Nicole Kidman to Star in David Lindsay-Abaire Film Adaptation of The Family Fang

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman will reunite with Tony-nominated playwright/screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire for a film adaptation of the Kevin Wilson novel The Family Fang, according to Deadline.com. Kidman, who starred in the 2010 film adaptation of Lindsay-Abaire's play Rabbit Hole, will produce the movie with her Blossom Films partner Per Saari and Olympus Pictures' Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech. 

The Family Fang tells the story of performance artists who routinely suck their kids into taking part in a variety of bizarre events. When the fully grown children return home in a state of crisis, they are unwittingly enlisted to help in the execution of a daring and mysterious final performance by their parents, who are hellbent on achieving the act of a lifetime. 

Kidman’s many film credits include her Oscar-winning turn in The Hours as well as Far and Away, Moulin Rouge!, Cold Mountain, The Golden Compass, The Stepford Wives, Bewitched, Batman Forever, Margot at the Wedding, Australia and the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Nine.

Lindsay-Abaire received Tony nominations for Good People and Rabbit Hole, as well as for the score and book of Shrek the Musical. He also wrote the screenplays for the upcoming films Oz: The Great and Powerful and Rise of the Guardians.