Nicole and her Hemingway & Gelhorn co-stars and crew have just walked the red carpet and steps at Cannes for the premiere of their movie. Nicole looks a-m-a-z-i-n-g in a black and gold gown with her hair short and curly – I absolutely love this look on her! I love that she’s being more daring with her fashion at Cannes and embracing that side of her, because when she does it, she rocks the red carpet like no-one else

First photo below, more to come…

Nic was back in front of the cameras this morning for the Hemingway & Gelhorn photocall, alongside co-star Clive Owen and director Philip Kaufman. Nicole looked chic in a black and white Christian Dior dress and her hair styled similar to yesterday.

Have a peek at a first photo below, and check back continuously over the weekend for the full batch!

Right, to get us started on full coverage from Cannes, photos from Nicole’s first Cannes appearance can now be found in the Gallery. I’ve added over 50 fabulous HQ photos from Le Grand Journal, as well as a full set of screencaptures from the interview. Big thanks to my friend Mia for downloading the video for me. I’ve also capped the official Cannes Paperboy cast interview which they did after the photocall yesterday.

Videos from both of these interviews can be seen by browsing through our (many) recent updates below.

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Cannes 2012: Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman Talk ‘Paperboy’ Sex Scenes, Nudity

“I had to step into a place to play the character where I didn’t step out of it and look at myself,” Kidman said of working on Lee Daniels’ in Competition film.

The stars of The Paperboy, Lee Daniels’ Southern melodrama which is in Competition in Cannes, gathered in front of a packed press room on Thursday morning to talk about the drama, sex and nudity.

Daniels was joined by stars Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack and Macy Gray at the conference.

The film stars McConaughey as Ward Jansen, a journalist investigating a case involving a man on death row, Hillary Van Wetter (Cusack). A trailer-trash vixen named Charlotte Bless (Kidman) who is in love with Van Wetter is pushing for justice for her man. She also catches the eye of Jansen’s younger brother (Efron).

Kidman has some of the most memorable scenes in the film. In one, she is involved in a scene in a prison visiting room that involves no touching, and in another, her character urinates on Efron’s character after he gets a jellyfish sting. Reporters asked Kidman if she felt uncomfortable filming some of the more personal scenes.

“Strangely no, because I think I had to step into a place to play the character where I didn’t step out of it and look at myself, so it wasn’t hard to shoot,” she said.

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It’s premiere time, and the The Paperboy cast and crew walked the red carpet at the famous Palais des Festivals a little while ago. Nicole looked divine in a pink silk tulle dress by Lanvin, accessorising with a Lanvin clutch and Cartier jewellry. She had her strawberry blonde hair in a loose bun.

Again, there are going to be a million photos coming in from this premiere, so I am going to post a preview photo here, and start saving and adding a full set of photos asap tomorrow.

What do you think of this look on Nic?

Kidman “oversexed Barbie Doll” in gritty Cannes film

Nicole Kidman plays an “oversexed Barbie doll” in the hard-hitting murder drama “The Paperboy”, premiering at the Cannes film festival on Thursday and notable for arresting scenes of sex, violence and urination.

In the adaptation of a Pete Dexter novel, the Australian Oscar winner plays trailer-trash bombshell Charlotte Bless, who is obsessed with a man on death row with whom she exchanges letters.

She is drawn into a newspaper investigation into the prisoner, who may have been wrongfully convicted, triggering a frantic series of sexual encounters, humorous exchanges and a dangerous game of violence and death in the Florida swamps.

Two scenes in particular had critics and reporters chattering in Cannes after a press screening.

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If the early morning buzz is any indication, Nicole Kidman will be a major player this winter in he Oscar race. Her Lee Daniels directed film, “The Paperboy,” was shown to the press this morning. The reaction was unanimous raves for Kidman, who already has an Oscar for her role as Virginia Woolf in “The Hours.” She most recently was nominated for “Rabbit Hole.”

Kidman and her cast, including Matthew McConnaughey, will be walking the red carpet at the Palais tonight to much fanfare. Lee Daniels, who directed the indie hit and six time Oscar nominee “Precious,” should be beaming. That’s because all day distributors are fighting for the chance to buy “The Paperboy.” Everyone should be this popular! Kidman and crew will steal the heat from everything else tonight.

- Forbes.com

Evene.fr have posted a short but very good new interview with Nicole, in which she talks about her directors and her work as an actress. It’s in French, so I’ve posted the original French version, plus a loosely translated (by Babelfish and quickly edited by me) English version below.

Alors que la star a deux films présentés à Cannes cette année, dont ‘The Paperboy’ de Lee Daniels, en compétition officielle ce jeudi 24 mai et qu’elle qualifie de très “sexuel”, Nicole Kidman a accepté de nous décrire son travail avec les réalisateurs qui ont marqué sa carrière.

La star australienne est présente à Cannes pour accompagner en compétition The Paperboy de Lee Daniels (Precious), et Hemingway and Gellhorn de Philip Kaufman, hors compétition. Nicole Kidman avait été huée en ouverture du festival il y a vingt ans dans Horizons lointains de Ron Howard, avant d’y triompher quelques années plus tard avec Prête à tout (de Gus Van Sant, 1995), qui a été un grand tournant de sa carrière. On la verra bientôt dans Stoker de Park Chan-wook et Grace de Monaco d’Olivier Dahan. Ce qui l’anime avant tout, ce ne sont ni les sujets, ni les cachets, mais le choix du réalisateur. Petit questionnaire à une grande actrice.

Qu’est-ce qui vient d’abord, dans votre décision d’accepter un projet : le scénario, le rôle, ou le metteur en scène ?
Le metteur en scène. Si je le rencontre et que la connexion s’établit, je fonce. Souvent, je signe avant même que le scénario soit écrit !

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The excellent Cannes Film Festival official website has already posted their videos from today’s photocall and press conference, as well as an interview with the cast and director. Unfortunately embedding is not available, so hop on over to the official Paperboy page at the Cannes website to watch them all.

Nicole and her The Paperboy co-stars Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack and Macy Gray, plus director Lee Daniels all attended the photocall for their movie earlier this morning in Cannes. It was great to see the much-talked about cast all together! Nicole looked gorgeous in a striking orange Antonio Berardi Fall 2012 dress – I love this look on her! It’s great to see her wearing something bold, different yet still elegant.

Zillions of photos are going to be popping up throughout the day, so I am going to hold off adding anything to our Gallery just yet. Below is a preview photo, plus the first few HQs from the event as a preview of what’s to come. Lots, lots more will be added to the site later today, so keep checking back!