Meryl Streep enjoys immense respect among her peers and fans alike. The legendary actor is known for bringing stern energy on whichever set she is working on that infects the co-actors, making some nervous and some others to give out their best performance in character. A similar experience happened with Nicole Kidman on the sets of Big Little Lies.&nbsp;

Show's&nbsp;fans may remember the scene in season 2 where Celeste (Nicole Kidman) slaps her mother-in-law Mary Louise (Streep). As Kidman recalls, she was understandably a bit nervous about slapping the acting legend: "I didn't want to hurt her gorgeous, delicate face!" the actor said on&nbsp;The Tonight Show. "We were so into it, both of us, character-wise. So we were kind of circling each other at the time. She would sit in one corner, I'd sit in another." 
 
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"But when I came to do it — we did it a number of times — I knocked her glasses off by accident," Kidman continued. "I think that's the one they used, if I remember correctly. Her glasses sort of go askew." (Indeed, by the looks and sounds of the scene, Streep's glasses fully fell off and hit the floor.)

"But I never hit her face," she added. "I'm pretty good with that."

And a good thing? Well, there were no hard feelings. Kidman and Streep would later reunite for 2020's 'The Prom'. "Meryl, on the first day of rehearsal, showed up and was ready to go," Kidman recalled of making the musical film. "She did the number, and I just broke into applause in the rehearsal room. The woman is insanely talented."

Kidman is currently in negotiations to play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming film Being the Ricardos, alongside Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. Streep, meanwhile, can also be seen in Steven Soderbergh's latest film 'Let Them All Talk'&nbsp;on HBO Max.

Meryl Streep enjoys immense respect among her peers and fans alike. The legendary actor is known for bringing stern energy on whichever set she is working on that infects the co-actors, making some nervous and some others to give out their best performance in character.

Meryl Streep enjoys immense respect among her peers and fans alike. The legendary actor is known for bringing stern energy on whichever set she is working on that infects the co-actors, making some nervous and some others to give out their best performance in character. A similar experience happened with Nicole Kidman on the sets of Big Little Lies. Show's fans may remember the scene in season 2 where Celeste (Nicole Kidman) slaps her mother-in-law Mary Louise (Streep). As Kidman recalls, she was understandably a bit nervous about slapping the acting legend: "I didn't want to hurt her gorgeous, delicate face!" the actor said on The Tonight Show. "We were so into it, both of us, character-wise. So we were kind of circling each other at the time. She would sit in one corner, I'd sit in another." "But when I came to do it — we did it a number of times — I knocked her glasses off by accident," Kidman continued. "I think that's the one they used, if I remember correctly. Her glasses sort of go askew." (Indeed, by the looks and sounds of the scene, Streep's glasses fully fell off and hit the floor.) "But I never hit her face," she added. "I'm pretty good with that." And a good thing? Well, there were no hard feelings. Kidman and Streep would later reunite for 2020's 'The Prom'. "Meryl, on the first day of rehearsal, showed up and was ready to go," Kidman recalled of making the musical film. "She did the number, and I just broke into applause in the rehearsal room. The woman is insanely talented." Kidman is currently in negotiations to play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming film Being the Ricardos, alongside Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. Streep, meanwhile, can also be seen in Steven Soderbergh's latest film 'Let Them All Talk' on HBO Max.

Nicole Kidman recalls slapping Meryl Streep's glasses off her face on 'Big Little Lies' set

The HBO miniseries 'The Undoing' is a psychological thriller that takes you through the lives of the well-to-do Frasers and how it takes a turn when they meet an enigmatic woman named Elena Alves. During their initial meeting, little do they know, that this woman will be bringing in a storm and nothing will ever be the same again. The series is based on the 2014 novel 'You Should Have Known' by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Meet the Frasers- Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan (Hugh Grant). While Grace is a therapist, Jonathan is a child's oncologist and the couple lives in a posh&nbsp;Manhattan house with their young son Henry. Nicole Kidman's character is someone who is still trying to make sense of the elite&nbsp;Manhattan social circles and even drops a hint at moving out of the city, which is quickly dismissed by her husband. To keep up with the upscale society appearances, she involves herself in a fundraiser committee in Henry's school. During one such meeting, she is introduced to Elena Alves. A 'scholarship mother', Elena is different and unlike many others is not trying to 'fit in'. She is not afraid to show who she really is- a fact that's evident when during a fundraiser meeting, she starts breastfeeding- without caring about people's judgment.

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It is a day after the fundraiser night that the lives of the Frasers&nbsp;turn upside down. Elena Alves is murdered and prime suspects keep on changing as more details were&nbsp;unmasked.

From here the nail-biting murder mystery begins with the makers adding a new twist almost every 15 minutes. The show picks up from the first episode itself and manages to keep you hooked throughout the three episodes. Full points for the build-up over here! Suspense, thriller, drama, mystery- the series has it all.

'The Undoing' will remind you a lot of another show of the same genre called 'Big Little Lies'. It seems like these two shows are made with the same spices to create two different dishes. Having seen both of them the viewer is bound to make comparisons.

Even though the two have different plotlines and characters, there are certain elements that connect them together. For starters, they share the same writer and creator David E Kelley, and Nicole Kidman as one of the main protagonists. Both the shows revolve around the lives of the rich, upper-class women, with their elite social lives being disrupted by a murder of a known one. Not to forget even though their lives fall apart, their clothes are always as marvelous as they can be. While 'Big Little Lies' had three main protagonists and Nicole Kidman was one of them, 'The Undoing' is entirely Kidman's stage to shine.&nbsp;

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You can also draw a little comparison between the characters of Grace and Celeste (from 'Big Little Lies'). In 'The Undoing' we see a little role reversal in Kidman's character, while she was undertaking counselling in 'Big Little Lies', here she is the one who is providing it to other people. However, the indecisive nature of her character remains the same. Just like season 1 of 'Big Little Lies' she goes back and forth on many decisions involving her husband.

'The Undoing' works on an excellent screenplay and non-linear narrative, with the murder mystery unravelling in the most unpredictable way you can think of. It felt like the show till now has been made for Nicole Kidman, and she has shown us why she is worthy of all the attention. Her character Grace is a really complex one, who is experiencing many different emotions all at once, as she tries to make sense of what's going on around her. Kidman manages to ace all these emotions with her facial expressions. Another addition to the promising cast is Huge Grant, who is known for his roles in 'Notting Hill', 'Bridget Jones's Diary', 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' and manages to be as charming as ever. We start seeing him more from the second episode onwards and he plays his part beautifully to make this psychological thriller more nerve-wracking.

The remaining cast members of the series such as Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Edgar Ramirez, Matilda De Angelis and Fala Chen also play their parts well and make this thriller an interesting watch.

'The Undoing' is streaming on Disney + Hotstar.

The HBO miniseries 'The Undoing' is a psychological thriller that takes you through the lives of the well-to-do Frasers and how it takes a turn when they meet an enigmatic woman named Elena Alves.

The HBO miniseries 'The Undoing' is a psychological thriller that takes you through the lives of the well-to-do Frasers and how it takes a turn when they meet an enigmatic woman named Elena Alves. During their initial meeting, little do they know, that this woman will be bringing in a storm and nothing will ever be the same again. The series is based on the 2014 novel 'You Should Have Known' by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Meet the Frasers- Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan (Hugh Grant). While Grace is a therapist, Jonathan is a child's oncologist and the couple lives in a posh Manhattan house with their young son Henry. Nicole Kidman's character is someone who is still trying to make sense of the elite Manhattan social circles and even drops a hint at moving out of the city, which is quickly dismissed by her husband. To keep up with the upscale society appearances, she involves herself in a fundraiser committee in Henry's school. During one such meeting, she is introduced to Elena Alves. A 'scholarship mother', Elena is different and unlike many others is not trying to 'fit in'. She is not afraid to show who she really is- a fact that's evident when during a fundraiser meeting, she starts breastfeeding- without caring about people's judgment. It is a day after the fundraiser night that the lives of the Frasers turn upside down. Elena Alves is murdered and prime suspects keep on changing as more details were unmasked. From here the nail-biting murder mystery begins with the makers adding a new twist almost every 15 minutes. The show picks up from the first episode itself and manages to keep you hooked throughout the three episodes. Full points for the build-up over here! Suspense, thriller, drama, mystery- the series has it all. 'The Undoing' will remind you a lot of another show of the same genre called 'Big Little Lies'. It seems like these two shows are made with the same spices to create two different dishes. Having seen both of them the viewer is bound to make comparisons. Even though the two have different plotlines and characters, there are certain elements that connect them together. For starters, they share the same writer and creator David E Kelley, and Nicole Kidman as one of the main protagonists. Both the shows revolve around the lives of the rich, upper-class women, with their elite social lives being disrupted by a murder of a known one. Not to forget even though their lives fall apart, their clothes are always as marvelous as they can be. While 'Big Little Lies' had three main protagonists and Nicole Kidman was one of them, 'The Undoing' is entirely Kidman's stage to shine. You can also draw a little comparison between the characters of Grace and Celeste (from 'Big Little Lies'). In 'The Undoing' we see a little role reversal in Kidman's character, while she was undertaking counselling in 'Big Little Lies', here she is the one who is providing it to other people. However, the indecisive nature of her character remains the same. Just like season 1 of 'Big Little Lies' she goes back and forth on many decisions involving her husband. 'The Undoing' works on an excellent screenplay and non-linear narrative, with the murder mystery unravelling in the most unpredictable way you can think of. It felt like the show till now has been made for Nicole Kidman, and she has shown us why she is worthy of all the attention. Her character Grace is a really complex one, who is experiencing many different emotions all at once, as she tries to make sense of what's going on around her. Kidman manages to ace all these emotions with her facial expressions. Another addition to the promising cast is Huge Grant, who is known for his roles in 'Notting Hill', 'Bridget Jones's Diary', 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' and manages to be as charming as ever. We start seeing him more from the second episode onwards and he plays his part beautifully to make this psychological thriller more nerve-wracking. The remaining cast members of the series such as Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Edgar Ramirez, Matilda De Angelis and Fala Chen also play their parts well and make this thriller an interesting watch. 'The Undoing' is streaming on Disney + Hotstar.

'The Undoing' review: The build-up to this Manhattan murder mystery is mind-blowing!

As the second season of ‘Big Little Lies’ came to an end today, actor Nicole Kidman hinted at the possibility of the show coming back to life with another season.&nbsp;

Speaking to News Corp Australia in a recent interview, the Oscar-winning actor said that she would "love" to continue working on the hit HBO show. She said, “I think we would love to do a season three because there are certainly ideas. But we would not do it without all of the same people involved even the kids."

Nicole mentioned working with Meryl Streep who joined the second season as the mother-in-law of Nicole's character. She said, "Filming with her was intimidating, which is good, it should be. I mean, Meryl is the Great One and she’s just so professional," the actor revealed.

"You gotta see this finale. There's so much more to come,” she added.&nbsp;

Nicole also praised the HBO drama which co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, and Laura Dern, for having six female leads. "I’m so glad the show has found its way because there really is nothing on TV with six female leads. I don`t know where that show is, so to have the support now has been incredible. It's never going to be perfect, but by gosh, it's so great there's six lead roles for women in one show," she said.

While Nicole seems to have hinted at the possibility of the show coming back but HBO president Casey Bloys called it "not realistic." She said,"I love this group of people. I would do anything with them. But the reality is, they are some of the busiest actresses working in Hollywood. We have deals with some of them -- Nicole [Kidman] is doing her next show, The Undoing with us. I just think it's not realistic.”

As the second season of ‘Big Little Lies’ came to an end today, actor Nicole Kidman hinted at the possibility of the show coming back to life with another season.

As the second season of ‘Big Little Lies’ came to an end today, actor Nicole Kidman hinted at the possibility of the show coming back to life with another season. Speaking to News Corp Australia in a recent interview, the Oscar-winning actor said that she would "love" to continue working on the hit HBO show. She said, “I think we would love to do a season three because there are certainly ideas. But we would not do it without all of the same people involved even the kids." Nicole mentioned working with Meryl Streep who joined the second season as the mother-in-law of Nicole's character. She said, "Filming with her was intimidating, which is good, it should be. I mean, Meryl is the Great One and she’s just so professional," the actor revealed. "You gotta see this finale. There's so much more to come,” she added. Nicole also praised the HBO drama which co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, and Laura Dern, for having six female leads. "I’m so glad the show has found its way because there really is nothing on TV with six female leads. I don`t know where that show is, so to have the support now has been incredible. It's never going to be perfect, but by gosh, it's so great there's six lead roles for women in one show," she said. While Nicole seems to have hinted at the possibility of the show coming back but HBO president Casey Bloys called it "not realistic." She said,"I love this group of people. I would do anything with them. But the reality is, they are some of the busiest actresses working in Hollywood. We have deals with some of them -- Nicole [Kidman] is doing her next show, The Undoing with us. I just think it's not realistic.”

Nicole Kidman wants to be a part of season 3 of 'Big Little Lies'

When HBO drama series 'Big Little Lies' aired in 2017, it received an overwhelming response from audiences and critics alike.&nbsp; 
 
The show even took away several awards as a miniseries. But what if season 2 was the end of it?&nbsp; 
 
HBO president Casey Bloys made a big revelation which may leave fans upset. 
 
Season 2 finale of the HBO series will air this Sunday and viewers are wondering if it will return for a third season.&nbsp; 
 
While the network would like to continue filming the drama, which boasts of a stellar cast including Oscar-winning stars Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Kidman along with Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz and Laura Dern, the likelihood of it coming back is not on the cards, reported People. 
 
Ruling out the possibility of the show coming back for season 3, HBO president Casey Bloys said it is "not realistic." 
 
"I love this group of people. I would do anything with them," Bloys told TVLine recently when asked about the prospect of renewal. 
 
"But the reality is they are some of the busiest actresses working in Hollywood. We have deals with some of them, Nicole Kidman is doing her next show 'The Undoing' with us. I just think it's not realistic," Bloys told the outlet, as cited by People. 
 
He said with a laugh, "Look if they all came to me and said, 'We worked out all of our schedules!' then sure. Season 2 was a chance for everyone involved to end the franchise in a way that feels satisfying." 
 
At the Television Critics Association tour earlier this year, the show's writer David E. Kelley shared that he had only thought as far as season 2. 
 
"There's no such plan now. We like our closure at season 2 that will probably be it," Kelley said. 
 
Kidman and Witherspoon too pointed out that a similar conversation happened after season 1 wrapped up. 
 
"That's what you said last time!" said Kidman.&nbsp; 
 
"Yeah, you sat there and said the same thing!" added Witherspoon. 
 
"There's no plan for it. This was a long shoot for us, an enormous amount of work, we're amazed we can be here," Kidman clarified. 
 
The first season, based on the book of the same name by author Liane Moriarty, revolved around wealthy mothers in Northern California whose children attend the same school.&nbsp; 
 
The second season was never supposed to happen as the first one covered Moriarty's entire book, but Kelley changed his mind after first season's success and Streep agreed to join the cast. 
 
"Last season, we didn't close the chapter. It ended on a very open note of what's going to happen next. What will happen in these relationships? There was a lot of fertile storytelling to mine. Is the storytelling going to be compelling enough to rise to the first year," Kelley said at TCA. 
 
"Everybody up here can get jobs, we didn't want to do this unless we could have a fair shot of living up to the bar we set in year one," he added. 
 
The 'Big Little Lies' season 2 finale will air on Sunday at 9 pm ET on HBO.

When HBO drama series 'Big Little Lies' aired in 2017, it received an overwhelming response from audiences and critics alike. The show even took away several awards as a miniseries.

When HBO drama series 'Big Little Lies' aired in 2017, it received an overwhelming response from audiences and critics alike. The show even took away several awards as a miniseries. But what if season 2 was the end of it? HBO president Casey Bloys made a big revelation which may leave fans upset. Season 2 finale of the HBO series will air this Sunday and viewers are wondering if it will return for a third season. While the network would like to continue filming the drama, which boasts of a stellar cast including Oscar-winning stars Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Kidman along with Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz and Laura Dern, the likelihood of it coming back is not on the cards, reported People. Ruling out the possibility of the show coming back for season 3, HBO president Casey Bloys said it is "not realistic." "I love this group of people. I would do anything with them," Bloys told TVLine recently when asked about the prospect of renewal. "But the reality is they are some of the busiest actresses working in Hollywood. We have deals with some of them, Nicole Kidman is doing her next show 'The Undoing' with us. I just think it's not realistic," Bloys told the outlet, as cited by People. He said with a laugh, "Look if they all came to me and said, 'We worked out all of our schedules!' then sure. Season 2 was a chance for everyone involved to end the franchise in a way that feels satisfying." At the Television Critics Association tour earlier this year, the show's writer David E. Kelley shared that he had only thought as far as season 2. "There's no such plan now. We like our closure at season 2 that will probably be it," Kelley said. Kidman and Witherspoon too pointed out that a similar conversation happened after season 1 wrapped up. "That's what you said last time!" said Kidman. "Yeah, you sat there and said the same thing!" added Witherspoon. "There's no plan for it. This was a long shoot for us, an enormous amount of work, we're amazed we can be here," Kidman clarified. The first season, based on the book of the same name by author Liane Moriarty, revolved around wealthy mothers in Northern California whose children attend the same school. The second season was never supposed to happen as the first one covered Moriarty's entire book, but Kelley changed his mind after first season's success and Streep agreed to join the cast. "Last season, we didn't close the chapter. It ended on a very open note of what's going to happen next. What will happen in these relationships? There was a lot of fertile storytelling to mine. Is the storytelling going to be compelling enough to rise to the first year," Kelley said at TCA. "Everybody up here can get jobs, we didn't want to do this unless we could have a fair shot of living up to the bar we set in year one," he added. The 'Big Little Lies' season 2 finale will air on Sunday at 9 pm ET on HBO.

HBO president reveals whether 'Big Little Lies' will return for season 3

HBO defends its stance to renew&nbsp;hit series &quot;Big Little Lies&quot; for season 2 after being criticised for the move&nbsp;since it was supposed to be a &#39;miniseries&#39;.&nbsp;

Earlier this week, on Monday, &quot;Big Little Lies&quot; was nominated for <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-golden-globe-awards-2018-the-complete-list-of-nominations-26482" target="_blank">Golden Globe</a>&nbsp;in the category of &#39;Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television&#39; competing against the likes of &quot;Fargo&quot;, &quot;Feud: Bette and Joan&quot;, &quot;The Sinner&quot;, &quot;Top of the Lake: China Girl&quot;.

It&nbsp;received several Golden Globe nominations in the miniseries category just days after being renewed.

This led to some industry insiders&nbsp;feeling cheated. They felt that the premium network was &quot;gaming the system&quot; and &quot;acted badly&quot;.&nbsp;

HBO reacted sharply on Wednesday, calling the criticism&nbsp;&quot;irresponsible and uninformed&quot;,&nbsp;&quot;baseless and undeserved&quot;.

In a statement to a US based fashion magazine, the network said,&nbsp;&quot;&#39;Big Little Lies&#39; was conceived, produced, and aired as a limited series.&nbsp;The implication of impropriety regarding HBO&#39;s awards submission of &#39;Big Little Lies&#39; in the Limited Series category is irresponsible and uninformed.&quot;

The network went on to explain that the decision to come out with a second season came only after the completion and success of the first one.&nbsp;

The statement continued, &quot;The idea to continue the story came about only after the show aired. None of the cast or filmmakers had holdover contracts. Each deal had to be renegotiated, which is proof that no ongoing series was contemplated. Additionally, no source material beyond Liane Moriarty&#39;s novel existed. The accusation that HBO was &#39;gaming the system&#39; is baseless and undeserved.&quot;

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After HBO announced Season 2 of the hit series, there was criticism of HBO 'gaming the system' to enter Golden Globe

HBO defends its stance to renew hit series "Big Little Lies" for season 2 after being criticised for the move since it was supposed to be a 'miniseries'. Earlier this week, on Monday, "Big Little Lies" was nominated for Golden Globe in the category of 'Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' competing against the likes of "Fargo", "Feud: Bette and Joan", "The Sinner", "Top of the Lake: China Girl". It received several Golden Globe nominations in the miniseries category just days after being renewed. This led to some industry insiders feeling cheated. They felt that the premium network was "gaming the system" and "acted badly". HBO reacted sharply on Wednesday, calling the criticism "irresponsible and uninformed", "baseless and undeserved". In a statement to a US based fashion magazine, the network said, "'Big Little Lies' was conceived, produced, and aired as a limited series. The implication of impropriety regarding HBO's awards submission of 'Big Little Lies' in the Limited Series category is irresponsible and uninformed." The network went on to explain that the decision to come out with a second season came only after the completion and success of the first one. The statement continued, "The idea to continue the story came about only after the show aired. None of the cast or filmmakers had holdover contracts. Each deal had to be renegotiated, which is proof that no ongoing series was contemplated. Additionally, no source material beyond Liane Moriarty's novel existed. The accusation that HBO was 'gaming the system' is baseless and undeserved."

HBO defends 'Big Little Lies' Golden Globes entry in Limited Series, calls criticism 'baseless and undeserved'