Nicole Kidman reveals why she’s taking a break from acting

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 09: Nicole Kidman attends the "Holland" World Premiere at The Paramount Theatre on March 09, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is taking a step back after a very busy period during her career (Picture: Getty)

Nicole Kidman intends to take the rest of 2025 off – after her next two projects are released, that is.

The Oscar-winning actress had a particularly busy schedule in 2024, starring in movies such as Babygirl, A Family Affair and Spellbound, as well as Expats, The Perfect Couple and season two of Lioness on TV.

However, Kidman has now revealed that she’s planning to take a break from acting in the coming months.

She will next be seen starring alongside Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen and Jude Hill in Holland, a new mystery thriller film for Amazon Prime Video, out later this month.

Kidman told The Hollywood Reporter of her workload: ‘[2025 is] actually not as crazy.

‘I was much more out there last year; this year I have Holland, I have Nine Perfect Strangers, and then I’m off for the rest of year. So, oh well!’

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The acclaimed actress also served as a producer on Holland, and Mimi Cave – the film’s director – has observed that Nicole was ‘a real champion of the script and a champion of me’.

The filmmaker added: ‘She really believes in directors, so once it’s in my hands or any director’s hands, she lets you go.’

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The new movie – which calls itself ‘wildly unpredictable’ and premiered at SXSW on Sunday – tells the story of the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot (Kidman), a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale.

Nancy and her colleague (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.

BGUK_3164650 - Los Angeles, CA - Nicole Kidman tiptoes through a tulip trap in Holland trailer. Nicole Kidman sees her life as a perfect teacher and homemaker in Holland, Michigan, unravel in the official trailer for Holland. The Amazon MGM Studios thriller sees the award winning actress actor and producer in the role of Nancy Vandergroot, a Stepford wife-like character in a tulip and windmill-filled town who has a community pillar husband, played by Succession actor Matthew Macfadyen, and Belfast star Jude Hill as her son. But the Hitchcock-like tale has Nancy and her friendly colleague, played by Gael Garc??a Bernal, begin to suspect the Michigan town has a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems. ???Every day, I get to wake up in the best place on Earth,??? Nicole Kidman???s character, Nancy, says at the beginning of Holland???s new trailer, an early warning that the underbelly of the clog-obsessed town is anything but. And right on cue: ???It might seem like we have everything all together, but right under the surface, it???s like we???re being strangled.??? Clearly, there???s more to this suburban tranquility than meets the eye, and the rest of the trailer descends into an increasingly bonkers ride as things get darker and darker. And later on in the trailer she adds in another voiceover: ???It???s like, you know, you should leave this scab alone. Picking at it, you???re only going to hurt yourself, but you do it anyways.??? The official synopsis for the movie reads: ???In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael Garc??a Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.??? The upcoming Prime Video movie also stars Rachel Sennott, Lennon Parham, Isaac Krasner, Jeff Pope, and Jacob Moran and will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime on March 27, 2025. *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR C Pictured: Nicole Kidman BACKGRID UK 26 FEBRUARY 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: Amazon MGM / BACKGRID *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
The Oscar-winner can next be seen in thriller Holland, as well as another season of Nine Perfect Strangers (Picture: Amazon/MGM)

Producer Kidman also has the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, based on Liane Moriarty’s novel, where her eccentric wellness guru Masha will welcome a new cast of characters to her retreat, including Mark Strong, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett and Henry Golding

Meanwhile, the hard-working star previously shared that she’s been happy to take ‘bold risks’ in her career, such as Babygirl’s explicit subject matter which saw her crowned best actress at Venice Film Festival, as it’s ‘the road I’m on’.

‘If it’s seen as a risk, I’ll take these risks. And if they’re bold risks, then I’ll take those risks, but I’m not going to hang too much on that because fear can set in. That’s very, very destructive to the expression and the desire,’ she explained to Vanity Fair.

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The Babygirl star was in a lot of popular projects last year, which she called ‘crazy’ (Picture: A24)

The actress and producer, who has also further cemented her reputation for making envelope-pushing work in recent years, also conceded that working in Hollywood can be a ‘rollercoaster’ experience because ‘everything’s hard now. Actually everything’.

‘I mean, maybe not Deadpool, but there’s nothing that’s, “Oh my gosh. Yep. This is it. Greenlight, let’s go.” Or maybe it’s just the things that I do,’ she added.

‘I just think that’s the nature of what we’re dealing with now. Things are shrinking in terms of shows being done and films being made. I definitely feel it. I’m sure most people in the industry feel it.’

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