Kidman to lead in 'Invasion'
(AP)
Updated: 2005-08-04 09:02

Nicole Kidman is in final negotiations to star in “Invasion,” a sci-fi thriller being directed by the German director of a recent controversial film about Adolf Hitler.

Nicole Kidman in black evening dress performs in Chanel No. 5 commercial. [univision.com]

The story takes place after a mysterious epidemic alters the behavior of human beings, and follows a Washington psychiatrist who discovers that its origins are extraterrestrial. She must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the invasion.

A late September shoot in Baltimore is being eyed. Oliver Hirschbiegel will direct.

He shot the Academy Award-nominated German-language film “Downfall” about Hitler’s last days, which has grossed more than US$87 million worldwide.

“Invasion” is neither a reimagining nor a remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” The project originated as a remake, but when writer David Kajganich turned in his take, Warner Bros. thought it had something fresh on its hands.

“It’s a very insidious story about how the end of the world can come through science and disease and not through explosions,” said producer Joel Silver.

For Kidman, “Invasion” would be a return to a genre she hasn’t done since the ghost story “The Others” in 2001. She was most recently in theaters with “Bewitched” and “The Interpreter.”

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