Apologies to all the Twi-hards out there, but Nine—Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the musical version of Federico Fellini’s masterpiece 8 1/2—has New Moon beat for blazing-hot star power. As you may have heard, Daniel Day-Lewis plays a famous Italian film director managing a life full of demanding divas, including, but not limited to, Marion Cotillard as his wife, Nicole Kidman as his muse, Penélope Cruz as his mistress, Kate Hudson as a journalist, and Sophia Loren as his mama. Its premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Tuesday night, which also drew a slew of real-life divas (Madonna, anyone?), didn’t disappoint.

“It’s just embarrassing to talk about this sort of cast,” Marshall gushed. “They are all such unbelievable, amazing, talented women. Look! I’m blushing!” Even the notoriously gruff producer Harvey Weinstein was effusive. “You want to know who the film’s biggest diva was? Judi Dench,” he smiled. “To get her out of her trailer, we would have to leave a trail of diamonds to the set like bread crumbs.”

At the film’s after-party, mum was the word, literally. Both Fergie and Hudson brought their mothers as their dates. Although she was beaming with pride, Goldie Hawn wasn’t taking any credit for her daughter’s performance. “Those weren’t my moves,” she said. “Those were all hers.” Hudson was quick with her reply: “Honey, a wind machine can do wonders.”

— Derek Blasberg

source   style.com