Other stars including Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie were rumoured to be in the running for a part in the film, which is based on the best-selling book by Steve Watson, of Stourbridge. It will be produced by Ridley Scott and written by Rowan Joffe, whose previous hits include Brighton Rock and The American starring George Clooney.

The makers will head to the Cannes Film Festival this week to start promoting the project. Mr Watson started writing the book as a hobby while working as an audiology specialist and now admits he may never return to his old job.

The book shot to number one in the Sunday Times paperback chart after being chosen by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for their Book Club. The 39-year-old, who writes under the name SJ Watson, has scooped a host of awards including the Galaxy Best Crime/Thriller gong, beating Ian Rankin and Martina Cole.

The popular novel tells the story of a woman who wakes up to find that she does not recognise her life and she is married to a complete stranger. The tale is inspired by amnesia cases Mr Watson encountered while working at St Thomas Hospital in London.

Mr Watson said: “I still can’t quite believe what’s happening. “To actually be able to say that A list stars are appearing in an adaptation of my book is amazing. “The script is fantastic. It’s really exciting.”

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After a day of shooting on location for the June/July cover of Australia’s Harper‘s BAZAAR, Nicole Kidman took a few extra moments to spend time with her two onset visitors: daughters Faith Margaret, 16 months, and Sunday Rose, 3½.

The actress, who kept her youngest cuddled inside her black robe, originally intended to use the photographs in her own personal album. However, after a bit of convincing on the editor’s part, Kidman agreed to share the beauty behind the family photos. “I think it’s okay because you can’t see their faces; they’re still protected,” she explains. “I feel it’s a really lovely way to celebrate being a mum and being a family.”Kidman and husband Keith Urban, both 44, are spending time down under while he serves on the judges’ panel for the Australian version of The Voice.

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Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth are filming ‘Railway Man’ in Northumberland, UK – and they both look freezing! While Colin Firth is probably used to the cold weather, Nicole is more comfortable in sunnier climes – she went straight from sunny Australia to sunny California.

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Actress Nicole Kidman looked almost unrecognizable with a short brown bob on the set of “The Railway Man” in Scotland on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, the film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a World War II survivor and former captor of the Japanese Army who was forced into hard labor and tortured by his captors Scotland.Tell us, do you like Nicole as a brunette or does she look better with her natural strawberry blonde hair?

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Nicole Kidman just missed her second Academy Award after she was nominated for her performance in Rabbit Hole, but this project sounds like it could result in another shot at an Oscar! The actress has signed on to play the matriarch in The Family Fang.

The adaptation from the novel of the same name is about performance artists who routinely forced their children into a variety of bizarre public stunts. When the scarred children return home as adults to deal with a family crisis, their parents take advantage of them for one last daring public performance. Kidman is producing and reteaming with the screenwriter who wrote her role in Rabbit Hole, so this could very well be a flick to pay attention to.

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Nicole Kidman's daughter with Tom Cruise has revealed that she is still in contact with the Hollywood actress. Isabella Cruise has given a rare interview to New Idea where she talks about her relationship with the Australian star who she is rarely seen with.

It had been widely reported that the 19-year-old was in sporadic contact with Nicole following her split from Tom Cruise in 2001 and his subsequent marriage to Katie Holmes five years later. But Isabella told the publication that she is now on good terms with Nicole and still calls her "mom."

"I love mom," Isabella gushed. "She's my mom. She's great. I see her sometimes [in Nashville] and I speak to her." Nicole, who is now married to country rocker Keith Urban and has two daughters together, had revealed in a 2007 interview that she was upset Isabella and her son Connor, 16, no longer called her mom. Isabella is an aspiring artist and has moved into an apartment in downtown Los Angeles with boyfriend Eddie Frencher who is a fellow Scientologist which she says they are "very proud" to be.

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…not in real life of course, silly.  Nicole and Colin were filming scenes for their upcoming movie The Railway Man in Scotland. Nicole’s real-life husband Keith Urban chose the right day to turn up on set with their daughter Sunday Rose.

In between filming, the actress made sure she spent plenty of time with her little girl, who must have been slightly confused by her mother pretending to marry someone else. Her mum’s drab look didn’t seem to bother little Sunday or hubby Keith who looked genuinely happy to be there.   Aww we love young (ish) love.

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With her new movie "Hemingway & Gellhorn" set to hit theaters on May 9th, Nicole Kidman pitched in on promotions by landing the cover of the June/July 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia magazine. Set to hit newsstands on May 14th, this particular front page - which was shot by Will Davidson - features the 44-year-old actress joined by her 18-month-old daughter, Faith Margaret..

Dishing about having Miss Kidman bring her children to the shoot/interview, Editor Edwina McCann detailed the wonderful experience by saying, ''She was a willing photographic subject, talked to me in an unguarded and genuinely warm manner before the pictures, and later waited obligingly until dark for a specific Gucci dress to arrive. Later in the afternoon, Sunday Rose and Faith arrived after their sleeps to see their mummy. Kidman didn't want to put them down; Sunday Rose donned one of the tuxedo jackets from the clothing racks because it was getting chilly. The photographer then took some shots of Kidman with the girls solely for her family album.''

Realizing right away that she'd hit the jackpot when it comes to the photos that were taken, McCann told, ''They [the pictures] say so much more about Nicole Kidman than anything I could write in words. They are magic, raw and full of intense love, and clearly show her devotion to her children."Thanks to a little coercing on behalf of Edwina, the "Eyes Wide Shut" actress agreed to allow Harper's to use the family shots in the magazine.

Explaining the reason for doing so, Nicole said, ''I think it's OK, because you can't see their faces; they're still protected. I feel it's a really lovely way to celebrate being a mum and being a family, and they're my daughters, and they're Keith's daughters [laughs] … you can see the hair!''

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Nicole Kidman went classy vintage to portray the female lead in Jonathan Teplitzky's true story drama "The Railway Man". Ditching her blond roots, the Autsralia-born actress was snapped sporting a new brown bob hair while filming a scene in Scotland on Wednesday, May 2.

The Oscar-winning actress looked simple, but chic in a khaki pleated skirt that she teamed with a tosca cardigan and a long-sleeved pastel shirt. She was seen shooting inside a train at a station in Bo'ness.

A day prior, the wife of country music crooner Keith Urban was also snapped filming at a train station in Perth, Scotland along with co-star Colin Firth. At that time, she was spotted rocking a long jacket and scarf as well as black stockings under her midi skirt.

"Railway Man" is based on a true story about a victim from World War II's "Death Railway" who sets out to find those responsible for his torture. While Firth tackles the male lead Eric Lomax, Kidman stars as his wife Patricia Wallace.

Kidman replaced Rachel Weisz, who turned down the opportunity to portray Wallace due to scheduling conflict. Back in March, Weisz explained that she had to exit the project because she was still filming both "The Bourne Legacy" and "Oz: The Great and Powerful".

Also rounding up "Railway Man" cast ensemble are Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Reid and Hiroyuki Sanada. Providing the script for the film, which still hasn't got a U.S. release date, are Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson.

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Just last month Nicole Kidman was spotted with a mass of blonde hair walking around a quiet American suburb in sexy 1950’s housewife attire. This month however she has gone back in time a decade, has ditched the sexy attire and volumized blonde hair in favour of a frumpy outfit and drab brown hair, plus she’s relocated to Scotland.

Confused? Well then in that case we should explain that last month the actress was making a film with Zac Efron over in the States, whereas this month she’s shooting one - set in wartime Britain - with Colin Firth. She’s still the same old sexy Nicole just under a lot of bad hair, clothes and make-up.

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