AUSTRALIA: NICOLE KIDMAN ATTENDS FILM PREMIERE OF "MOULIN ROUGE " IN SYDNEY

Record ID: 547160

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: NICOLE KIDMAN ATTENDS FILM PREMIERE OF "MOULIN ROUGE " IN SYDNEY
  • Date: 21st May 2001
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, (MAY 21, 2001) (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SCU NICOLE KIDMAN ARRIVING AT PREMIERE VARIOUS, NICOLE KIDMAN AND BAZ LUHRMANN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS VARIOUS, OF KIDMAN SHAKING HANDS WITH FANS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS THEN POSING FOR MEDIA (3 SHOTS) SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NICOLE KIDMAN SAYING IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION ON WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING IN AUSTRALIA, "It's great, really fun, relaxing actually" SLV BAZ LUHRMANN AND NICOLE KIDMAN STANDING ON RED CARPET SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) KIDMAN "It's lovely. I mean I don't know what else to say." SMV, (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) BAZ LUHRMANN SAYING, "We had a great day. We had a couple of great days, This opening more than anything is fun. We're having fun for the first time on the tour ... because everyone here worked on it, you know?" SMV (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NICOLE KIDMAN SAYING "Yeah, we've got all the crew and everybody who worked on the film here tonight, which is really great for them to finally see what they worked so hard on." WIDE OF CROWD WATCHING SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NICOLE KIDMAN, SAYING, "No, I didn't split with Tom on the movie ... Oh, getting by, getting by. Finding strength that I never knew I had." SMV, BAZ LUHRMANN SAYING, "You know Mike, we have this line in the film, as you know, The show must go on" KIDMAN AGREEING WITH COMMENT WIDE OF GUESTS WALKING UP THE RED CARPET VARIOUS, LONDON BUS ARRIVING ON RED CARPET AND CAN CAN DANCERS GETTING OUT (3 SHOTS) SLV CAN CAN DANCERS POSING VARIOUS ARRIVALS VARIOUS , NICOLE KIDMAN RECEIVING FLOWERS FROM AND TALKING TO CROWD WIDE/PAN OF ARRIVALS WALKING ON RED CARPET SMV, SARAH MICHELLE GELLER AND FREDDIE PRINZ ARRIVING SCU MAN WITH VIDEO CAMERA SLV, DAVID SPADE ARRIVING PAN DOWN OF CINEMA WHERE MOULIN ROUGE PREMIERE HELD SCU MOULIN ROUGE POSTER (2 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 5th June 2001 13:00
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  • Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Reuters ID: LVAB8JRU8XQAV8JVTLZSJ54FLIXE
  • Story Text: Nicole Kidman was the toast of her home town at the Australian premiere of her new movie Moulin Rouge. The premiere of the Baz Lurhmann directed musical marks the first appearance in her home town of the actress, since the announcement of her split from husband Tom Cruise.
    The Screening of the $95 million musical at Sydney's Fox studios was accompanied by much fanfare courtesy of probably the biggest ever launch party for a local film.
    The lavish invitation only party, held on the stage where the film was made, followed the screening, featuring can-can dancing girls, dazzling jewelry and some of the films actually sets.
    Three thousand guests, including 400 competition winners watched the film simultaneously in 11 cinemas before being escorted to the party. Organizers seem to have prepared for a long night with reports that they have stocked up with 250 dozen bottles of champagne. Car hire firms reported that every limo in Sydney was booked for the evening, with some guests resorting to a London Double Decker bus.
    Since her return home Kidman's home in Sydney's Darling Point has been on constant watch by a large group of paparazzi. Although when asked what it was like to be home Kidman replied "It's great, really fun, relaxing actually."
    Although she arrived in Sydney without her children, Kidman stated that she would like to bring her children, Conor and Isabella back to Sydney to live. When asked how she was feeling in relation to the split she said she was "getting by", and "finding strength she never knew she had."
    ENDS
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