Back when I first wrote about the planned Valerie Plame biopic, I said that I expected Nicole Kidman to be an immediate frontrunner to play Plame. And -- whaddya know -- today MTV Movies Blog found out the actress has, indeed, landed the part. Not only that, but they found out from the man directing the film -- none other than Doug Liman. Oh yes. It's on! Last March, Warner Bros. snagged the life rights for Plame and her husband Ambassador Joseph Wilson after "someone" outed Plame as a CIA agent following an op-ed piece in the New York Times her husband wrote in which he attacked the Bush administration. Hmmm ...
Liman admitted that Kidman was supposed to star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith as the latter, and that "we owe a movie together. That's an unrequited thing between me and an actor where I fell in love with them for a role and never get to consummate it." On how he plans to tell the highly-publicized story (remember "Scooter" Libby?), Liman said, "I have a really, really insane take on how to tell it. It's so outrageous. Ultimately, I'd be doing something no one has ever done before. Therefore it's automatically appealing to me. I'm just starting to explore whether [what I have in mind] is even possible to do." There's been no official announcement yet; last we heard the studio was jumping through some hoops in order to get this on the big screen, but it certainly appears as if it's moving along just fine. Doug Liman and Nicole Kidman? Next up, my prediction for Wilson is going to Richard Gere. What do you think about that pairing ... for this story?
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2-12-2008 @ 6:14PM
Mimi said...
One thing's for certain, it won't be filmed until next fall, as Kidman is expecting a baby this summer.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:46PM
Em said...
Jesus, she hasn't even had the baby yet & already planning more movies. So much for taking time off.
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2-14-2008 @ 12:29AM
akilis said...
Em, why on earth will she stay home when she has the means to take her baby anywhere and can afford it. She is a working mother. She is taking 9 months off during the pregnancy and will probably take some months after the birth. She has to return to work eventually and better to have something lined up than just jumping into something offhand. I mean, what exactly will she be doing for the next year or so? knitting? As long as she doesn't go back to work a day after having the baby then she has my support.
BTW, it looks like WB has no idea what Liman is on about because according to Variety, neither he nor Kidman are attached to the project:
"Studio is developing a drama about outed CIA agent Valerie Plame and her husband Ambassador Joseph Wilson based on her memoir “Fair Game.” While “Jumper” helmer Doug Liman reportedly said he’s planning to direct the film with Nicole Kidman in the lead, he hasn’t yet met with the studio and neither the director nor the star is attached."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980904.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562
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4-03-2008 @ 11:48PM
Paul Meyer said...
Having spent over two hours at a small champaign brunch with Joe Wilson, given by the godmother of his and Valerie's twins, my thought back then, in 2004, was that Russel Crowe would be the perfect actor to play him. Crowe looks like a somewhat younger Wilson and has the range of acting skills to interpret Wilson's personality range that can go from suavely funny to deadly serious.
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