Actress Nicole Kidman Expresses Readiness to Give lips to Batman at No Cost
Kickin' It with Kidman: She's Got the Horror, and She's Not Afraid to Show It!
Imb侧斜，和被问为何接受 Dr. Chase Meridian 角色在 Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever而辩解 Nicole Kidman 说她简直是“ smooching Batman”. She admiteds, "Everyone’s like, 'Why are you doing that?' I'm like, 'Cause I get to smooch Batman!'" Manystill don't understand that for Nicole it's not always about the money. The big blockbusters she takes on, she hopes, are different.
Though the interview didn't delve much into the actress' relationship with the character, Nicole did spill some beans and announced she would be portraying Queen Atlanna in both Aquaman and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom". She also confessed she wished to work with Saw director James Wan, but was disappointed that it was in an aquatic superhero flick and not in the horror genre she truly adores. "I'd really wanted to work with him in horror," she added wistfully.
Despite not often categorized as a "scream queen", Kidman still has some chops when it comes to the genre. She starred in The Others, Stoker, Eyes Wide Shut, Killing of a Sacred Deer, and even played a witch more than once, in romantic comedies like Bewitched and Practical Magic. Not to mention, a potential sequel to the latter is in the works, re-uniting her with Sandra Bullock.
Kidman mentioned she has yet to challenge herself in "hardcore" horror in the vein of Ti West's recent films. However, one might argue she's already nailed it with her role in the 1989 film Dead Calm. This nautical horror thriller starts with a child being shot through a car windshield and ends with Billy Zane's head exploding in a flare gun blast. Set on a dark journey of a serial killer who had just wiped out a low-budget pornographic film crew, the movie is every bit as horrifying as Pearl and MaXXXine, with a subtler approach. Though Kidman seems to disagree, one can't be certain she isn't yearning to test her luck in the 11th Saw movie.
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Enrichment Insights:
- Background: Prior to accepting roles in big blockbusters, Nicole Kidman had a passion for horror movies. Her first successful horror film was The Others.
- Horror-Themed Roles: Nicole has starred in multiple horror films, including Stoker, The Beguiled, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer. She has also played a witch in both Practical Magic and Bewitched.
- Upcoming Projects: Nicole will reprise her role as Queen Atlanna in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. There's a potential sequel to Practical Magic in the works.
1. According to a 2017 interview with The Wrap, Kidman had expressed her desire to revisit her role as Grace Stewart in The Others
- In a 2017 interview with The Wrap, Kidman expressed her hope to revisit her role as Grace Stewart in The Others.
- Kidman's希望 playing the witch character Morgan in the potential sequel to Practical Magic, possibly re-uniting her with Sandra Bullock.
- While discussing her role in the 1989 film Dead Calm, some argue that Kidman had already "nailed" hardcore horror, given the movie's horrifying content.
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