Kidman down the Rabbit Hole

Nicole Kidman has acquired the rights to David Lindsay Abaire's Rabbit Hole. Too bad for Cynthia Nixon, who has been getting less-than-stellar buzz for her new play, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Sigh. Who wants to see Nicole Kidman be somber and morose in one more indie movie anyway? Part of what made Rabbit Hole so interesting was seeing someone so different and unexpected in that role. Cynthia Nixon perfectly captured the sense of this is you, or me, or your neighbor, or your coworker, or your son's schoolteacher, or whoever - loss can strike anyone, with no reason, fate, or glamour about it. Nicole Kidman in the role would be totally expected and unexceptional.