Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron\u2019s new Netflix romantic comedy was not always called A Family Affair.
\u201cOriginally, it had a different title,\u201d Kidman, 57, reveals, while the pair spoke with PEOPLE about their new movie. \u201cIt was called Motherf—–,\u201d Efron, 36, explains. \u201cBeeped out,\u201d Kidman adds. \u201cSomehow that didn\u2019t make it onto the Netflix title.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, the arresting title made an impact as the two initially considered the project. \u201cThat made the script stay at the top of the pile,\u201d Efron says. \u201cIt\u2019s like, what on Earth could this be about?\u201d
A Family Affair reunites Kidman and Efron 12 years after they first appeared together on the big screen in the chilling 2012 drama The Paperboy, in which they also played lovers. This time, Efron portrays a self-absorbed movie star who falls for the writer mother (Kidman) of his personal assistant (Joey King). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI jumped. I think we both kind of did. We jumped at it,\u201d Efron says of the pair\u2019s enthusiasm to work together again. \u201cIt was like, this is perfect. What better way to reconnect? And we get to have fun.\u201d
Kidman says the movie\u2019s flipped May-December romance highlights that \u201cthere isn\u2019t enough\u201d of such films challenging the norm. \u201cThere\u2019s a dearth,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had it from way back with older men and younger women, that\u2019s just always been the norm \u2014 it\u2019s okay, it\u2019s completely acceptable.\u201d \u201cThe problem is we\u2019ve not had the equivalent from all different viewpoints, with women telling the stories. And we need game men,\u201d she adds. \u201c[Zac] came in and makes the film because he was like, \u2018I\u2019m here to have fun, to play, and to very much be a part of this and be there for you\u2019 \u2014 for both Joey and I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Efron, making another movie with Kidman a dozen years after he first worked with her remains something of a dream come true.
Filming for the rom-com also collided with his prep to play a wrestler in last year\u2019s critically acclaimed wrestling drama The Iron Claw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m still so enamored with Nicole,\u201d Efron says. \u201cThere\u2019s a part of me that pinches myself when I realize who I\u2019m working with a lot. I think that was more pronounced during The Paperboy because I was a lot younger. I was very nervous back then.\u201d A Family Affair is streaming on Netflix now. (People)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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