Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in ‘A Family Affair‘ (2024). (Netflix)
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Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman‘s new film made fairly the primary impression.
The actors defined that their new Netflix romantic comedy A Family Affair initially “had a unique title,” which instantly caught their consideration once they dived into the script.
“It was referred to as Motherf—er,” Efron advised People, as Kidman clarified, “Beeped out.”
“By some means that didn’t make it onto the Netflix title,” she added.
Efron admitted, “That made the script keep on the prime of the pile. It’s like, what on Earth might this be about?”
In A Household Affair, now streaming on Netflix, Efron performs Hollywood star Chris Cole, who begins an surprising romance with widow Brooke Harwood (Kidman), who occurs to be the mom of his under-appreciated private assistant Zara Ford (Joey King).
The film comes 12 years after Kidman and Efron performed romantic opposites in Lee Daniels‘ 2012 crime drama The Paperboy, which additionally starred Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack and David Oyelowo.
Efron advised Folks he “jumped” on the alternative to work with Kidman once more on A Household Affair. “I believe we each sort of did. We jumped at it. It was like, that is good. What higher strategy to reconnect? And we get to have enjoyable,” he mentioned.
“It’s actually useful while you’re doing this form of work collectively that you just’ve already got a history together, as a result of it’s simple,” mentioned Kidman. “You’re not working to create a historical past. So I’m not like, ‘Can I contact you?’ I really feel extremely trusting of Zac.”
Efron echoed the sentiment, including, “We each really feel protected, and we handle one another.”
