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☆ Met Gala 2024: Everything we know about the theme, hosts and guests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will co-chair this year's Met Gala for the exhibition "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." The first celebrities to appear will be Gala co-chairs Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth, the last of whom is making his Met Gala debut. What was the first Met Gala theme? Gwyneth Paltrow famously called the Met Gala “un-fun” in 2013 and said she’d “never” go again, but returned in 2017 (and 2019). Met Gala guests have often broken the no-social-media rule to give a more candid glimpse of who is hanging with who and what goes on behind closed doors.

Persons: CNN —, —, Jared Leto’s, Rihanna, J.G, Ballard, Andrew Bolton, Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Zendaya, James Devaney, Victor Aubry, Christina House, Neil Mockford, Bad Bunny, Anna Wintour, Wintour, Arturo Holmes, Karl Lagerfeld, Rei Kawakubo, Charles James, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Gianni Versace, Angela Weiss, Lagerfeld, Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Jenna Ortega, Chanel, Fendi, Eleanor Lambert, Diana Vreeland, LaunchMetrics, Calvin Klein, “, ” Cher, Ron Galella, ”, Lady Gaga, Kardashian, Jenners, Donald Trump, James Corden’s, Demi Lovato, Zayn Malik, Tina Fey, Fey, David Letterman ”, backtrack, Gwyneth Paltrow, she’d “, Olivia Wilde, Margaret Zhang, Kevin Mazur, Bella Hadid, Dakota Johnson, Jason Derulo, Jay, Solange, it’s, ” Wilde Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute, Los Angeles Times, American Vogue, New York Times, Getty, Super, Hollywood, Vogue, “ Vogue China Locations: New York, British, American, China

☆ Meryl Streep jokes that Nicole Kidman is so good at acting it’s ‘traumatizing’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Meryl Streep made the most of her AFI Life Achievement Award presentation to Nicole Kidman over the weekend. The two actors costarred together in the 2002 film “The Hours” and Season 2 of “Big Little Lies.” Streep had the audience laughing as she joked about “the very, very hardest part of being incessantly called the greatest actress of my generation.”“What is the hardest part?” Streep joked. The hardest part is when you come up against, or you’re acting with, another person who is also really, really, really, really, really, really great. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesShe cited Kidman opting on the first day of filming to do an emotional scene multiple times, delivering a stellar performance each take. “I haven’t recovered from that first day, I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” Streep said.

Persons: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, costarred, ” Streep, Kidman, “, Nicole, she’s, ” Nicole Kidman, Alberto E, Rodriguez, I’ve, ” Kidman, you’ve, Streep, it’s Organizations: CNN, AFI, TNT, Turner, Warner Bros .

☆ In pictures: Celebrated actress Nicole Kidman
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Nicole Kidman, one of the greatest actresses of her generation, will be honored Saturday with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Kidman, 56, is the first Australian to receive the award. "Nicole Kidman has enchanted audiences for decades with the daring of her artistry and the glamour of a screen icon," said Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees. Since her career began in 1983, Kidman has won an Academy Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Her Oscar win came in 2003 for her portrayal of author Virginia Woolf in "The Hours."

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Kidman, Kathleen Kennedy, Oscar, Virginia Woolf Organizations: AFI, Trustees, Globe

☆ Why auction houses are embracing luxury — and celebrity — fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joan Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — There’s a lot of talk about luxury’s rising prices, but it’s at auction that fashion is selling for the most eye-popping of sums. Fashion items from the sets of TV, film and even commercials can also garner high prices. Frank Augstein/APWhile selling prices are widely publicized, auction houses maintain something akin to attorney-client privilege when it comes to the identities of their bidders. In fact, much of the archival fashion seen on stars today has passed through auction. “That dress would now sell for $10 million because of that double whammy connection of a celebrity,” said Nolan.

Persons: —, Celine, Joan Didion, Levi’s, Kurt Cobain, Elton, Burberry, ”, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Bishop, Frank Augstein, Bishop, Audrey Hepburn, Diana —, Victoria, they’re, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Michael Jackson’s, Laverne Cox, Jordan Strauss, ’, Shannon Hoey, Hoey, Dior, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, “, Meg Randell, Leigh Anne Clark —, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Andre Leon Talley’s Birkin, Christie’s, Anna Wintour, Clark, Talley, would’ve, Andre Leon Talley's, Meghan McCarthy, Renae Plant, Diana’s, It’s, Carrie Bradshaw, Martin Nolan, Carrie Bradshaw's, Craig Blankenhorn, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Nolan, Read Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, AMC, Albert Museum, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, USA, Plant, City, Julien’s, HBO Locations: London, Dallas, Palm Beach , Florida, California, Paris, Australia

☆ Blades fall off Moulin Rouge windmill in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The blades of the windmill atop the famous Parisian dancehall the Moulin Rouge fell off overnight, damaging the facade of the building, it was reported Thursday. Benoit Tessier/ReutersThe blades will be put back in place “very, very soon,” Moulin Rouge director general Jean-Victor Clerico told BFM. Located in Paris’ Montmartre district and established in 1889, the Moulin Rouge is one of the world’s most famous cabaret clubs. What the world famous cabaret club usually looks like when its eponymous red windmill is securely intact. Benoit Tessier/ReutersOver the years, the venue has endured fires and undergone renovations to maintain its grandeur, according to the Moulin Rouge website.

Persons: Rouge, Moulin, Benoit Tessier, Jean, Victor Clerico, BFM, Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse, Nicole Kidman – Organizations: CNN, BFMTV Locations: Paris, Moulin Rouge, Paris ’ Montmartre, Moulin

☆ Rebel Wilson broke down how she went from earning $3,500 in 'Bridesmaids' to $10 million in 'Pitch Perfect 3' six years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rebel Wilson said in her memoir that her paycheck rose from $3,500 to $10 million in six years. AdvertisementRebel Wilson said she went from earning $3,500 for a small role in "Bridesmaids" to making $10 million for a lead role in "Pitch Perfect 3" six years later. Wilson said the success of 'Pitch Perfect' helped her negotiate higher paychecksRebel Wilson in "Pitch Perfect." (L-R) Chrissie Fit, Anna Camp, Kelley Jakle, Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Ester Dean in "Pitch Perfect 3." Representatives of the producers of "Pitch Perfect 3" did not respond to a comment request from Business Insider.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Wilson, —, William Morris, Jess Cagle, Megan, Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, Brynn, wasn't, Matt Lucas, Rebel Wilson Rebel Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Universal Pictures Wilson, Kay Cannon, Amy, Hailee Steinfeld, Chrissie Fit, Anna Camp, Kelley Jakle, Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Ester Dean Organizations: Service, William, William Morris Endeavor, Screen Actors Guild, Office, Lionsgate, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Times, Grimsby, Office Mojo, Universal Pictures, Facebook, Business Locations: Australia, Hollywood, South Africa

☆ Rebel Wilson says she was contractually obligated to remain overweight while she filmed the 'Pitch Perfect' movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rebel Wilson told The Sunday Times she was contractually required to stay overweight for "Pitch Perfect" movies. The actor chose to "get healthy" at the end of 2019, and her weight loss was highly publicized. Despite her successful career, Wilson said she received more attention for her weight loss than any of her movie roles. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRebel Wilson said she was contractually obligated to remain overweight while filming the "Pitch Perfect" movies.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Wilson, —, Amy, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Leon Bennett, I'd Organizations: Sunday Times, Service Locations: Australian

☆ Opinion: The next time I want to see Timothée Chalamet, I’ll do it from the comfort of my couch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Last week, I ditched work one day and went to a matinee at a local AMC theater. It was a Timothée Chalamet movie, because statistically of course it was. There are few things this movie nerd loves more than a big, loud sci-fi fantasy epic on an IMAX screen. It’s as if big movie chains are responding to the dire warnings about the death of their industry by deciding they’ll simply force-feed their remaining audience as much monetizable property as possible. Long live the fun movie theater experience, which is totally possible!

Persons: Sara Stewart, Sara Stewart Todd Thompson, you’ve, Denis Villeneuve’s, I’d, Nicole Kidman, ”, Maria Menounos “, they’ll, Will, Paul Atreides, Kidman, Long, CNET’s Joan Solsman, ‘, ’, Bob Cooney, you’re, Adam Aron, guy’s Organizations: CNN, AMC, Warner Bros ., PSA Locations: Pennsylvania, Arrakis, Alamo, Noovie

☆ AMC Theaters, Looking for Movies, Turns to Blumhouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For five days starting on March 29, people who buy tickets to certain movies at certain AMC Theaters will see video messages starring … Jason Blum? It’s a long way from Nicole Kidman, whose breathy “We come to this place for magic” branding spot has become legend. But Mr. Blum, a horror film producer, has been working to build his entertainment company, Blumhouse, into more of a consumer-facing brand. AMC and Blumhouse, which has made more than 200 horror movies and shows, are teaming up for what they are calling the Halfway to Halloween Film Festival. Previously released Blumhouse horror movies, including “Split,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “The Purge,” “The Invisible Man” and “Insidious,” which will have its 13th anniversary on April 1, will be on offer in 100 AMC theaters in 40 cities.

Persons: … Jason Blum, It’s, Nicole Kidman, Blum, ”, James Wan, Mike Flanagan Organizations: AMC, Marvel, ”

☆ 17 celebrities you probably didn't know were Irish
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nicole Kidman has Australian, Hawaiian, Scottish, and Irish influences in her life. Jordan Strauss/AP ImagesWhen you think of Kidman, the first thing you think of might be her Australian accent. Speaking to Independent.ie in 2014, Kidman said her father's ancestors traveled from Ireland to Australia as free settlers in 1839. We come from the line of the Callaghors and, obviously, how I look, you know, I have Irish skin," Kidman said. Kidman famously starred in "Far and Away" — with an Irish accent — alongside her then-husband Tom Cruise in 1991.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Jordan Strauss, Kidman, Tom Cruise Locations: Ireland, Australia, Northern Ireland

☆ When the Oscars Were Held Against the Backdrop of Another Divisive War
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On March 23, 2003, as the rest of the world watched televised images of captives and corpses identified as American soldiers, limos carrying high-fashion-clad celebrities rolled up outside what was then known as the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. The United States had invaded Iraq just three days before, and, until that morning, there was still the possibility that the Oscars wouldn’t go on. As A-listers like Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry and Steve Martin — the host — were herded through metal detectors amid a large law enforcement presence, a few blocks away, police officers holding clubs faced off with demonstrators trying to get closer to the theater (none did). This year, another war is in the headlines as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mounts another Oscars. So far, almost no one has spoken out at precursor awards shows, but it was very different in 2003.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Steve Martin — Organizations: Kodak Theater, United, Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences Locations: Los Angeles, United States, Iraq

☆ Get Ready for the Great Trump Diaspora
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Paul Starobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The Atlantic devoted an entire issue to the authoritarian horrors in store for America "If Trump Wins." AdvertisementA second Trump presidency, Speer said, could serve as a "catalyst" that further fuels the growing diaspora of Americans living in exile. Since 2015, Democrats Abroad, the foreign-based arm of the DNC, has nearly tripled its membership. Since 2015, Democrats Abroad, the foreign-based arm of the Democratic National Committee, has nearly tripled its membership, which now numbers in the hundreds of thousands. My wife and I are both Trump decriers, although we didn't begin our Italy property search to find a refuge from MAGA-infused America.

Persons: specter, Donald Trump —, Trump, Gallup, George W, Bush's, Barack Obama's, Doris Speer, Speer, —, Roe, Wade —, Martha McDevitt, Pugh, Emily, Francophiles, Ernest Hemingway, James Baldwin —, Nicole Kidman's, MAGA, batty, it's, John Galey, Paul Starobin Organizations: Washington Post, Trump, America, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, dodgers, DNC, Democratic National Committee, Leggett, Italy Facebook, Côte, IRS, Citizens Abroad, Los Angeles Times, New Books Network Locations: Umbria, Italy, Montana, Tuscany, Texas, Tennessee, America, Canada, Washington, Paris, United States, Iraq, Europe, Vietnam, Sedona , Arizona, Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Golden, California, MAGA

☆ All of AMC's revenue growth came from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé films, theater chain says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Popcorn buckets are pictured during the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. "Literally all" that growth was tied to concert films from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, AMC CEO Adam Aron told analysts Wednesday. AMC was behind "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" and "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé," the first movie distributions in the company's 103-year-old history. U.S. market share for AMC, based outside Kansas City, expanded as a result of the two movies, Aron said. To that end, it is no surprise that our praise for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has no limit."

Persons: Taylor Swift, Nicole Kidman, Adam Aron, Aron, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, Carter Organizations: AMC, Disney Locations: Los Angeles, ., Kansas City

☆ Photographer who accused Taylor Swift's father of assaulting him says he's never been 'punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photographer Ben McDonald accused Taylor Swift's dad of punching him in Sydney, Australia. He said he's never been "punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad." AdvertisementA photographer accused Taylor Swift's dad, Scott Swift, of punching him as he tried to take her photo in Australia in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "Police have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2.30am before leaving the location," a New South Wales Police spokesperson told Business Insider. "In 23 years, I haven't been assaulted and punched in the chops, particularly by the talent's dad," McDonald told the Associated Press.

Persons: Ben McDonald, Taylor Swift's, McDonald, he's, —, Scott Swift, Taylor, haven't, didn't, Nicole Kidman, Nicole, Ben McDonald's Organizations: Service, Police, New South Wales Police, North Shore Police Area Command, Swift, Daily Mail Australia, Associated Press, Business Locations: Sydney, Australia, New, Australian

☆ ‘Madame Web’: Dakota Johnson is not watching her movie as a form of ‘self care’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dakota Johnson is choosing to sit out from watching her newest movie, and her reasoning might be a bit surprising. “Madame Web” stars Johnson as a clairvoyant paramedic and is tenuously connected to Sony Pictures’ grouping of films that include both the “Venom” movies as well as 2022’s “Morbius” with Jared Leto. Reviews for “Madame Web” have been less than enthusiastic, with a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes. When it comes to self care, though, at least Johnson knows the right answer to the question, “Do you Google yourself?”“No! God no,” the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson told MagicFM this week.

Persons: Dakota Johnson, ”, MagicFM, she’ll, Johnson, Grey, “, ” Johnson, Meryl Streep, Adam Driver, Emma Stone, Nicole Kidman, Jared Leto, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson Organizations: CNN, Sony Pictures, Rotten

☆ Amazon Prime’s ‘Expats’ was set and filmed in Hong Kong. But it’s not being shown there
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Amazon Prime’s new drama series “Expats,” starring Nicole Kidman, is currently unavailable to watch in Hong Kong despite being set and partly filmed in the city. That year, Hong Kong also granted Oscar-winner Kidman an exemption from its tough Covid-19 quarantine rules to film in the city. Four members of her crew were also granted relief from the restrictions, Hong Kong officials said at the time. CNN has also reached out to the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau for comment. “It was very important to me to be able to show this particular moment in this year in Hong Kong very accurately,” she said.

Persons: ”, Nicole Kidman, Margaret, Hong Kong, Oscar, Kidman, Hong, “, ” Yaqiu Wang, ” Bonde Sham, Ji, Yoo, Wang, ’, Lulu Wang, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Amazon, Umbrella Movement, Hong, The Hong, Hollywood, Freedom House, Hong Kong Commerce, Economic, Reuters, Kong’s, Film, Association, BBC Radio Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, The, The Hong Kong, Hong, China, Taiwan, Los Angeles

☆ Amazon Filmed ‘Expats’ in Hong Kong, but People There Can’t Watch It
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Tiffany May | Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That series from Amazon Prime, “Expats,” which stars Ms. Kidman, aired its first two episodes last week in what it described as a worldwide release. For Hong Kong viewers, they appeared as “currently unavailable.”The reasons are unknown. Amazon Studios declined to comment. A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said it had facilitated the filming of some street scenes in “Expats” but would not comment on the “operational arrangement of individual businesses.”The show is being released after several years of transformation in the city, a Chinese territory. Hong Kong was largely closed off to the world during three years of pandemic restrictions, and speech and dissent have become severely restricted after a mass protest movement was squashed in 2019.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, “, Kidman, Hong Kong Organizations: Amazon Prime, Hong Kong, Amazon Studios, Hong Locations: Hong Kong, Hong

HONG KONG (AP) — Nicole Kidman's latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked from seeing it, prompting speculation about censorship in a city where civil liberties are shrinking fast. The first two episodes of “Expats,” a six-episode drama about expat women, were released on Amazon Prime on Jan. 26. But when viewers in Hong Kong try to watch it, they instead get a message saying that “this video is currently unavailable to watch in your location.”The city has hardened its controls over political speech after 2019 anti-government protests rocked the city. In 2020, China passed a National Security Law that criminalized political activities, such as protesting for independence. On Tuesday, the Hong Kong government announced plans to enact a local version of the 2020 National Security Law.

Persons: — Nicole Kidman's, “, ” Organizations: Amazon Prime, Security Law, Walt Disney Co, Disney, ”, Amazon, Hong Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, China

☆ Why Amazon Prime video suddenly has a different look
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Amazon Prime members today may notice something looks a little different when they watch Prime Video: They’ll have to watch ads, unless they want to pay a little extra. Starting Monday, Prime Video will feature “limited” advertisements in its shows and movies. Prime Video is joining most other streaming services by inserting ads into its programming and raising prices on ad-free tiers. Netflix in October said its premium ad-free plan in the United States will increase by $3 per month, to $22.99. Prime Video, which is home to the new Nicole Kidman series “Expats” and “Citadel,” is included in the $139 yearly Prime subscription.

Persons: ’, Morgan Stanley, Nicole Kidman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Hulu, CNN, Warner Bros, NBCUniversal, “ Citadel Locations: New York, United States, “, ”

Nicole Kidman captivated TV viewers in 2020 in “The Undoing,” as a woman whose husband was accused of murder. At the center of “Expats" are three women, played by Kidman, ‎Ji-young Yoo and ‎Sarayu Blue, who are each expatriates living in Hong Kong. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“Imagine you’ve just met Nicole Kidman and you’re like, ‘Hey, I’ve got this idea for an episode and you’re in the background. An executive producer, Kidman wasn’t just receptive to Wang’s thoughts and ideas — they spoke to a true career passion, championing others. “I had never worked with a writer's room before," Wang says.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Oscar, Virginia Woolf, ”, Kidman, ‎ Ji, Yoo, Margaret, “, Nicole, ” Wang, Wang, you’ve, I’ve, Kidman wasn’t, —, ” Kidman, Janice Y, Lee, Brian Tee, Margaret “, let’s, John Carucci Organizations: ”, Amazon Prime, Associated Press Locations: Hong Kong, China, New York

☆ This ‘Expats’ Star Can’t Believe She’s Actually in It
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Robert Ito | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In “Expats,” the actress Ji-young Yoo, a relative newcomer to Hollywood, shares the screen with Nicole Kidman, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress and producer. Yoo plays Mercy, a Columbia grad and would-be babysitter for the young son of Kidman’s Margaret, a former landscape architect and a mother of three living, none too happily, in Hong Kong. When Mercy loses her charge in a moment of distraction (yes, she was texting), it sends Margaret into — well, just imagine how Nicole Kidman might react if, say, you were texting and you lost her child. “When I watch the scenes with me and Nicole, it still feels like I was Photoshopped in,” she said in an interview last month. Premiering on Friday, the Amazon series tells the story of three women, all of them expatriates, living in Hong Kong amid the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.

Persons: “ Expats, Ji, Yoo, Nicole Kidman, Mercy, Kidman’s Margaret, Margaret, ”, —, Nicole, Kidman, Lulu Wang’s Organizations: Hollywood, Columbia Locations: Hong Kong, —, Moulin Rouge

☆ Nicole Kidman shares update on possible third season of ‘Big Little Lies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“We are working on it,” Witherspoon told Variety of a third season. “Big Little Lies” earned eight Emmys over two seasons and follows a group of California women and a murder. Alongside Kidman and Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton and Meryl Streep have starred in the series. Kidman is currently promoting another show, “Expats,” which follows a group of expatriates living in Hong Kong. “I read the book, my sister gave it to me to read, and I knew it would make an amazing film,” Kidman said.

Persons: CNN — Nicole Kidman, Kidman, “ We’ve, Jean, Marc Vallée, ”, Reese, Witherspoon, ” Kidman, Variety, We’ve, ” Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kathryn Newton, Meryl Streep, “ Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, HBO, Globes Locations: California, Hong Kong

☆ Nicole Kidman says this trait helped turn rejection into an Oscar-winning career—it's a 'superpower'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nicole Kidman has five Oscar nominations to her name, including one win. In an interview with the Radio Times Podcast this week, Kidman says her height made it challenging to break into acting. I had to talk my way through the door because they were measuring you before you went in. In fact, Kidman says she took the lessons she learned from those rejections and passed them on to her children. Performance coach Steve Magness previously told CNBC Make It that even a simple grammatical shift can boost your resilience.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Kidman, They'd, Annie, Steve Magness, Magness Organizations: Radio, CNBC

☆ Nicole Kidman was told she was 'too tall' for Hollywood: 'It will bother me when I'm acting and I want to be small'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewNicole Kidman says she was told she wouldn't have a career in Hollywood because she was too tall. Speaking on the "Radio Times Podcast" on Tuesday, Kidman said that her height was initially a challenge when she broke into acting. Related stories"I say I'm 5 foot 10 ½ inches, but I'm really 5 foot 11 inches. Having said that, I've had knee issues and all sorts of things — partly because of my height," Kidman added. In 2020, the star told Byrdie she trained to become a massage therapist to give her mom therapeutic treatment.

Persons: —, Nicole Kidman, wouldn't, Virginia Woolf, Kidman, Annie, I'm, I've, Patrick Riviere, she's, Byrdie Organizations: Service, Virginia, Business Locations: Hollywood, Australian, Moulin Rouge, Sydney

☆ Angelina Jolie on Being a Punk and Styling Advice From Her Kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

"The One" With WSJ. MagazineIn this deeply personal conversation series, WSJ. Magazine’s cover stars talk about “the one” secret to their success—the one mentor they lean on in a crisis, the one habit they wish they could break, the one call that changed their lives changed forever. From actor Nicole Kidman to The Daily Show host Trevor Noah to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, iconic cultural figures open up to WSJ.

Persons: Nicole Kidman, Trevor Noah, Bill Gates Organizations: Daily, Microsoft

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