JANUARY
2007 got off to a great start for Nicole as she spent the holiday with Keith, who was fresh out of rehab. In the middle
of the month it was announced she and Daniel Craig would be the cover stars for the February issue of W magazine ...
a hot photoshoot followed, and in the interview Daniel admitted "She turns me on. Not in a sordid, horrible way ...
well, come to think of it ...". Nicole gets to be pictured with all the best men - on January 8th she attended the
premiere of God Grew Tired Of Us (which she narrated)
in LA alongside Brad Pitt (and Ms Jolie). At the premiere she spoke of the "beautiful spirits" of the stars of the
film, and how she never allowed her son to have a toy gun. In film news, re-shoots took place for The Invasion
after the studio were not happy with the first cut, and Nicole was involved in an on-set accident, but thankfully
escaped mostly unharmed.
FEBRUARY
February was full of exciting Nicole-goodness. There were rumours that Nicole was to guest-star on an episode of Nip/
Tuck, and that she would co-star with her best friend and fellow Australian
Naomi Watts in the psychological drama Need,
to be directed by Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy ... the Nip/Tuck rumours wer denied, but no more
information on the status of Need has been released unfortunately. Fans were treated to a very personal interview/
conversation between Nicole and another of her best friends, Russell Crowe, as part of Oprah's Oscar Special tv show -
in this interview Nicole got emotional when talking about Keith ... and revealed that they want to live on a farm!
The highlight of the month came on February 25th at the Oscars,
where Nicole walked the red carpet in a stunning red Balenciaga dress, alongside her equally stunning BFF
Naomi Watts! There was no doubting who would be listed as the
Best Dressed the next day!
MARCH
Mr and Mrs Urban began the month with a well deserved holiday together in St Barths. Needless to say the photographers
tracked them down, and snaps were seen of them looking very relaxed and in love ... there were even pictures that looked
like Nicole was pole-dancing for Keith! The rest of the month was fairly quiet - in film news, filming on Australia
was just about to begin, and the first promotion for The Golden Compass started. During promotion for his latest
album, Keith spoke about his love for his wife on numerous occasions, and said that marrying her was the "best thing I
have ever done".
APRIL
On April 1st Nic took her kids and friends to the
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards where she accepted an award for
Happy Feet from Spiderman and Uncle Arthur from Bewitched Tobey Maguire and Steve Carrell. Soon after she
went home to Australia, and filming for Australia started. Mr and Mrs Urban spent Easter with her family in
Sydney, and were spotted enjoying the Royal Easter show with her nephew Hamish. On April 13th Nicole's parents and Keith
proudly watched on as Nicole was given her Order Of Australia;
Nicole was honoured with the accolade for her contribution to the arts and her charity work back in January 2006,
but had not been able to make time to receive it due to filming commitments.
MAY
May was dominated by stories from the set of Australia, including Nicole and her co-star Hugh Jackman holding an
impromptu meet-and-greet with fans watching the filming. The first
photographs of Nicole on set became available and
we got a taster of the gorgeous costumes Nicole would be wearing in the film. Keith, Bella and Connor joined Nic on
set at various stages throughout the month, and Nicole got Connor a job working with the horses! Nicole also admitted
she's like a love scene with Hugh, because he's a "hunk"!
JUNE
June was a big month for Mrs Urban, as she turned the big 4-0 on the 20th, and she and Keith celebrated their 1st
wedding anniversary on the 25th. Keith marked her birthday with a private fireworks display for the two of them, and
the displayed ended with the words 'Happy Birthday Nicole' spelt out in fireworks. Filming continued on Australia,
and 11 year old Brandon Walters was cast in a "pivotal role" alongside Nicole and Hugh. Nicole also became the face
of the new Nintendo 'More Brain Training' campaign and appeared in
TV and print ads for the game across Europe. The
Australian's Womens Weekly magazine featured Nicole
on the cover of their June issue, and inside were an interview where Nicole talked about her husband and her
charity work. The gorgeous golden dresses she wore in the photoshoot were auctioned off for charity.
JULY
Filming for Australia headed to Darwin in July, but numerous problems hit the shoot including floods, Nicole
being hit in the head with a gun AND Nicole almost toppling overboard in a boating scene! Both The Golden Compass
and The Invasion were previewed at Comic Con, with further promotion being done for the former. Nicole was rumoured
to be attached to both The Reader and Monte Carlo, though little more was known after the original articles
were released.
AUGUST
August saw the release of The Invasion ... and it's best not to say any more! The film did not go down well with
critics or the general audience, although some Nicole fans enjoyed it. It opened in 5th place at the US box office, making
$5.9m - it was made for over $50m. Another month another set of new movie rumours - this month Nicole was linked to a
remake of the Columbian horror movie "Al final del espectro", although as with most rumours, nothing more has
been heard of this since. Nicole was confirmed for The Reader and filming was set to start in September with some
of the cast; Nicole was still in Australia filming with Baz Luhrmann. Nicole's only public appearance this month was at
the White Ribbon Fundraiser event on the 2nd, at which she
sported a new, youthful hair style and a perky gold dress.
SEPTEMBER
September was a quiet month for Nicole, besides the news that she was to be on the cover of the October issue of
Vanity Fair. The cover featured Nicole 'baring all' (well,
not exactly - that was just the title, but the cover was slightly over-exposing, some would argue) and inside was a
revealing, controversial and personal interview, in which Nicole revealed she had a miscarriage at the beginning of
her marriage to Tom Cruise. Nicole later denied this, clarifying it by saying she actually had an ectopic pregnancy.
Ladies Home Journal had a slightly less publicised interview with
Nicole and her Margot At The Wedding co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh.
OCTOBER
October and November were busy months for Nicole. She and Keith flew to New York in early October so she could promote
Margot At The Wedding - she attended a photocall/Q&A and
screening at the New York Film Festival for the film,
as well as New Line's 40th Anniversary Celebration - Nic turned
heads at the New Line event in an elegant low-cut black dress. Margot At The Wedding received mostly good reviews
from those who saw the screenings this month, and Nicole herself received raves, with most saying it was her best work
for years. Nicole admitted that playing Margot was a "challenge" and "frightening", but maintained her usual professional
approach towards a character, saying "when something's really well written, all you have to do is put yourself into
the director's world". The official theatrical trailer for The Golden Compass received it's premiere at the
New York Film Festival and the hype for the film upped even further. More news on Monte Carlo popped up, with
it being suggested that Hollywood mega-star Julia Roberts would be one of the female co-stars. Back in Austrailer,
filming on Australia continued, and Nicole was reported to have splashed out on some very expensive coffee for
crew members! Nicole and Keith made their very first red carpet appearance at the
ARIA Awards in Australia on the 28th, where Keith was nominated
for several awards. Nicole had somewhat of a wardrobe malfunction as once on the red carpet she realised her black
dress was see-through - she quickly bundled a black coat on to avoid embarrassment! Keith described Nicole as his
"inspiration" when collecting the award for Best Country Album. Nicole and Jennifer Jason Leigh appeared on the cover of
the November issue of Interview magazine, and were interviewed
by the author of The Hours, Michael Cunningham. It was in this interview that Nicole stated she never says she
is 'happy' because interviews are done in advance and "you never know where something's going" ... she also described
life as "complicated and beautiful".
NOVEMBER
Always a fashion front-runner, on the 7th November Nicole stepped onto the red carpet at the
Country Music Association Awards with Keith in a stunning
pink and purple Alexander McQueen dress. The following day she and Jennifer Jason Leigh attended a
Cinema Society screening of Margot At The Wedding.
Margot At The Wedding received a limited release in North America on the 16th and did very well at the box office
in relation to the number of screens it was shown on ... in fact, it was described as an "indie blockbuster". While
clearly not reaching the masses, Margot At The Wedding has arguably been Nicole's most successful film for a good
few years. Nic jetted back to Oz to continue filming on Australia, and whilst there was summoned to
court to give evidence in a photographer vs. news publication case.
Ever the jet-setting queen, later in the month Nicole flew over to England to promote The Golden Compass - she
attended a press conference and
premiere in London on the 27th ... Keith had a week off from his
tour and made the trip with Nicole, and the two-some were the main focus on the premiere red carpet! Next up was New York
where Nicole did more press for The Golden Compass in advance of it's release early in December. This month
Nicole graced the cover of the American and
Australian Marie Claire magazines, and Keith opened up about
his decision to enter rehab and his marriage to Nicole in People.
Nicole confirmed this month that she would not be filming the highly anticipated Wong Kar Wai film The Lady From
Shanghai because she did not want to be away from Keith for such a long period of time.
DECEMBER
December was the month of The Golden Compass. The film opened in the UK on December 5th, and followed
worldwide through the month, including the US on December 7th and Australia on December 26th. Nicole couldn't
make it to the New York premiere on the 2nd because of Australia filming schedules, but she attended the
Sydney premiere on the 16th, and hosted a
screening for children from the Sydney Children's Hospital on
the 18th. Unfortunately the film did not do as well as expected/hoped ... in the US at least - by the middle of December
it had made over $100m at the international (non-US) box office but only $44m in the US. The release was also surrounded by
much controversy about the religious elements, although the cast and studio played this down. Filming for Australia
finally wrapped around the date of the 21st, and we got a sneak peek at the film when two
stills/promo shots were released.
