Nicole Kidman: She would like to work with Michael Haneke

After over 40 years in the film business and numerous awards, Nicole Kidman (57) is one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood. But anyone who thinks that the Australian has already worked with all the big names in the industry is wrong. , which directors are still on his wish list.

Kidman would like to work with Martin Scorsese (81) one day – but only “if he makes a film with women,” as she notes with a wink coupled with slight criticism because of the mostly male protagonists in his films. Kathryn Bigelow (72, “Tödliches Kommando – The Hurt Locker”), Spike Jonze (55, “Being John Malkovich”) and Paul Thomas Anderson (54, “There Will Be Blood”) are also among the filmmakers with whom the Oscar -winner would like to be in front of the camera in the future.

One name particularly stands out from a local perspective: Michael Haneke (82). “I always wanted to work with Michael Haneke,” admits Kidman in the current interview. The Munich-born Austrian director’s best-known works include films such as “Love”, “The White Ribbon” and the subtle horror shocker “Funny Games” from 1997. Haneke won an Oscar for “Love” in 2013 for the best foreign language film, and “The White Ribbon” was also nominated in 2010.

But it’s not just the really big names that appeal to Kidman. The 57-year-old is “always open to discovering new talents,” as she emphasized in the interview. “There are so many up-and-coming young directors who excite me.” She also finds it particularly exciting when experienced filmmakers “really get going” after fighting for recognition for a long time.

She cites Karyn Kusama (56), with whom she worked on the action film “Destroyer,” as an example. “She was at a point where she was frustrated because she couldn’t do the things she wanted to do and wasn’t getting opportunities,” Kidman says of the director.