UNITED KINGDOM: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Judi Dench attend the world premiere of "Nine" in London
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UNITED KINGDOM: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Judi Dench attend the world premiere of "Nine" in London
- Title: UNITED KINGDOM: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Judi Dench attend the world premiere of "Nine" in London
- Date: 4th December 2009
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 3, 2009) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF "NINE" BILLBOARD POSTER AT PREMIERE (2 SHOTS) CROWD AT BARRIER PAN FROM "NINE" POSTER TO FANS AT BARRIER (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) VARIOUS OF ACTRESS KATE HUDSON BEING PHOTOGRAPHED ON RED CARPET (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF ACTOR DANIEL DAY-LEWIS BEING INTERVIEWED ON RED CARPET (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, DANIEL DAY-LEWIS SAYING: "Yeah, it's a challenge. Doing anything that you're entirely unused to is a challenge. But I guess any work with any creative mind is just a different kind of a challenge." DAY-LEWIS TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, DANIEL DAY-LEWIS SAYING: "I haven't rehearsed for 25 years so to actually spend eight weeks rehearsing I found daunting I didn't quite know how we would make use of that time. He (director, Rob Marshall) that every second we would use and we did. We needed it, we needed all that time and more, probably." CLOSE OF DAY-LEWIS TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, ON IMMERSING HIMSELF IN A CHARACTER WITH CREATIVE BLOCK, SAYING: "Well, I suppose I could look at it the other way, and because it's a nightmare that we all have and we all live on occasions if we're involved in any creative work I think it gives one a sense of release to explore that, paradoxically, in a creative way. So I think that was one of the things that most appealed to me about it." VARIOUS OF PENELOPE CRUZ ON RED CARPET (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) PENELOPE CRUZ SAYING: "I have worked on a lot of ensemble pieces but I have to say, yeah, this was very beautiful to work with all these amazing people that I have always admired so much and to get to know them and to get share these beautiful experience with them that was very bonding because all us of were scared a little bit about singing and dancing and new things." VARIOUS OF NICOLE KIDMAN ON THE RED CARPET (3 SHOTS) KEITH URBAN, KIDMAN'S HUSBAND ON RED CARPET NICOLE KIDMAN WITH KATE HUDSON ON THE RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) KATE HUDSON, ACTRESS, SAYING: "Both. I was nervous and exhilarated. The nerves happened first and then the experience was an exhilarating experience . Through and through even the dance numbers and just being a part of the company as Rob (Marshall) likes to call it, it was just really awesome." DAME JUDI DENCH TALKING TO MEDIA (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAME JUDI DENCH SAYING: "I had to do my rehearsal with the dancers for the very very first time as Sophia (Loren) arrived and we all went to welcome her and because we were in a theatre - it takes part in a little theatre - she came and sat down with Dan (Day-Lewis) in front of me. I said to Robbie (Marshall): 'It can't get more frightening than this moment'." DIRECTOR ROB MARSHALL ON RED CARPET (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR ROB MARSHALL SAYING "Oh gosh yes, Cinecitta (studio in Rome) was magical and it feels like a place stuck in time, in a way. Our movie takes place in 1964 and it feels like then, it still feels like the 60's. Sophia Loren came on to the set one day and she pointed to one of the sound stages and said: 'That's where I shots 'Two Women' and you just sort of go wow. And we were on Stage 5 where Fellini shot everything, everything, From "La Dolce Vita" to "Armacord" I mean amazing."
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- Story Text: The star studded cast of "Nine" join director Rob Marshall on the red carpet for the world premiere his lavish new musical.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Judi Dench joined "Chicago" director Rob Marshall on the red carpet in London's Leicester Square on Thursday (December 3) for the world premiere of his latest musical extravaganza, "Nine."
The Harvey Weinstein produced film is adapted from the Tony-Award-winning musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Italian master director Frederico Fellini - in particular, his semi-autobiographical classic "8½."
The movie boasts an impressive ensemble of - mostly female - A-list stars.
Hollywood heavyweights Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Dame Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard and screen legend Sophia Loren share seven Academy Awards between them and Kate Hudson is an Oscar nominee. They are joined by singing sensation Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas Like Fellini's "8½," "Nine" follows the story of a world famous director in the 1960's in the grip of a creative crisis.
Daniel-Day Lewis plays Guido Contini, a respected director who, while working on his latest film, finds himself out of ideas. At the same time, his personal life is spiralling out of control as he juggles the numerous relationships with the women in his life, including his mistress Carla, played by PenéLope Cruz, his devoted wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard), Nicole Kidman as his muse, his costume designer and confidante Lilli (Judi Dench), a flirtatious journalist (Kate Hudson), an instructive prostitute from his childhood (Fergie) and his beloved mother (Sophia Loren).
The musical marked the first foray into song and dance for many of the cast, including Day-Lewis, who said the new experience could be a daunting one.
"Yeah, it's a challenge. Doing anything that you're entirely unused to is a challenge. But I guess any work with any creative mind is just a different kind of a challenge," he told Reuters Television on the red carpet at the premiere, adding: "I haven't rehearsed for 25 years so to actually spend eight weeks rehearsing I found daunting I didn't quite know how we would make use of that time. He (director, Rob Marshall) that every second we would use and we did. We needed it, we needed all that time and more, probably."
Day-Lewis has a reputation for completely immersing himself in his roles. While some might say that may not be the best idea for playing a character experiencing a total creative block, the actor said he made it work to his advantage.
"Well, I suppose I could look at it the other way, and because it's a nightmare that we all have and we all live on occasions if we're involved in any creative work I think it gives one a sense of release to explore that, paradoxically, in a creative way. So I think that was one of the things that most appealed to me about it," he explained Kate Hudson said she had mixed emotions about her first experience filming a lavish musical.
"I was nervous and exhilarated. The nerves happened first and then the experience was an exhilarating experience . Through and through even the dance numbers and just being a part of the company as Rob (Marshall) likes to call it, it was just really awesome," she explained.
Penelope Cruz said she also sometimes found working on such a huge song and dance production to be an intimidating experience - but one she got to share with some of Hollywood's top talent.
"I have worked on a lot of ensemble pieces but I have to say, yeah, this was very beautiful to work with all these amazing people that I have always admired so much and to get to know them and to get share these beautiful experience with them that was very bonding because all us of were scared a little bit about singing and dancing and new things," she said.
Judi Dench was no first timer to musicals, originally playing the role of Sally Bowles in the West End theatre production of "Cabaret" in the late sixties.
But the screen and theatre veteran said she still found plenty of other reasons to be nervous.
"I had to do my rehearsal with the dancers for the very very first time as Sophia (Loren) arrived and we all went to welcome her and because we were in a theatre - it takes part in a little theatre - she came and sat down with Dan (Day-Lewis) in front of me. I said to Robbie (Marshall): 'It can't get more frightening than this moment'," she recalled.
Part of the film was shot at Cinecitta, Rome's huge film studio that is seen as the home of Italian cinema - and to most of Fellini's films.
Director Rob Marshall said being able to work at the famous studio, which was also the location for big budget Hollywood blockbusters like "Ben Hur" and the "Gangs of New York," helped bring out a natural feel for the era he was re-creating.
"Cinecitta was magical and it feels like a place stuck in time, in a way. Our movie takes place in 1964 and it feels like then, it still feels like the 60's. Sophia Loren came on to the set one day and she pointed to one of the sound stages and said: 'That's where I shots 'Two Women' and you just sort of go wow. And we were on Stage 5 where Fellini shot everything, everything, From "La Dolce Vita" to "Armacord" I mean amazing," the director said.
"Nine" opens in the UK on December 18. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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