in cooperation with the luxury watch manufacturer OMEGA. The event also featured a private concert by Nicole Kidman’s husband, Grammy Award–winning singer Keith Urban.
“I feel passionately about support for UNIFEM because the work to empower women and advance their human rights is so important,” said Nicole Kidman. “Together with OMEGA we are in Hong Kong to raise awareness and also vital funding for UNIFEM’s projects in China.”
“This Hong Kong benefit for UNIFEM highlights what we can do together to build support for effective programmes that help women live free from violence and realize their rights,” said Joan Libby-Hawk, Public Affairs Chief, UNIFEM. “Together we can show what an impact a global community can make.”
Nicole Kidman says she and her husband, country singer Keith Urban, try to never spend more than three days apart in an effort to maintain a loving marriage.
The Oscar winner, whose marriage to Tom Cruise ended in divorce, told reporters in Hong Kong on Thursday that her focus has shifted from career to family. She and Urban have a 1-year-old daughter.
Kidman said: “I think I’ve reached a point in my life where I’ve slowed down a lot, so it’s not difficult. My priority is very much keeping my family together and not being away from them.”
The Australian actress was in Hong Kong to open a luxury watch store and attend a fundraising banquet for the U.N. Development Fund for Women.
Nicole was at the “Music City Keep On Playin’” Nashville Benefit Concert in Nashville last night, where she answered phones to receive donations. Photos have been added to the Gallery!
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