Then she got hooked.
Ive never done this, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning star told me.
It was espionage and action, which was new territory for her, she explained.
Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana attend the launch event for ‘Special Ops: Lioness’Getty
Kidmans an admirer of the script Sheridan penned for David Mackenzies beautifully realized filmHell or High Water.
But I knew that I wanted to produce it, and then Taylor and I kept talking.
Paramount+ and 101 Studios co-hosted a lavish soiree in another part of town last year.
Nicole Kidman at the Paramount+ event at Tate Britain (Baz Bamigboye/Deadline)
They hope that a Paramount+ summer bash will become an annual event.
The eight-part seriespremieres July 23on Paramount+ with two one-hour episodes; a new instalment will drop weekly thereafter.
One such is Cruz Manuelos, played with fierce energy by Laysla De Oliveira (Locke & Key).
Those two do much of the dramas heavy lifting.
They take the reins, is how Kidman put it.
Morgan Freeman and David Kelly also star.
A tattoo could blow her cover.
Cue cringe-making comment from yours truly, But youre the art, Nicole.
OK, shoot me.
Its very much in that milieu, she said.
Although not in terms of where its set, she clarified.
She marveled at Sheridans willingness to shape the part for her.
Shes a leader, the actress declared, proudly.
But her emotional capacity is fully relegated to: what is the mission?
How do I strategically forge the mission?
Shes 10 steps ahead, always 10 steps.
That was a Eureka moment for Kidman.
As soon as I grasped that I was like, Oh, OK!
She factored that Kaitlyns not about feelings.
There was a roar of laughter, which is the opposite to me!
I feed off feelings,you know?
Kaitlyns not that; shes about the job at hand, which is the opposite to me.
If you choose to be a tough nut at the CIA, thats what youre choosing, Kidman said.
On that note, Kidman stepped back into the stiletto-heeled shoes shed slipped off during her chat.
No spy would wear these, she joked.
He says ,I got a new idea.’
Its an amazing process with Paramount, Glasser explained.
Hell call, pitch the idea.
He pitches it ,they say yes on the phone.
McCarthy nodded his head in agreement.
The three of us said yes on the phone.
He wrote all eight films.
By the way, Im calling them films because of Glassers assertion that what theyre making are one-hour films.
When I wondered if the show was a one-off series, Glasser didnt miss a beat.
Theres going to be aSpecial Opsuniverse, McCarthy enthused.
Added Glasser: Its the beginning of a franchise, I hope.
