Nicole Kidman in 2 Warner features - 'Happy Feet,' 'Invasion'

Beautifully excelling in whatever genre she appears in, Nicole Kidman once again showcases her versatility as she stars in two back-to-back features from Warner Bros. that couldn't be more different from each other - the animated musical-comedy "Happy Feet" (where she sings opposite Hugh Jackman) and the suspense-thriller "Invasion" (where she matches wits against new James Bond, Daniel Craig).

In "Happy Feet," Kidman displays her singing prowess as Norma Jean, wife to alpha male penguin Memphis (voiced by Jackman) and mother to the film's hero, Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood). The actress was also no stranger to singing on-screen, having played Satine, the songstress of the Moulin Rouge in Baz Luhrmann's film of the same name.

"Working with Nicole again was just wonderful," states director George Miller. "She's quite something. When the producer Doug Mitchell called her to talk about the film, she agreed to do it on the spot. When I asked her later why she took it on without even reading the script, she said that, given our past relationship, she would never say no. I was really taken aback by the kindness of that gesture."

"When you first meet Norma Jean, a lot of the penguin boys are interested in her. She has this wiggle and this walk and this voice. It's cute and sexy. But she only has eyes for Memphis," says Kidman. "Then they have a baby together, and from the moment she sees Mumble, she just loves him. She doesn't care that his Heartsong sounds a little different; she thinks he's perfect just the way he is, which is the way any mother feels about their child."

"One of my favorite things about Norma Jean is that she's the only one in the community who truly believes that there's nothing wrong with Mumble," adds Miller. "She stands up for her son." "Memphis and Norma Jean want Mumble to be happy," says Kidman. "But Memphis has a harder time with the dancing, so Norma Jean tries to help him bridge the gap. She says, 'He may not be exactly like you, but he's yours. Love him for who he is.' Then, once Mumble shows his Dad that he's going to be alright, the family comes together again."

Meanwhile, "Invasion," which is directed by Oscar-nominated German director Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall"), tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Kidman) discovers the epidemic's origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping an imminent invasion.

Both distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, "Happy Feet" opens across the Philippines on Nov. 22, to be followed by "Invasion" in early 2007.