Nicole Kidman Says Acting in Blockbusters Is ‘Not About the Check’; People Asked Her Why She’d Star in ‘Batman Forever’: ‘Because I Get to Kiss Batman!’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Nicole Kidman said in a new interview with L’Officiel that she’s never just seeking a paycheck whenever she decides to star in a major Hollywood tentpole.
Given the Oscar winner is acclaimed for her work in indie films and dramas, she always gets questioned whenever she signs on to star in big movies like the “Aquaman” franchise or 1995’s “Batman Forever.” “Everyone’s like, ’Why are you doing that?’” Kidman recalled about the confusion her “Batman Forever” casting as Dr.
Chase Meridian. “I’m like, ‘Because I get to kiss Batman!’…The thing people don’t understand is, it’s not about the check. A lot of the mainstream big blockbusters that I do are hopefully different.” Kidman got the same questions when she signed on to star as Queen Atlanna in “Aquaman,” a role she reprised in the sequel “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” Surely she did not have a passion for the “Aquaman” comics, but she did have a passion for director James Wan and his horror movies.
She signed up for him. In fact, Kidman was elated when he called her for the role because at first she thought it was going to be for a horror film. “I’d really wanted to work with him in horror,” Kidman said.
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