For Zac Efron, falling in love with Nicole Kidman is a story as previous as time … or, extra precisely, a story that is about 12 years previous.
The actors first starred collectively in 2012’s The Paperboy, Lee Daniels’ crime drama primarily based on the 1995 novel of the identical identify. Efron performed a younger man who falls in love with Kidman’s older girl, who initially resists his charms however in the end provides in. The lovers’ story ends tragically, nevertheless, however now Efron and Kidman are getting a second likelihood at fortunately ever after in A Household Affair.
Of their new comedy (streaming now on Netflix), Efron performs mega film star Chris Cole, who struggles with relationship due to his fame. However when his private assistant Zara (Joey King) quits after one too many ridiculous calls for, he unexpectedly finds himself falling in love along with her mom Brooke (Kidman) whereas making an attempt to persuade Zara to work for him once more. Romantic — {and professional} — excessive jinks ensue because the trio makes an attempt to navigate their sophisticated new dynamic.
Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in ‘A Household Affair’.
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Whereas falling in love with Kidman isn’t a brand new expertise for Efron, he tells Leisure Weekly that their onscreen relationship in A Household Affair was much more enjoyable to movie than The Paperboy.
“It was a unique film. What did Nicole name it? She referred to as it swamp noir. It is a cool film,” he says. “It was very gritty and actually uncooked, and [in] this, we received the enjoyment of attending to fall in love with quite a bit much less stress. We type of simply received to do the enjoyable half and choose up the place that left off and snicker and actually stay in it, which was nice. It was refreshing and good.”
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Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King in ‘A Household Affair’.
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Filming Chris and Brooke’s meet-cute as they progressively get drunker and drunker earlier than in the end hooking up was one among Efron’s favourite days on set.
“It was good,” he says. “That is a extremely, actually enjoyable scene. We received to play and simply get comfy with each other. These scenes with Nicole are very enjoyable as a result of she’s so sensible and he or she finds new issues always to make very distinct decisions they usually’re actually enjoyable to play with in these moments. It is all type of a blur now, however I bear in mind again, we laughed quite a bit.”
A Household Affair is now streaming on Netflix.