It has been reported that Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in talks to play Grace Kelly in Olivier Dahan’s GRACE OF MONACO.
The plot focuses around Kelly’s life between December 1961 and November 1962 – at this point in her life she was already an Oscar winner, a mother of two and a princess. She’s asked to help save Monaco (she was married to Monaco’s Prince Rainier III) from trouble arising from it being considered a tax haven. The film will most likely record Kidman portraying Kelly’s life during this troublesome and complex time.
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam will produce the film, financing it with a full $15 million. Arash Amel, who is currently writing the sequel to I AM LEGEND (2007), is set to write the script while Dahan will direct. He directed Marion Cotillard all the way to an Oscar for LA VIE EN ROSE (2007) – but he won’t be the only award nominee on set. Kidman has already won an Academy Award for her role in THE HOURS (2002) but was also nominated for RABBIT HOLE (2010) and MOULIN ROUGE! (2001).
Apparently this is one of the hottest roles to be offered in Hollywood so if Kidman does sign on, she’ll be one very lucky lady.
GRACE OF MONACO, directed by Olivier Dahan, has a predicted release date of 2014.
Source: Variety
