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Gwyneth Paltrow to Play Kidman’s Wife in ‘The Danish Girl’

Bang — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:47 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow is to play Nicole Kidman’s wife.

The ‘Iron Man’ actress has signed on to replace Charlize Theron in ‘The Danish Girl’, an adaptation of a novel about the first post-operative transsexual.

The film follows Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener who found success after Einar stood in for a female model that Greta was set to paint. As their work gained popularity, Greta encouraged her husband to continue to adopt a female guise.

This eventually led to Einar undergoing a sex change operation in 1931, shocking the world and threatening their marriage.

Anand Turker is set to direct the film, which screenwriter Lucinda Coxon is adapting from David Ebershoff’s novel of the same name.

Nicole previously won an Oscar for playing a lesbian in ‘The Hours’, while Gwyneth saw her character in ‘Shakespeare In Love’ disguise herself as a man in order to fulfil her acting dreams.

Last week, Nicole said she actively sought out “extreme” film choices and explored all aspects of love, sex and marriage.

She said, “In the end I hope my life will be a mix of extreme love and bold artistic choices. I’ve never wanted to be safe. I’ve never chosen safe relationships. And I’ve never chosen safe films.”

Nicole Kidman’s ‘Sexual Fetish’ Experiment

Bang — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Nicole Kidman has loved experimenting with “strange sexual fetish stuff”.

The ‘Nine’ actress, who divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 following a 10-year union and is now married to country singer Keith Urban, says she has enjoyed exploring with the different aspects of love, sex and relationships over the years.

She explained, “My life has been about exploring types of love. I’ve explored obsession, I’ve explored strange sexual fetish stuff, I’ve explored the mundane aspect of marriage and monogamy. But I’m still on that journey.”

Despite the fascination people have with her love life, the 42-year-old beauty has vowed to take the details of her past relationship with Tom to her grave.

She told Britain’s GQ magazine, “I have never discussed the intricacies of it and I never will.

“I burned most of my journals after I remarried. You’re only going to find out bad things. You can’t read somebody’s diary. You shouldn’t read it.

“I know I live inside some rose-coloured cloud but I’ll never waver on it. I am not writing a book. I will go to the grave with all my secrets, all my stories.”

While together, Tom and Nicole adopted children Isabella, now 17, and Connor, now 14. Nicole also has 15-month-old daughter Sunday Rose with Keith and Tom is father to Suri, three, his daughter with wife Katie Holmes.

Nicole Kidman Terrified of Singing

Bang — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:37:29 +0000

Nicole Kidman is terrified of singing.

The 42-year-old star, who has previously released duets with her ‘Moulin Rouge!’ co-star Ewan McGregor and British singer Robbie Williams, insists she hates performing in front of people and had to be persuaded to sing in new musical movie ‘Nine’.

She said, “I was terrified of it. I am not a natural singer in the sense that I don’t love getting up in front of a group of people and just belting out a tune. It needs to be coaxed out of me because I want my voice to tell a story and sometimes it doesn’t have the capacity to do that.”

The actress felt particularly pressured because director Rob Marshall had told her he envisaged her appearing as a “goddess” in the movie.

She told Empire magazine, “When Rob approached me, he told me a role had been written especially. He told me he wanted her to look like a goddess and I was a little overwhelmed by that.”

While Nicole was eventually persuaded to record her vocals, she has previously vowed never to sing with her husband, country music star Keith Urban.

She said, “We have our work, but most important is our life together, we don’t want to blend the two.”

Angelina Jolie tops Forbes top earning actresses list

Bang — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:42:35 +0000

Angelia Jolie raked in an impressive $27 million between June 2008 and June 2009 to top this years Forbes Magazine list of top earning actresses.

Angelina beat her partner Brad Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who came second in the list with earnings of $25 million.

In a statement, the magazine said: “Much of Angelina’s earnings came from her share of the profits on ‘Wanted’, but she also scored a fat upfront cheque for ‘Salt’, an action film originally slated to star Tom Cruise, in which Jolie plays a CIA agent who is accused of being a Russian spy.”

‘Mamma Mia’ star Meryl Streep was placed third with an income of $24 million, while ‘Sex and the City’ actress Sarah Jessica Parker came fourth with $23 million in earnings.

Cameron Diaz was ranked fifth generating $20 million, while Reese Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock tied for sixth place after making $15 million each. Nicole Kidman and Drew Barrymore tied for eighth place, followed by Renee Zellweger.

The magazine compiled the list after speaking to agents, managers, producers and lawyers. Money earned from clothing, perfume or accessories lines was also taken into account.

As usual, the actresses earned significantly less than their male counterparts. This year’s top-earning actor Harrison Ford earned $65 million, $38 million more than Angelina. The top 10 actors earned a combined total of $393 million, compared with the actress’ earnings of $183 million.

Forbes magazine’s top 10 Top-Earning Actresses of 2009:
1. Angelina Jolie, $27 million
2. Jennifer Aniston, $25 million
3. Meryl Streep, $24 million
4. Sarah Jessica Parker, $23 million
5. Cameron Diaz, $20 million
6. Sandra Bullock, $15 million
6. Reese Witherspoon, $15 million
8. Nicole Kidman, $12 million
8. Drew Barrymore, $12 million
10. Renee Zellweger, $10 million

Nicole Kidman Pregnant?

Duncan Riley — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:14:45 +0000

Nicole Kidman has been spotted with a possible baby bump, sparking speculation that she is pregnant with her second child.

The baby bump was spotted while Kidman was attending the Japan premiere of the movie Australia.

Nicole was snapped placing both of her hands on her stomach, body language which so-called experts claim is proof of her having a baby on board.

A representative of Kidman denied the rumors. Kidman’s first naturally born child was delivered only 7 months ago. She also looks as skinny as a rake to me in the shot, but then again, I’m not an expert either

Heath Ledger Scholarship Backed by Star-Studded Group

Meieli Sawyer — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:14 +0000

The Heath Ledger Scholarship, which is run by the L.A. based non-profit Australians in Film, has received support from notable Australian talent like Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, and Hugh Jackman, reports People. (Yes, the sexiest man also has a heart. Squeeee!)

The $10,000 scholarship will allow one emerging Australian actor to pursue a career in the United States. Australians in Film board vice president Paula Paizes stated that “[AIF] received a staggering number of applications, and the caliber of applicants is extremely high. My fellow judges and I have our work cut out for us over the coming month.”

Michelle Williams is also a benefactor of the fund, which was conceived to honor the memory of Heath Ledger. In addition to this notable dedication supported by colleagues and friends, Christian Bale honored Ledger while on the podium of the People’s Choice Awards just yesterday, saying “On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank you very much to the fans. Here’s to Heath.” The Dark Knight scooped up all five awards for which it was nominated, including Favorite Superhero, Favorite Onscreen Match-Up (Bale and Ledger), Favorite Cast, Favorite Movie, and Favorite Action Movie.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman: dumped the adopted kid

Samantha DeWitt — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:57:31 +0000

Remember Connor Cruise? He is the less photographed and less talked about, adopted kid of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. He was adopted before adopting was de riguer amongst celebs.

Well it seems if you have the biological kids, the adopted kids get pushed to the side. Connor Cruise debuted in the movie Seven Pounds, as a young Will Smith. This week saw the LA premiere of Seven Pounds which WIll Smith and Connor Cruise both appeared at. Tom and Nicole didn’t even bother to show up.

No “I am so proud” no smiling photos supporting their son (even if he is adopted). Now that Sunday Rose and Suri are here it seems to all about the biological. The positive focus that Tom seems to get with Suri, and Nicole gets with Sunday Rose means that it will be unpopular to call these two bad parents. But I’ll say it. Not bothering to tun up to your child’s movie premiere is poor form and clearly shows favoritism amongst your children.

Tom claimed he was too busy promoting his current movie, Nicole Kidman didn’t even bother providing an excuse.

Nicole Kidman Delivers Meals On Wheels in Nashville

Samantha DeWitt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:17:13 +0000

Nicole Kidman told a Tennessee newspaper, that she loves Nashville and delivers meals on wheels in her spare time, which given the reviews of her most recent movie Australia, she might have a lot more time for.

“I love doing that because it’s just being part of a community,” she says. “That is what is important to both of us, feeling like we’re normal and part of a community.

She also said people don’t always “recognise” her. This is most probably because as Sharon Osbourne said, she has has so much botox, her forehead looks like a “flat schreen tv”.

The Australian press however are whipping themselves into a frenzy about “their Nicole” and her desire for her baby, Sunday Rose to have an “American accent”.

“I’m glad that she is able to say she’s born and bred in Nashville and Tennessee. That is really lovely. I think it’s very appropriate, considering her daddy. His whole life was headed here; from a little boy, he dreamed of coming here. For him to be able to say his baby girl was born here, I think is very special. I hope she has a Southern accent.”

Given the poor kid is called Sunday, she is going to need all the help she can get, so we say the Aussie press should give her a break.

Study: Blogspot, Naked Female Celebs Pose Worst Malware Risks

JR — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:31:50 +0000

Blogspot.com is the worst when it comes to malicious content, according to a new report released by antivirus company Sophos.

Sophos says Google’s free blog hosting service has more malware than any other single site on the Web, with 2 percent of all the world’s dangerous code — both in hacker-created blogs and in innocent blogs infested with malicious comments. Google says hosting any malicious code is, of course, a violation and something its staff actively works to avoid.

Another curious discovery: Messages claiming to contain naked photos of Angelina Jolie or Nicole Kidman are the most common forms of e-mail-based malware, Sophos found.

Overall, Sophos says there are now 11 million different pieces of malware floating around, with 20,000 new samples coming in daily. Engineers say they’re finding three times the amount of problematic content as they did last year.

Nicole Kidman Gets a Cute Dedication from Keith; Will Pop at Any Moment

Meieli Sawyer — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:34:51 +0000

Keith Urban rocked out at a down-home concert with his pal Kenny Chesney in Nashville, and even facing a crowd of 50,000 wasn’t going to stop him from beaming about his mega-pregnant wife and her rapidly approaching due date. Keith got ready to start in on “Better Half” at the concert, but before he did, he dedicated his work to Nicole, saying “I’m going to dedicate a song to my very, very, very, very, VERY pregnant wife!”

I hope that Nicole Kidman has an easy “natural lamaze birth” and just enjoys being a mom. (No, I’m not being sarcastic.) I’m just glad we’re not facing as much hoopla as Angelina Jolie’s whirlwind of a pregnancy has treated up to so far!