Bewitched tells the story of failing actor Jack Wyatt, who is planning to remake the classic 1960's sitcom "Bewitched"
(with himself in the starring role of Darrin). When looking for an unknown actress to play Samantha, Jack comes
across a young woman named Isabel, whose nose bears a striking resemblance to Elizabeth Montgomery's, who
played Samantha in the original TV version of Bewitched. He's convinced she is the best person to
play Samantha, but unknown to him Isabel is actually a real witch. Meanwhile, Isabel's father Nigel
isn't happy about his daughter wanting to be normal, but he becomes distracted when he meets Iris, the movie
star playing Samantha's mother Endora in the film.
Information Released: US- June 24th 2005; Argentina- 28th July 2005; UK- August 19th 2005; Germany, Portugal-
September 1st 2005; Greece, Spain- September 2nd 2005; France- September 21st 2005; Italy- September 23rd 2005;
Netherlands- October 13th 2005; Directed by: Nora Ephron Co-stars: Will Ferrell (Jack Wyatt/Darrin), Shirley MacLaine (Iris Smythson/Endora),
Michael Caine (Nigel Bigelow), Jason Schwartzman (Ritchie), Kristin Chenoweth (Maria Kelly),
(Heather Burns .... Nina) Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Filming: Began late August 2004 - December 2004. Filmed on location in California, USA. Budget: $85,000,000 Nicole's salary: $17,500,000 Box Office: Made $20,131,130 in it's opening weekend in the US on 3,174 screens. Had made
$57,026,688 in the US by the middle of July. Runtime: 102mins / 1hr 42mins
Trivia
[1] Kristin Chenoweth's part was written specifically for her, because Nicole Kidman
enjoyed her performance as Glinda in the Broadway musical "Wicked".
[2] APPARANTLY Nicole has been told by the studio that she is not allowed to 'twitch' in public before
the premiere of the movie
[3] Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, and Alicia Silverstone were
considered for the role of Samantha/Isabel before Nicole was finally cast.
[4] Continuity Error - When Isabel is sitting after Jack tells her to call her with his
shoe you can see her tea bag hanging out of her cup but when they switch back to her
it is gone and then back again.
[5] Continuity Error - At the premiere party for the show, Isabel is wearing a green top and
black slacks at first. When she is at the valet station, telling Jack that she is a
witch, she is wearing a skirt under her coat.
[6] Continuity Error - The amount of bread slices is different on the plates at the restaurant
where Isabel orders scrambled eggs. At first there is three and then she puts two in the toaster
but the next second they're there again.
[7] In January 2006 Nicole was quoted as saying "I fancied making a few more of those, but the
critics killed that idea." referring to her wishes for a sequel.
Quotes
Kristin Chenoweth - "Nicole Kidman is a very skilled actress, she just gets it."
Nora Ephron - "She's really fun, she's really warm, she's really charming, and we haven't seen her be this Nicole Kidman."
Nicole Kidman - "I suppose with Will and I it is kind of an odd pairing. But at the same time it was a really fun pairing.
He's very generous with his talent and he would go, 'C'mon Nicole, you can do it.' And coaxing me out of my shell."
Will Ferrell - "It's not that hard to play in love with Nicole Kidman, because she is incredibly available in her
performance, and really has put any feelings of awkwardness I might have had from working with someone of her calibre,
put them to rest right away."
Michael Caine - "Nicole is an extraordinary combination of an actress, a beauty, and a star. You may think you can get
that very often, but you don't get all three. Plus she's an extraordinarily nice person!"
Nicole Kidman - "He's divine. He truly is - he's got those wonderfully mischievous eyes. He's given some great, great
performances. He still has an enormous sense of fun and love of what he does."
Worth watching for...
... Nicole in a magical comedy; Nicole playing a witch; Nicole in a film with Will Ferrell!
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Bewitched tells the story of failing actor Jack Wyatt, who is planning to remake the classic 1960's sitcom "Bewitched"
(with himself in the starring role of Darrin). When looking for an unknown actress to play Samantha, Jack comes
across a young woman named Isabel, whose nose bears a striking resemblance to Elizabeth Montgomery's, who
played Samantha in the original TV version of Bewitched. He's convinced she is the best person to
play Samantha, but unknown to him Isabel is actually a real witch. Meanwhile, Isabel's father Nigel
isn't happy about his daughter wanting to be normal, but he becomes distracted when he meets Iris, the movie
star playing Samantha's mother Endora in the film.
