wmagazineNicole Kidman in Boy Erased and Destroyer
“In Destroyer, I play a cop who’s been through a lot—she’s very American, very angry, distressed, and disturbed. I wasn’t the first choice for that role—it went to somebody else and she didn’t want to do it. I read the script and put my hand up and said, ‘What about me?’ ”
Did the wardrobe contribute to the character?
We took so long to find the leather jacket that I wear in pretty much every frame of the film. I became so obsessed with that jacket, I would wear it at home. I put it on first thing in the morning. My kids visited the set and were shocked at the way I looked. You know, I’ve been working as an actor since I was 14 years old. It’s a choice, but it’s also a calling. Sometimes, I kind of try to move away, but it always pulls me back.
Comme des Garçons coat, T-shirt, skirt, tights, and boots; headpiece by hairstylist Malcolm Edwards. Inflatable latex costumes by artist Sasha Frolova (throughout).
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Destroyer and Boy Erased
“It’s the type of role I’ve never been offered before and, perhaps on paper, not the type of role people would think I’m suited to,” says Nicole Kidman of her extraordinary turn as Erin Bell in Destroyer: a gaunt, savagely violent, emotionally wounded detective who’s thrown back into her past when an old case reopens. “It definitely helps to transform into the role,” she says of her altered appearance. Meanwhile, her portrayal of Nancy Eamons in Boy Erased is garnering rave reviews. As a mother trying to reconcile her religious beliefs with having a gay son, Kidman, 51, masterfully brings the complexity of life to bear in her work. “You want only the best for your child,” she tells Vogue. “But you don’t always get it right.”