Nicole Kidman Joins 'The Stepford Wives'

The Stepford Wives

Nicole Kidman will be joining "The Stepford Wives," reports Variety.

She'll star in Paramount's remake of the 1975 thriller, which revolves around a group of husbands who transform their feisty wives into robots that cater to their every whim.

The concept will be contemporized by more than having the wives carting kids around in minivans and SUVs instead of station wagons. While the original adaptation of the Ira Levin novel was a straight thriller, the revamp is considered to be more of a sophisticated black comedy.

Kidman will play the role originated by Katharine Ross, a newcomer to the neighborhood who realizes something is amiss with the housewives who seem a bit too interested in household chores and other ways of pleasing their hubbies. Aside from comedy, the new film will feature special effects involving the femme transformations.

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