Nicole Kidman has taken on the role of producer —a role she admits makes her nervous —for her new film Rabbit Hole, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday.
Kidman also co-stars in the film with Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), and they play a couple that loses their child after a hit-and-run incident.
The film, directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus) is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, written by David Lindsay-Abaire.
At the news conference to promote the film, Kidman said she was extremely nervous.
“The reason I’m wearing this jacket is because I’m sweating under here and I can’t take it off ‘cause this shirt shows it,” Kidman said, according to ABC News. “I feel very exposed, very nervous.”
“It’s a whole different ball game because ... I’m responsible for this film, so it’s a big weight. But I’m glad that we made it.”
The film received a standing ovation after it was screened at the film festival and has received rave reviews so far.
Kidman won an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of novelist Virginia Woolf in 2002’s The Hours, and some film critics say that Rabbit Hole looks like an early favorite to win a Best Picture Oscar.
While she was playing the lead role alongside Eckhart, she felt the film was especially hard to film.
“Particularly as a mother, it’s a terrifying place to be. Life can be beautiful, but at the other end of the spectrum, it could be painful,” in reference to the film’s theme of losing a child, Reuters reported.
Both Eckhart and Kidman attempted to go to bereavement group meetings to prepare for their characters but felt it wasn’t right.
“I tried to go to a grief group, but they said no, emotions are too raw,” she said.
The cast lived in the house where they filmed the movie to save on production costs.
“We ate the same breakfast cereal you see in the film, and we shared a bathroom, ” said Kidman. “It’s a great way to make a film.”
Kidman also co-stars in the film with Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), and they play a couple that loses their child after a hit-and-run incident.
The film, directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus) is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, written by David Lindsay-Abaire.
At the news conference to promote the film, Kidman said she was extremely nervous.
“The reason I’m wearing this jacket is because I’m sweating under here and I can’t take it off ‘cause this shirt shows it,” Kidman said, according to ABC News. “I feel very exposed, very nervous.”
“It’s a whole different ball game because ... I’m responsible for this film, so it’s a big weight. But I’m glad that we made it.”
The film received a standing ovation after it was screened at the film festival and has received rave reviews so far.
Kidman won an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of novelist Virginia Woolf in 2002’s The Hours, and some film critics say that Rabbit Hole looks like an early favorite to win a Best Picture Oscar.
While she was playing the lead role alongside Eckhart, she felt the film was especially hard to film.
“Particularly as a mother, it’s a terrifying place to be. Life can be beautiful, but at the other end of the spectrum, it could be painful,” in reference to the film’s theme of losing a child, Reuters reported.
Both Eckhart and Kidman attempted to go to bereavement group meetings to prepare for their characters but felt it wasn’t right.
“I tried to go to a grief group, but they said no, emotions are too raw,” she said.
The cast lived in the house where they filmed the movie to save on production costs.
“We ate the same breakfast cereal you see in the film, and we shared a bathroom, ” said Kidman. “It’s a great way to make a film.”
