{"id":22937,"date":"2026-07-31T08:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22937"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:50:23","slug":"zoe-saldana-and-nicole-kidman-dazzle-at-lioness-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22937","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Salda\u00f1a and Nicole Kidman Dazzle at \u2018Lioness\u2019 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"GenericCalloutWrapper-loJzHJ lmBubM\" data-testid=\"GenericCallout\">\n<aside aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PullQuoteEmbedWrapper-sc-efqGLV dYCNhz composition body pullquote bordered\" data-testid=\"pullquote-embed\">\n<p><span class=\"paywall\">\u201cI\u2019d never played this type of woman before, where there is an enormous strength and then her allegiance and her protection of her country,\u201d Kidman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Salda\u00f1a was joined onstage at the SVA Theatre by Kidman, who plays Kaitlyn Meade, the CIA official overseeing the entire Lioness program. \u201cI\u2019d never played this type of woman before, where there is an enormous strength and then her allegiance and her protection of her country,\u201d Kidman said. \u201cThat\u2019s what she will live and die for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><em>Lioness<\/em> is the brainchild of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/06\/kevin-costner-yellowstone-exit-left-creator-taylor-sheridan-disappointed\" class=\"text link\">Taylor Sheridan<\/a>, who cocreated the hit Western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/the-end-of-yellowstone-and-america-as-we-know-it\" class=\"text link\"><em>Yellowstone<\/em><\/a> and came up with subsequent spin-offs including <em>1883<\/em> and <em>1923.<\/em> But unlike his previous work, <em>Lioness<\/em> focuses on female protagonists juggling complicated homelives, inner demons, and brutal geopolitical conflicts. If you love complex military acronyms (OPSEC, PID, DLA, TTP), serious gore, and <em>Call of Duty<\/em>, you\u2019ll find much to love here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In season three, the show\u2019s characters are forced to evolve. \u201cThere were things this year that I didn\u2019t get to try the first season, like, how does Cruz smile? How does she laugh?\u201d cast member Laysla De Oliveira joked during the Q&amp;A. \u201cI don\u2019t know! She\u2019s been brooding for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI still never smile!\u201d Kidman added of her own character, laughing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Salda\u00f1a noted that season three also sheds light on the morally gray decisions each character must make. \u201cThey understand that bad things can happen to good people, and good things can happen to bad, and that good people have to sometimes do unimaginable bad things in order to accomplish a greater good,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd to think that that never comes back to haunt you is naive as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019d never played this type of woman before, where there is an enormous strength and then her allegiance and her protection of her country,\u201d Kidman said. 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