Australian film-makers and actress Nicole Kidman are involved in a new feature film which begins shooting in Scotland today. The Railway Man sees Aussie director Jonathan Teplitzky reunite with his Burning Man producer Andy Paterson as well as The Propositions Chris Brown and Bill Curbishley, producer of Quadrophenia. Casting is led by Colin Firth with Nicole Kidman and War Horses Jeremy Irvine. The ten-week shoot will also take place in Thailand and Queensland as an Australian/UK co-production, between Browns Australian Pictures in Paradise and Patersons British Archer Street. The Railway Man is an adaptation by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Paterson of Eric Lomaxs autobiographical story as an Allied prisoner of war, played by Firth, forced construct the Thai/Burma Railway in WW2 and later convinced by a beautiful woman, played by Kidman, he met on a train to confront his Japanese tormentor, played by Hiroyuki Sanada, on the bridge of the River Kwai. Teplitzky and Paterson will also reunit...

Nicole Kidman is back in the UK getting ready to film a new movie with Colin Firth. 'The Railway Man' is about a soldiers battle to overcome the torture and brutality he suffered during the Second World War. Kidman says she was drawn to the role of playing the soldier's wife because of the power of loving somebody through trauma. The movie will be filmed in Scotland.

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Nicole Kidman is back in the UK getting ready to film a new movie with Colin Firth. 'The Railway Man' is about a soldiers battle to overcome the torture and brutality he suffered during the Second World War. Kidman says she was drawn to the role of playing the soldier's wife because of the power of loving somebody through trauma. The movie will be filmed in Scotland.

To view this content you need to install the Flash Player. Movies Reuters Published Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 4:25PM EDT Kidman said she was hugely drawn to the real-life drama in the script and is looking forward to the shoot. Email Print Decrease text size Increase text size

Nicole Kidman is back in the UK getting ready to film a new movie with Colin Firth. 'The Railway Man' is about a soldiers battle to overcome the torture and brutality he suffered during the Second World War. Kidman says she was drawn to the role of playing the soldier's wife because of the power of loving somebody through trauma. The movie will be filmed in Scotland.

Nicole Kidman has been speaking about her forthcoming film 'The Railway Man,' hoping that the topics within the film will cause the public to think about the struggle of war veterans to get on with their lives after coming home from conflict. 'The Railway Man' - which also stars Colin Firth - focuses on a Japanese prisoner of war's struggles to overcome the torture that he suffered whilst being held captive, and Kidman explained that to get into character she read several real-life stories that were horribly similar. "It was basically about women who are married or in relationships with men who have come back from Afghanistan or Iraq right now and I thought there's a sign that this is still incredibly relevant," she said at a press conference reported by the Daily Telegraph. "It was very informative for helping to mould the character for me. I read it and I was moved. I am that spontaneous in my decisions. I just found the subject matter very movi...

Apr 27 2012 colin firth and nicole kidman in edinburgh HOLLYWOOD stars Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman have appeared in Edinburgh as they prepare to start filming their new movie The Railway Man in the city. Oscar-winner Firthplays Scotsman Eric Lomax, one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma Death Railway during the World War II. Years later, still haunted by memories of the torture and brutality he endured, he meets the beautiful Patti, played by Nicole Kidman, who tries to help him. Shooting begins on April 30 in Scotland, where Lomax was from, and will later move to Thailand and Queensland, Australia. Firth revealedhe felt "a little overwhelmed" by the enormity of the story being told but admittedmeeting Eric and Patti Lomax twice helped prepare him for the role. He said: "They are both incredibly engaging and made me feel very welcome. "I found them both a delight, though I did feel at times a little overwhe...

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Zac Efron has millions of girls across the globe fighting for his attention. However, he has revealed that playing Nicole Kidmans love interest in The Paperboy was something he had to pinch himself over as it was everything you dreamed of. Speaking about the role on ITVs Daybreak , he said, It was everything you dreamed of. She was such a lovely person. I pinched myself every day, especially after doing love scenes with Nicole Kidman. Nicole is so gorgeous! Managing to forget about her good looks for a nanosecond or two, Zac also confessed that he was amazed with her acting skills. He admitted, Nicole was something else and was always in character. She didn't get weird method, like some actors do, but I have never seen anyone so centered. He recently spoke of his own sex symbol status, revealing that he hates being called a heartthrob. Speaking to the CBS Sunday Morning show, he said, I can't explain to you what it's like to be a heartthrob, [because] I don't think I...

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By Andrea Magrath PUBLISHED: 09:14 EST, 24 April 2012 | UPDATED: 09:15 EST, 24 April 2012 It was the scene that shocked audiences and cemented Sharon Stone's place in cinematic history. And now Nicole Kidman looks to be having her own Basic Instinct moment in her upcoming film The Paperboy. The actress, 44, is pictured in newly released movie stills wearing a short dress and sitting with her legs wide apart. Basic instinct: Nicole Kidman appears to reveal a little too much as she sits with her legs apart while wearing a mini dress in newly released film still from The Paperboy Provocative: The actress couldn't look further from her usual English rose look as blonde bombshell Charlotte Bless in the film Peekaboo: Sharon Stone in that iconic scene from Basic Instinct With her mouth open, Nicole, wearing heels and with blonde bombshell hair, leans forward provocatively. Her male co-stars, including Matthew McConaughey, avert their gazes from N! icole, w hile younger counterp...

Blonde bombshell Nicole Kidman glams up the May 2012 issue of W magazine . 44-year-old actress is looking beyond amazing on mags cover in Prada outfit , accessorize with diamond bracelets. English actor, Clive Owen looks equally smashing on cover page sporting Giorgio Armani cotton shirt . For the inside spread, Nicole Kidman is wearing pieces from the likes of Rochas, J.Crew, Louis Vuitton, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta etc. So, check out what the Hemingway & Gellhorn co-stars had to share with mag : Nicole, on what attracted her to the HBO project: I knew nothing about Martha [Gellhorn], but Ive always been drawn to unique women who are willing to take on the world. The exciting thing about this film is that you see her discovering her nature. At the beginning, shes a lot of talk. She knows that shes either got to get her hands dirty and become what she pretends to be or shes a fraud. In the end, Gellhorn out-Hemingways Hemingway. Clive, on sex scenes vs. scenes where...

are two of the most beloved and respected people in their fields, they have a beautiful family together, and they continue to be one of the top in pop culture. Unlike fellow actress-singer couple Gwyneth and Chris, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are total hams when it comes to the cameras. There's not a red carpet they haven't walked! In addition to showing off his luscious locks whenever possible, Urban went on tour in 2011 and landed a gig as a vocal coach on Australia's version of The Voice . Kidman starred in the somewhat successful rom-com Just Go With It in 2011 and has two flicks in the works. The stars aren't in the headlines on a regular basis, but as showbiz veterans they'll always have a steady fanbase and level of success. For those curious about our process of ranking these couples, this year we've refined our definition of "hotness" to rank 100 celebrity couples using the following criteria: Staying Power, Popularity, Success, and Attra...

Published: 6:59PM Tuesday April 24, 2012 Source: BANG Showbiz Zac Efron - Source: BANG Showbiz Related Zac Efron donates clothes to the homeless Efron and Pfeiffer's movie kiss 'wasn't very sexy' Zac Efron believes filming sex scenes with Nicole Kidman for forthcoming movie Paperboy was the "highlight" of his life so far. The 24-year-old High School Musical heartthrob gets down and dirty with the 44-year-old married mother-of-four in the new sexual thriller, and admits it was a dream come true because he has always had a crush on her. He told television show Daybreak: "Nicole is so gorgeous. "It was everything you dreamed of. She was such a lovely person. I pinched myself every day, especially after doing love scenes with Nicole Kidman. "It was the highlight of my life." And it is not just the Rabbit Hole star's looks he admires. Speaking about their time on set, he continued: "Nicole was something else and was always in characte...

Nicole Kidman is looking hot and bothered in her new movie The Paperboy , director Lee Daniels ' steamy and dramatic follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Precious , and we have a first look at a shot from the film. Related: Nicole Cried When Keith Got His Voice Back The potboiler concerns a reporter ( Matthew McConaughey ) and his brother ( Zac Efron ) who returns to their Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate ( John Cusack ) who may be wrongly convicted of murdering a sheriff. Kidman plays a woman who writes letters to death row inmates , and who first brings the case to the attention of the press. Related: Woody & Matt to Track Killer as 'True' Detectives The Paperboy will make its debut at the Cannes film festival this May. They Dated?! Surprising Celebrity Hookups Star Sightings: Celebrity Candids Stars Keep it Real

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The first pictures from Lee Daniels 's Precious follow-up The Paperboy have emerged online. Zac Efron , Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey feature in the stills for Daniels's movie version of Peter Dexter 's 1995 novel. The trio of images debuted on French website Allocine . The Paperboy centres on a reporter (McConaughey) and his brother (Efron) as they try to free a possibly-innocent man ( John Cusack ) from death row. Their efforts run into trouble when Efron's character Jack James begins an affair with a woman (Nicole Kidman) Cusack's inmate has been writing to from inside. The Paperboy will hold its world premiere in competition at next month's Cannes Film Festival . Watch Zac Efron in the trailer for The Lucky One below: