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Nicole Kidman Admits She Needs To 'Shut Up' About Upcoming Project

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By Taylor Hodgkins on October 7, 2024 at 7:15 PM EDT

It looks like actress Nicole Kidman has the "zoomies" for a particular project!

It's understandable for one of entertainment's busiest actresses to be excited. The "Babygirl" actress will soon be heading back to the beach to film another season of "Big Little Lies," the HBO adaptation of Liane Moriarity's hit thriller novel about a group of affluent mothers who find themselves in a constant wave of drama.

Kidman's "Big Little Lies" crew also includes actresses Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, and Laura Dern. The first season debuted on HBO in 2017.

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Nicole Kidman's 'Big Little Lies' Is Gearing Up For A Third Season

The third season of "Big Little Lies" has been on the radar for TV fans for quite a long time! Season two of the black comedy finished airing over five years ago.

Kravitz has been chatting about the show's third season since earlier this Summer. The actress and director got serious when it came to the show's status, revealing she was "waiting by the phone" and anticipating the news "just like everyone else," as The Blast previously reported in August.

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Season two of "Big Little Lies" featured the entrance of legendary actress Meryl Streep, who currently stars in the Hulu hit series, "Only Murders In The Building." She made a splash in Monterey, California, as Kidman's character's husband's mother. Streep's time on the show so far is undoubtedly remembered for her blood-curdling scream while at dinner with her grandchildren. Alexander Skarsgård's character was killed during the first season's finale.

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'Big Little Lies' Season Three Has Been Green-Lit

HBO's Big Little Lies Season 2 Premiere Jazz at Lincoln Center, NY. 29 May 2019 Pictured: Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman.
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Kidman serves as the series' producer, alongside "Legally Blonde" superstar and book aficionado Witherspoon. Both actresses have been quite vocal about the third season's production over the past year.

Kidman, who recently starred in Netflix's hit miniseries "The Perfect Couple," spoke to Variety back in January, and told the publication, "We're at work on it. There's a timeline and we're working on it."

Witherspoon echoed her co-star by saying "We're working on it. Nic and I are working on it a lot," as previously reported by The Blast.

In a more recent interview, the "Cruel Intentions" actress shared, "Nicole and I've been waiting," with E! News.

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Nicole Kidman's Pal And Co-Producer Spills The Beans On 'Big Little Lies'

The future of the "Big Little Lies" adaptation lies with the woman, herself!

Witherspoon, who plays the 'Monterey Five's unofficial leader Madeline MacKenzie, gave E! a bit more insight into the show's creative process. She went on to echo Kravitz's experience of waiting by the phone to hear some developments on season three.

"We're waiting for Laine Morarity," Witherspoon added. "She's going to be turning in something very soon. We're back to the original author and we're going back to the original characters," she said.

Series creator David E. Kelly is credited for writing episodes of season two, per IMDB.

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A Certain Monetary Mom Gets A Little Chatty

Getting back together with her girls after time away is seemingly an exciting event on Kidman's radar!

The "Eyes Wide Shut" actress candidly revealed a tidbit concerning what she may have done differently regarding spilling the beans on "Big Little Lies" season three.

Mrs.Keith Urban sat down with her close friend and co-worker, Witherspoon, back in June while the two did a joint interview with Vanity Fair, per E!

Looking back, Kidman said, "I got excited. But we are now [moving forward]! We're moving fast and furious and Liane [Morarity] is delivering the book," adding that the crew is "in good shape."

"We need to shut up," the "Big Little Lies" producer joked. "There's this whole thing that you should never talk about something until you've done it. If you talk about doing it, it's the dopamine hit of doing it. You feel like you've done it. It's a scientific study," Kidman joked.

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Nicole Kidman Skipped The Venice Film Festival Following Her Mom's Death

Kidman lost her mother, Janelle Kidman, last month.

Mrs. Kidman's passing coincided with the "Big Little Lies" actress' arrival in Venice, Italy, for the Venice Film Festival. Kidman dedicated her Best Actress award, won for "Babygirl," to her mother.

The film's director Halina Rejin read the actress' statement, which includes both an acceptance speech for the award and the announcement of her mother's passing.

"I arrived in Venice and found out shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, has just passed. I'm in shock, and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her. She shaped me and made me," the actress began.

She continued, "I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina, the collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken. We love you all," Kidman concluded, as The Blast previously reported.

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