The Internet Is Praising Nicole Kidman For Working With 19 Female Directors Over 8 Years
If we don't see her for the first couple seconds of every AMC movie, then she's undoubtedly starring in the year's biggest films and TV shows. But don't be fooled by her frequency. There's a method to the madness.
In an interview for Time, Nicole revealed why she never stops working and how she's using her star power for women filmmakers.
You probably didn't know that Nicole once pledged to work with a woman director every 18 months during the height of the #MeToo movement, and she's more than delivered on that promise.
According to Time, Nicole has worked as an actor and producer with a woman director on 19 film and TV projects over the past eight years.
The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report states that women directed fewer than 15% of theatrical films. Nicole believes, "It can be changed, but it can only be changed by actually being in the films of women."
In May 2017, at the Cannes Film Festival, Nicole told The Sydney Morning Herald that she made a conscious effort to work with women directors. "I think it's necessary. It's very much a part of my contribution now, pretty much to say every 18 months — I'm making a movie with a female director because that's the only way the statistics are going to change when other women start to, 'no I'm actually going to choose only a woman now.'"
"Every 18 months, there has to be a female director in the equation," she said.
Last year, when Nicole recalled her pledge in a Deadline interview, she felt in her head that 18 months might be "too long" and considered perhaps "every six months to a year" was more accurate. She was right.
The 57-year-old actor surpassed her pledge with her involvement in projects attached to women filmmakers.
There's Jane Campion's Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017):
Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (2017):
David E. Kelley's Big Little Lies, which was directed by Andrea Arnold and Jean-Marc Vallée:
Karyn Kusama's Destroyer (2018):
David E. Kelley's The Undoing (2020), which was directed by Susanne Bier:
Niko Tavernise
Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch's Roar (2022):
Lesli Linka Glatter and Clark Johnson's Love & Death (2023):
Lulu Wang's Expats (2024):
Jenna Lamia's The Perfect Couple (2024):
Vicky Jenson's Spellbound (2024):
Halina Reijn's Babygirl (2024):
On top of all that, Nicole has upcoming projects as the executive producer and star of Samantha Strauss's The Last Anniversary, Liz Sarnoff's Scarpetta, and Mimi Cave's Holland (2025).
Unsurprisingly, the internet is praising Nicole for intentionally working with women.
"Nicole Kidman walks the walk! She's not just talking about supporting female directors, she's actively creating opportunities for them. This is what real change looks like," one person wrote.
"See how easy is to find women from diverse backgrounds when you try?" this user suggested.
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Another user said, "It's easy to find women from different backgrounds when you really try. When you put in the effort, it's not hard. You just have to look and you'lll find them... Lol."
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"I love this. Good job putting women on. Especially when we're underpaid and overlooked," this person wrote.
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And finally, this person said, "Will never again ding this queen for overexposure and the nonstop onslaught of new work."
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So, next time you get ready to complain about Nicole being in every movie — remember it's for a good reason. Do you have a favorite Nicole Kidman movie? Share in the comments.
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At first, when I looked at it, I was like, 'This dude didn't get a meet-and-greet, and he's making it everyone's problem.' That's what I thought at first, and then... He realized he didn't even reach out to our management. When this podcast came out, I was like, 'Did he ever reach out to be, like, in the tents, or did we know he was in the building?' He came with Pat, and he thought that 'cause he knows the elevator lady, that he could talk her to her about just getting down in my dressing room." Travis added, "And I got denied." Taylor joked, "That's how it works in 1973! He really was just like, 'I know a guy. I can figure this out.'" She explained that she's not on the internet very much and doesn't even look at her DMs. She continued, "This kind of felt more like I was in an '80s John Hughes movie, and he was, like, standing outside of my window with a boombox being like, 'I WANNA DATE YOU! DO YOU WANNA GO ON A DATE WITH ME? I MADE YOU FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS? DO YOU WANNA DATE ME?' 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Jack told the Breakfast Club, "I wanted to get her blessing, so I FaceTimed her and played it for her 'cause I didn't want her to be blindsided by that or feel, like, creeped out or anything. If she had said, 'Yo, I hate it. I don't want it to come out,' it wouldn't have came out. But she was like, 'Oh, I mean, it's not my song. I suppose it's OK.' She was just kinda thrown off, and she just let it go." When one of the hosts asked if Dua was a woman he "fancied," Jack responded, "I admire her." He also said conversations with her are "less awkward" after the song. He added, "I think we're good. We'll see how the record does. I think when the song comes out, she'll grow to appreciate it even more." Several months later, Jack and Dua were rumored to be dating, with Page Six reporting that the two were actually a thing. Insiders alleged that he wanted to "strongly pursue" her and traveled to NYC to meet up with her after her performance. However, neither singer ever confirmed anything, and if there was anything between them, it didn't last. When Jennifer Love Hewitt appeared on Ellen in 2012, she revealed her crush on Adam Levine. However, when Adam appeared on Ellen a few weeks later, he said, "I heard about that. That was aggressive. It was really sweet and flattering. Beautiful life, you know, when a beautiful woman says nice things about you." Afterwards, Jennifer tweeted, "The moment when you make a comment about something or someone and the world makes you feel like a total fool. # I dating? Am I crushing? No! I'm directing The Client List season finale! ;)...Thank you to @adamlevine for being so gracious on Ellen about my crush heard round the world. I've learned a lesson. #Sssh." In 2020, Phoebe Bridgers tweeted, "Finished Normal People and now I'm sad and horny oh wait." Lead actor Paul Mescal replied, "I'm officially dead." She replied, "Nooo don't die your so talented aha." He answered, "Too late... Dead." Soon after, the two met for the first time live on Instagram for Wonderland magazine. You can watch their first meeting below: A few months later, Phoebe flew to Ireland to hang out with Paul. Their relationship blossomed from there, and two years later, they were reportedly engaged, though neither Paul nor Phoebe ever confirmed it. But a month later, they reportedly broke up. Paul later told Esquire that his All of Us Strangers costar Andrew Scott gave him some pretty sage post-breakup advice: "the only thing you're left with after love is grief." Paul added, "Which is, like, a bleak thing, but I think it's just a fact." When boy band Union J appeared on Friday Download in 2013, the show had a surprise for member George Shelley — a video message from Selena Gomez. On air, George said, "Hi Selena! I'm gutted I missed you. You're amazing. Hopefully get to meet you soon." However, a few months later, Selena told Capital FM, "Well, since I'm here, I'm actually very offended that George didn't call me from Union J. Yeah, I'm offended. I'm actually offended." When Wells Adams competed on The Bachelorette Season 12, Sarah Hyland tuned in. In 2017, she told E! News, "I was. I was rooting for him. I was like, 'Kiss the girl!' I started singing it like Sebastian." She also tweeted about him several times. Then, when Wells landed a gig as the bartender on Bachelor in Paradise, no one was more excited than Sarah. And finally, Wells replied! Sarah kept up the exchange... And he seemed very excited! In 2018, Sarah told Jimmy Kimmel Live how Wells made the next move. She said, "Have you seen those memes of 'Slide Into the DMs?' That. He slid into my DMs." Of course, happily ever after wasn't far behind! Sarah and Wells got engaged in 2019. After having to push their wedding back twice because of the pandemic, they got married in 2022. Her Modern Family costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson officiated. In since-deleted tweets dating back to 2012-2014, Halsey thirsted over American Horror Story actor Evan Peters. Then, in 2019, Halsey and Evan were spotted at Six Flags together, which is when fans resurfaced her old tweets about him. Soon after, a source told E! News, "Halsey has always been a huge fan of Evan's. A friend connected them, and they had also been chatting over social media before deciding to hang out. It's still very new, but they are both interested in dating each other and hanging out." Their relationship lasted for six months. In 2011, Justin Bieber and Rihanna sat next to each other courtside at an NBA All-Stars game. He reportedly asked for her phone number, but she declined. In 2015, he shared a picture of the moment on Instagram, captioning it, "'Can I have your number please -Justin 'Nah' -Rihanna." That wasn't the last time Justin Bieber publicly made his move on his celebrity crush! Playing a game of "To Bae Or Not To Bae" with Capital FM in 2015, he expressed his attraction to Jennifer Lawrence. However, when a caller brought up Justin's crush to Jennifer herself on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, she swiftly shut it down. In 2015, Tyrese Gibson posted a picture of Janelle Monáe on his Instagram for "woman crush Wednesday." He captioned it, "I'm in my grown man feelings tonight! I hope you get the message. I'm a sucker for a naturally beautiful, God fearing woman who's smart and authentic who's strong and self sufficient." He continued, "Most guys out here will run fast and be intimidated with the idea of all the things I just mentioned about you... tonight I showed up to celebrate and and to be apart of one of the most special nights of my life as a singer Stevie Wonder turned 65 and I asked to sit in Janelle Monae section she blessed me and said of course and was I reminded of a feeling I've had before a few times before.... I often wonder what I can protect you from.... What I can help you with, what insight of information can I give to help further your goal and life's intentions - is there anything I can do or say to support you and just just help you get ahead - I often wonder - sweet dreams - (((( I know a few girls who would feel like they deserve this post - )) I'm sure I'm gonna catch some heat for this post - I'm so sure ha! But I won't delete it - cause I speak my truth..... And my truth won't change....... [sic]." Three days later, Janelle responded on Twitter, writing, "Always positive and endearing to see a man show admiration for an Electric Lady. I am Honored. Thank you @Tyrese! :-)." Tyrese replied, "love and light always...." However, things seemingly didn't work out the way he hoped, as they've never been romantically linked. In 2013, Niall Horan jokingly tweeted, "I love you @katyperry! Thank you! Ps . Will u marry me?" A few days later, he posted an Instagram picture with Katy, captioned, "She said yes ! It's happening! Haha." He also posted an Instagram picture with her and the rest of One Direction, which he captioned, "Me and my groomsmen and my lovely wife hahahaha." Soon after, Katy told BBC Radio 1, "I could babysit him. I keep telling him, 'Don't get interested in girls that wear Spanx. Yet. Later.'" Then, in 2017, she told Nova 96.9FM's Fitzy & Wippa breakfast show, "I see [Niall] around all the time — he's always trying to, like, get my number, to maybe, like, flirt with me, but I'm, like, 'I can babysit you!' I'm like your mum." In response, on The Project, he said, "Katy, please stop being mean to me. She's just finding any excuse now to just patronize me and go around spreading rumors about me. I just want to be your friend!" And finally, in 2013, DJ Khaled proposed to Nicki Minaj — whom he was not in a relationship with — on MTV. However, Nicki let the world know that it was just a PR stunt to promote their song "Take It to the Head." She told Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex, "I was shocked just like the rest of the world. I was cracking up laughing with the rest of the world 'cause Khaled is a master at what he does... It was just another way for him to kinda give the world a glimpse on the feeling of this record. Nobody in my real life took it seriously. Everybody just hit me like, 'LOL. Yo, Khaled is crazy.' ... He was kidding. He's not attracted to me, he doesn't like me. We're brother and sister." Likewise, DJ Khaled told Hollywood Life, "I was just having fun with it and just show love. Bring some excitement for my fans and connect with the record. I just wanted to tap into the emotion of the record and really spread a message. I was joking with it and having fun. We be so busy making these big hits, and I wanted to come with a dope plan to present the next smash single besides just giving it out." = Here's the full video of DJ Khaled's fake proposal: Do you love all things TV and movies? Subscribe to the Screen Time newsletter to get your weekly dose of what to watch next and what everyone is flailing over from someone who watches everything!
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Options Trade Targets Statistical Oddity in AMC and Cinemark (CNK) Stocks
While it's never pleasant to discuss flailing industries, it's safe to say that the box office is undergoing a dramatic — and painful — paradigm shift. It really comes down to the signs of the times. With shopping malls fading into obscurity across America, the cineplex operators that once provided a marquee anchor are likewise struggling. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. To be fair, both AMC Entertainment (AMC) and Cinemark Holdings (CNK) have worked wonders to stay afloat in an increasingly competitive environment for the content entertainment industry. Unfortunately, the stats don't look particularly inviting. According to BoxOfficeMojo, the U.S. box office last year grossed $8.57 billion. A decade prior, the total gross was nearly $10.37 billion. And ten years before that, the figure was a very respectable $9.35 billion. In other words, the trend is rather flat and refusing to move in the right direction — and that's probably not something that either AMC or Cinemark can fix by themselves. Frankly, the nature of entertainment has changed. People have so many choices these days, and there's no reason to spend so much money when a similar experience (albeit on a much smaller scale) could be had for much less. Still, from a quantitative perspective, there's one ticker among the cineplex giants that could be intriguing. Establishing the Statistical Framework for AMC and CNK In the past few months, I've shifted my forecasting methodology from traditional fundamental and technical analysis to 'discrete-event' analysis, focusing on statistical and quantitative modeling of recent events. The main difference between the two is that the latter promotes epistemological continuity, where the input and output variables reside in the same domain of reality. Such continuity is especially critical when assessing different securities, even if they're positioned in the same industry, as is the case with AMC Entertainment and Cinemark. Under traditional methodologies, the primary measurement metrics are continuous scalar signals, meaning that they're unbounded. However, the inconsistency arises when discrete labels — such as 'good price' or 'bad earnings' — are directly extracted from these unbounded signals. Ultimately, what really matters is whether the market is a net buyer or a net seller. From this universal principle, we can compare multiple stocks on the same epistemological grounds. In the case of AMC stock, in the past 10 weeks, the market voted to buy the security four times and sell six times. During this period, the security experienced a downward trajectory. For brevity, we can label this sequence as 4-6-D. Before we get into the trading setup, let's consider the baseline odds of AMC stock. On any given week, the chance that a long position will rise is only 43.06%, meaning that AMC suffers from a worrying negative bias. So, the mission is simple: any bullish setup must be able to beat the baseline or else there would be no point. Unfortunately, this is the problem for AMC stock. Because it's flashing a 4-6-D sequence, the chance that it will see upside in the following week is only 38.46%. The caveat is that it's possible that AMC could see a considerable spike upward over the next two weeks. However, in both the positive and negative scenarios, AMC is likely to tumble based on past analogs. Empirically, I see too much risk here, which is why I can't wholeheartedly endorse the idea. CNK Stock May Offer a Temporary Reprieve Interestingly, CNK stock has also printed the same 4-6-D sequence as AMC: four up weeks, six down weeks, negative trajectory. While both securities present high risks due to the fading relevance of the box office, Cinemark is a different animal. Therefore, if you had to pick between the two, CNK makes for a superior empirical argument. As a baseline, the chance that a long position in CNK stock will rise on any given week is 51.16%. That's nothing to write home about, but it is an upward bias. This also puts some pressure on the bulls because any trading setup must beat the baseline on paper. Thankfully for the bulls, when the 4-6-D sequence flashes, there's a 58.7% chance that the following week's price action results in upside, with a median return of 3.87%. With CNK stock closing at $25.62 on Friday, there's a possibility that it could reach $26.61. Of course, if the market gods smile on Cinemark, CNK could in theory reach $27 due to the psychological effect of whole numbers. Unfortunately, Cinemark cannot escape the fundamental flaws of its industry. Based on past analogs, CNK stock is looking at a gradual deflation of its equity value. Subsequently, there appears to be only one rational trade available: the 25/27 bull call spread expiring September 19th. The above transaction involves buying the $25 call and simultaneously selling the $27 call, for a net debit paid of $105 (the maximum possible loss). Should CNK stock rise through the short strike price of $27 at expiration, the maximum profit is $95, a payout of over 90%. Here, the breakeven price is $26.05, so CNK doesn't need to hit $27 on September 19th to be at least somewhat profitable. Is CNK a Buy, Sell, or Hold? Turning to Wall Street, CNK stock carries a Strong Buy consensus rating based on eight Buys, one Hold, and zero Sell ratings over the past three months. CNK's average stock price target is $34.44, implying 32% upside potential over the next twelve months. Why CNK Stock is the Best House in the Worst Block The movie theater industry has faced years of decline, with no clear fundamental turnaround on the horizon. Both AMC Entertainment and Cinemark remain high-risk plays. That said, if forced to choose between the two, CNK stock looks like the slightly better option. Viewed through the same analytical lens, Cinemark edges out AMC—though only by a narrow margin.
