Nicole shows comedic side in Paddington

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nicole Kidman (photo)  knows that most people don’t consider her a comedic actress.

In her 31-year career, her roles have ranged from the morose to the deliciously sadistic. There are a few straight comedies in her resumé, but Kidman is the first to admit that she just doesn’t get many offers to do that type of work.

So how did she end up in a modest role as a delightfully villainous taxidermist in the children’s film Paddington with a relatively unknown director at the helm?

“The desire to run the gamut and be diverse is something you’re taught at drama school,” said Kidman.

In the film, Millicent (Kidman) is a leather-clad, stiletto-wearing femme fatale who will stop at nothing to stuff the iconic talking bear from Darkest Peru and put him in a museum.