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Nicole Kidman to Portray Valerie Plame in Movie

By Jeralyn, Section Valerie Plame Leak Case
Posted on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:19:32 AM EST
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Great casting, in my opinion. Via Huffington Post:

Nearly a year after Warner Brothers announced their intention to make a biopic of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, the identity of the actress who will play her has finally been leaked to the media - and you can only find it on MTV News. "Nicole Kidman," director Doug Liman revealed. "She's perfect if you've ever met Valerie.

It will be a while before the movie starts filming, as Nicole is currently pregnant.

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    Nicole Kidman to Portray Valerie Plame in Movie | 29 comments (29 topical)

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    Not bad (none / 0) (#1)
    by andgarden on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:22:18 AM EST


    Excellent (none / 0) (#2)
    by Stellaaa on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:38:42 AM EST
    Who will be Scooter? and Cheney...(dr. evil)

    Danny Devito as Cheney.... (none / 0) (#8)
    by kdog on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:11:35 PM EST
    they just need to make him up like when he played The Penguin in Batman Returns.  I always thought Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin was a dead ringer for Cheney.

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    Is no one pondering who will play Joe Wilson? (none / 0) (#25)
    by oculus on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:56:17 PM EST


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    Variety says "not so" (none / 0) (#3)
    by kaybeel on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:48:33 AM EST
    Variety

    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.
    Nicole Kidman is American (none / 0) (#4)
    by Raoul Duke on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:53:31 AM EST
    Born in Honolulu.

    Nicole Kidman is the new Meryl Streep.... (none / 0) (#5)
    by jerry on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 11:54:46 AM EST
    Nicole Kidman was fantastic in Dead Calm.

    Nowadays she is the new Meryl Streep, and not in a good sense for either actress.  Streep used to get tons of accolades for basically adopting some new accent for each movie and everyone deciding that was great acting.

    Because of that she's been in some real stinkers the past few years.

    I hope this movie is stellar.

    Regardless I think Liman is missing some PR possibilities in this release:

    Nearly a year after Warner Brothers announced their intention to make a biopic of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, the identity of the actress who will play her has finally been leaked to the media - and you can only find it on MTV News.

    Perhaps he should be calling for an investigation into his team to find out who leaked the casting decision...?

    Unfortunately, (none / 0) (#7)
    by scribe on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:09:49 PM EST
    your comment is a cheap shot at both Streep and Kidman.  They are both very different actresses, and very skilled, too.  If the movie stinks (how about "Days of Thunder", off the top of my head, Kidman fans?), it's more likely to be the fault of the director, writer or both, because those two actresses are pros in the best sense.  If they were such bad actresses, they would not keep getting work.

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    A dingo ate my baby! (none / 0) (#14)
    by jerry on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 03:33:55 PM EST


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    Haw! (none / 0) (#15)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 03:36:29 PM EST


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    She won best actress (none / 0) (#17)
    by scribe on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 03:54:30 PM EST
    at Cannes for that role.  You can look it up.

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    Which makes the reference even more entertaining. (none / 0) (#20)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:40:00 PM EST


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    Even if it was a silly movie, (none / 0) (#21)
    by scribe on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:43:04 PM EST
    her performance was pretty darn good.

    Judge 'em on apples and apples, not apples and oranges.

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    Hey, I think she's great. (none / 0) (#22)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:48:36 PM EST
    I've watched Postcards From the Edge probably a half-dozen times.

    Regardless, Jerry's reference is damn funny.

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    Query: is the only "safe" post (none / 0) (#23)
    by oculus on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:53:23 PM EST
    for your comments today?

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    Not sure I understand your question... (none / 0) (#24)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:55:39 PM EST


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    Ha. (none / 0) (#26)
    by oculus on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 05:01:32 PM EST
    I noticed BTD called you out recently for stating you wish he would just leave TL.  But you are hiding over here.

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    Oh I've made a few comments here and there today. (none / 0) (#27)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 05:15:46 PM EST
    Click on my moniker, and then on my comments, they're all there.

    I'll afford him the courtesy of not directing any more comments directly to him as he wishes, despite his refusal to afford me the courtesy of answering my last question to him, in the exchange you reference.

    Ah, who cares? It's pretty meaningless anyway. We're all just wasting time here when we should be working or something...

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    In the US where George Bush was reelected. (none / 0) (#16)
    by jerry on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 03:40:48 PM EST
    McDonalds has sold over 5 brazilian hamburgers.

    There are 200 Million members of MySpace.

    1 out of 7 people own a yappy dog.

    And Meryl Streep's accents are considered good acting.

    (Don't know why expressing my opinion these actors are overrated is a cheap shot....)

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    They're all overrated (none / 0) (#19)
    by jondee on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:12:58 PM EST
    I thought Clive Owen was great till I saw what they did with the emminantly fascinating Sir Walter Raleigh in Elizabeth the Golden Age.

    If the writing, directing etc aren't there, Olivier ends up looking like a hack, IMHO.

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    Apparently he was offended (none / 0) (#28)
    by jondee on Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 01:43:19 PM EST
    by Streeps Jeane Kirkpatrick impersonation in The Manchurian Candidate.

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    That wasn't one of her wurst roles.... (none / 0) (#29)
    by jerry on Sun Feb 17, 2008 at 12:30:00 PM EST
    She's had others more full of baloney.

    On the other hand, the new Manchurian Candidate was nothing compared to the original, and Streep's performance paled in comparison to Lansbury's.

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    I'm ok with her being cast, but (none / 0) (#6)
    by scribe on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:04:30 PM EST
    I would have preferred Naomi Watts.  I think she was a better fit for the role.  Nicole's pregnancy means the film (listed on IMDB as in pre-production for 2009)won't be out before the election.

    Now, the question is whether this is the same film as the one supposedly with Kate Beckinsale as the couple-decades-older Judy Miller.  IMDB says "not"; and that film is set for release in mid-September.

    So, one more piece of propaganda hackery out of Judy, just in time for November.

    i like nicole! she is a good actress. (none / 0) (#9)
    by hellothere on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:13:05 PM EST
    of course there are others who might be available sooner. but i know she will add to the movie. i am wondering who will play bush and cheney! any ideas out there?

    and if more information comes out before it goes into production, maybe it'll have even more drama.

    No corroboration so far in (none / 0) (#10)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:26:29 PM EST
    The Hollywood Reporter.

    Heh (none / 0) (#11)
    by Steve M on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:33:53 PM EST
    The comments at the MTV site are classic wingnut stuff.  "Gee, who is going to play Richard Armitage, the REAL leaker?"

    How about (none / 0) (#18)
    by jondee on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 04:04:52 PM EST
    "Gee, whos going to play recycled Iran Contra slime ball, Richard Armitage?"

    Of course, its asking too much to expect the average wingnut to remember back that far.

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    How (none / 0) (#12)
    by tek on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:34:46 PM EST
    cool is that?

    The Director... (none / 0) (#13)
    by Alvord on Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 12:48:45 PM EST
    ...Doug Liman directed the first Bourne movie "The Bourne Identity."

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