Photo: Lawrence Busacca/Getty Images; Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesNicole Kidmanwent full method for her role in the new Hulu seriesNine Perfect Strangers.During an interview forWSJ’sMy Monday MorningseriesMonday, Kidman’s costarRegina Hallsaid the actress kept her character’s Russian-inspired accent throughout the duration of filming.“Oh, it was great,” Regina, who plays Carmel on the series, said of working with Kidman. “It was so funny because I didn’t hear Nicole without an accent until she wrapped, when she finished her last scene, which was a little bit before us. She gave a thank-you speech when she was leaving, and I was like, ‘That’s her!'“The 50-year-oldGirls Tripstar continued, “She really stayed in her [Russian] accent. There were moments where I would look in between [scenes] and see Nicole smile. She has such a warmth about her.“For more onNicole Kidmanstaying in character while filmingNine Perfect Strangersand other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.While Kidman, 54, has performed various accents on-screen over the years — including when sheplayed a native New Yorker inThe Undoinglast year — she has previously said she wants to “do more” roles in her natural Australian accent.“I got to use my own accent again, something I want to do more of,” she said of her work inThe UpsidetoThe Sydney Morning Heraldin 2017. “I said, ‘I think she’d be better as an Australian’ and [my costars]Kevin HartandBryan Cranstonlooked at me weirdly, as the role was written as an American, but [producer]Harvey Weinsteinsaid, ‘Yep, she’s Australian.'“OnNine Perfect Strangers, Kidman plays Masha, a mysterious Russian woman who runs a luxury wellness center that uses unorthodox methods to help clients.Nine Perfect Strangers.HULUKidman recently opened up about how challenging it was to film the series in Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shoot occurred over a nearly five-month-long period, and it served as the first major production filmed in the country under strict health and safety restrictions.“There’s an enormous amount of stress being responsible for people’s safety and health,” Kidman, who is also an executive producer on the show, toldThe Sun-HeraldandThe Sunday Age. “We took that really seriously. There was testing, mask-wearing and if someone had a sore throat — even if the test came back negative — we rescheduled, or we shut down. We couldn’t put anyone at risk. And we got through without one case, which is extraordinary.“Kidman said they hadn’t “realized what we were taking on” before production began.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“If we’d known how high the risk was in terms of the whole thing being shut down and being destroyed like that, I don’t think the financiers would have taken the risk,” she continued. “We kind of played Russian roulette in that way.“Nine Perfect Strangersis based on author Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel of the same name. The drama marks Moriarty’s second book-to-series adaptation afterBig Little Lies, which ran on HBO from 2017 to 2019.Big Little Liesalso starred Kidman.Nine Perfect Strangerspremieres Wednesday on Hulu.
Photo: Lawrence Busacca/Getty Images; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
Nicole Kidmanwent full method for her role in the new Hulu seriesNine Perfect Strangers.During an interview forWSJ’sMy Monday MorningseriesMonday, Kidman’s costarRegina Hallsaid the actress kept her character’s Russian-inspired accent throughout the duration of filming.“Oh, it was great,” Regina, who plays Carmel on the series, said of working with Kidman. “It was so funny because I didn’t hear Nicole without an accent until she wrapped, when she finished her last scene, which was a little bit before us. She gave a thank-you speech when she was leaving, and I was like, ‘That’s her!'“The 50-year-oldGirls Tripstar continued, “She really stayed in her [Russian] accent. There were moments where I would look in between [scenes] and see Nicole smile. She has such a warmth about her.“For more onNicole Kidmanstaying in character while filmingNine Perfect Strangersand other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.While Kidman, 54, has performed various accents on-screen over the years — including when sheplayed a native New Yorker inThe Undoinglast year — she has previously said she wants to “do more” roles in her natural Australian accent.“I got to use my own accent again, something I want to do more of,” she said of her work inThe UpsidetoThe Sydney Morning Heraldin 2017. “I said, ‘I think she’d be better as an Australian’ and [my costars]Kevin HartandBryan Cranstonlooked at me weirdly, as the role was written as an American, but [producer]Harvey Weinsteinsaid, ‘Yep, she’s Australian.'“OnNine Perfect Strangers, Kidman plays Masha, a mysterious Russian woman who runs a luxury wellness center that uses unorthodox methods to help clients.Nine Perfect Strangers.HULUKidman recently opened up about how challenging it was to film the series in Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shoot occurred over a nearly five-month-long period, and it served as the first major production filmed in the country under strict health and safety restrictions.“There’s an enormous amount of stress being responsible for people’s safety and health,” Kidman, who is also an executive producer on the show, toldThe Sun-HeraldandThe Sunday Age. “We took that really seriously. There was testing, mask-wearing and if someone had a sore throat — even if the test came back negative — we rescheduled, or we shut down. We couldn’t put anyone at risk. And we got through without one case, which is extraordinary.“Kidman said they hadn’t “realized what we were taking on” before production began.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“If we’d known how high the risk was in terms of the whole thing being shut down and being destroyed like that, I don’t think the financiers would have taken the risk,” she continued. “We kind of played Russian roulette in that way.“Nine Perfect Strangersis based on author Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel of the same name. The drama marks Moriarty’s second book-to-series adaptation afterBig Little Lies, which ran on HBO from 2017 to 2019.Big Little Liesalso starred Kidman.Nine Perfect Strangerspremieres Wednesday on Hulu.
Nicole Kidmanwent full method for her role in the new Hulu seriesNine Perfect Strangers.
During an interview forWSJ’sMy Monday MorningseriesMonday, Kidman’s costarRegina Hallsaid the actress kept her character’s Russian-inspired accent throughout the duration of filming.
“Oh, it was great,” Regina, who plays Carmel on the series, said of working with Kidman. “It was so funny because I didn’t hear Nicole without an accent until she wrapped, when she finished her last scene, which was a little bit before us. She gave a thank-you speech when she was leaving, and I was like, ‘That’s her!'”
The 50-year-oldGirls Tripstar continued, “She really stayed in her [Russian] accent. There were moments where I would look in between [scenes] and see Nicole smile. She has such a warmth about her.”
For more onNicole Kidmanstaying in character while filmingNine Perfect Strangersand other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
While Kidman, 54, has performed various accents on-screen over the years — including when sheplayed a native New Yorker inThe Undoinglast year — she has previously said she wants to “do more” roles in her natural Australian accent.
“I got to use my own accent again, something I want to do more of,” she said of her work inThe UpsidetoThe Sydney Morning Heraldin 2017. “I said, ‘I think she’d be better as an Australian’ and [my costars]Kevin HartandBryan Cranstonlooked at me weirdly, as the role was written as an American, but [producer]Harvey Weinsteinsaid, ‘Yep, she’s Australian.'”
OnNine Perfect Strangers, Kidman plays Masha, a mysterious Russian woman who runs a luxury wellness center that uses unorthodox methods to help clients.
Nine Perfect Strangers.HULU
Kidman recently opened up about how challenging it was to film the series in Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shoot occurred over a nearly five-month-long period, and it served as the first major production filmed in the country under strict health and safety restrictions.
“There’s an enormous amount of stress being responsible for people’s safety and health,” Kidman, who is also an executive producer on the show, toldThe Sun-HeraldandThe Sunday Age. “We took that really seriously. There was testing, mask-wearing and if someone had a sore throat — even if the test came back negative — we rescheduled, or we shut down. We couldn’t put anyone at risk. And we got through without one case, which is extraordinary.”
Kidman said they hadn’t “realized what we were taking on” before production began.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“If we’d known how high the risk was in terms of the whole thing being shut down and being destroyed like that, I don’t think the financiers would have taken the risk,” she continued. “We kind of played Russian roulette in that way.”
Nine Perfect Strangersis based on author Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel of the same name. The drama marks Moriarty’s second book-to-series adaptation afterBig Little Lies, which ran on HBO from 2017 to 2019.Big Little Liesalso starred Kidman.
Nine Perfect Strangerspremieres Wednesday on Hulu.
source: people.com
