Nine on Oprah

Not sure if everyone is aware of this but the maker of the fabulous Chicago movie is coming out with yet another musical extravaganza called Nine. The cast of Nine reads like a who's who in Hollywood - the esteemed cast is led by 2 time Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Oscar winner Penelope Cruz, Oscar nominee Kate Hudson, Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench, Oscar winnder Sophia Loren and Grammy winner Fergie (I wasn't kidding when I said it read like a Hollywood who's who).

The cast (Marion, Nicole, Kate and Penelope along with Daniel Day Lewis) visited Oprah and I thoroughly enjoyed their little tete-a-tete with the queen of daytime. Everyone looked ravishing except for Penelope - am not sure who chose her frumpy dress but on the flip side she more than made up for it by just being her charming self. Daniel Day Lewis - can't say enough about him. I remember watching The Last of the Mohicans and being completely taken in by his character in the film - a fabulous talented actor that words cannot do justice to. He revealed that he can fix shoes and can make furniture - who knew!! Nicole Kidman - as pretty as ever - I swear the woman never ages... is it nature or botox - who knows? They showed a few snippets from the movie and it was hard to believe that she had apparently done the movie a few weeks after having her baby. The unfortunately dressed Penelope talked about playing the sultry mistress and admitted to being terrified of singing and the complex dance moves. She has done this fabulous number with ropes and pink satin - she looks absolutely gorgeous... (it just struck me that Penelope dated Tom Cruise right after his divorce from Nicole Kidman when they worked together on Vanilla Sky... wonder how uncomfortable/awkward the first meeting and shooting was).

Marion Cotillard was as luminous as ever and so expressive - can't imagine how much more she could have conveyed in this interview if she had a better command over the language - don't get me wrong - she was fabulous and heartfelt. They showed a snippet of her song and she has a lovely voice. I also had no idea Kate Hudson could sing. She may have a backup career lined up. She was her usual bubbly self - definitely Goldie Hawn's daughter :). She did not reveal much despite Oprah's probing - must say I have a lot more respect for Kate Hudson for standing up to the talk show God; and she did it in a very very charming manner - she absolutely refused to go into it other than saying that she was happy - kudos to her.

Here's a link to the show's synopsis. Am looking forward to watching this movie (now to find a way to drag hubby to it ;)) - am usually not a huge fan of musicals but am definitely making an exception to watch this one.