More than a decade later, the onscreen chemistry between Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman is still palpable. As the pair promotes their new Netflix romantic comedy A Family Affair, they recently explained that they “both feel safe” with each other and reminisced about first working together on The Paperboy (2012). “We had so much fun doing that, but it was crazy,” he told People of the Lee Daniels-helmed crime drama. “I’m still so enamored with Nicole,” admitted Efron. “There’s a part of me that pinches myself when I realize who I’m working with a lot.
I think that was more pronounced during The Paperboy because I was a lot younger. I was very nervous back then.” Inspired by a true story, Matthew McConaughey starred in The Paperboy as Ward Jansen, a journalist who returns to his Florida hometown in 1969 to write a story about death-row inmate Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack).
After hiring his brother Jack (Efron) as his driver, the young man develops an infatuation with Hillary’s devoted girlfriend Charlotte Bless (Kidman).
After portraying romantic opposites in the film, which featured Kidman’s character urinating on Efron to alleviate a jellyfish sting, the actress explained that their behind-the-scenes trust was an advantage when teaming up again for A Family Affair. “It’s really helpful when you’re doing this sort of work together that you’ve already got a history together, because it’s easy,” said Kidman. “You’re not working to create a history.
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