Reflecting on her wide-ranging oeuvre — which will include the forthcoming Babygirl — Nicole Kidman said it seems harder to make and greenlight projects nowadays, especially if they’re not big tentpole draws.
“Everything’s hard now,” she told Vanity Fair in a new interview. “Actually everything. I mean, maybe not Deadpool, but there’s nothing that’s, ‘Oh my gosh. Yep. This is it. Greenlight, let’s go.’ Or maybe it’s just the things that I do. [Laughs] I just think that’s the nature of what we’re dealing with now. Things are shrinking in terms of shows being done and films being made. I definitely feel it. I’m sure most people in the industry feel it. I know the crews feel it. I know writers feel it.”
When asked if the increased difficulty scares her, the Academy Award winner answered, “Yes. Well, I don’t know if it scares me. I think it requires more aligning with the right people and pooling our resources and choosing to not spread yourself too thin so that you have the energy and the desire to keep moving forward. But it’s always been hard. I mean, I started at 14, so I’ve seen a lot now.”
Elsewhere in the interview, the actress gave a list of directors on her bucket list to work with, naming the likes of The Hurt Locker Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow and Licorice Pizza helmer Paul Thomas Anderson. The Expats star also seemingly subtly shaded Martin Scorsese, saying, “I’ve always said I want to work with Scorsese, if he does a film with women.”
Kidman is currently in pre-production for Prime Video’s Scarpetta, a mystery thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s best-selling novel series of the same name, which nabbed a two-season order. Kidman will star and executive produce alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, who also holds the dual role. Next, Kidman will be seen in Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller Babygirl, opposite Harris Dickinson and due in theaters Christmas Day.
