Nicole Kidman Joins “The Paperboy”

Nicole Kidman has joined the cast of Lee Daniels’ “The Paperboy.”
Based on the novel by Peter Dexter, “The Paperboy” centers on a reporter and his brother who investigate the case of a man on Death Row. Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey are attached to star, and now Kidman is in talks to play Charlotte, a woman who writes letters to Death Row inmates.
The role of Charlotte was originally to be played by Sofia Vergara, but the Colombian actress had to leave the project due to production delays that caused scheduling conflicts with her work on ABC’s Modern Family. The delays were in part caused by the departure of Tobey Maguire, who left the project last week for unknown reasons.
Kidman recently completed work on the crime thriller “Trespass” and the television movie “Hemingway and Gellhorn.” She will soon begin production on “The Danish Girl” and the family drama “Stoker.”
Production for “The Paperboy” is expected to begin later this summer. Daniels is directing from a script by Dexter and Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. The film is set for a 2013 release.
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