A-Lister Learned How to Perform an Actual Autopsy for Role

Along with the fact that Nicole Kidman just revealed a special tidbit of info about “Practical Magic 2,” she also opened up about an unexpected and relatively unusual skill that she learned in order to tackle a new intriguing character.

Us Weekly took to Instagram to share a post about Kidman’s newly aquired capability and added a caption explaining that “[w]hile promoting her upcoming series 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢, the actress shared that she learned how to perform an autopsy for the role.”

Yes, an actual autopsy.

Nicole Kidman Says She ‘Can Remove All the Organs’

Kidman chatted about her anatomy-related knowledge while sitting down for an interview on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” While discussing her role as forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta in her upcoming Prime series, she told the host about her surprising ability explaining, “I can remove all the organs. I can name them all.”

She later added, “I can remove the lungs and the liver and the gallbladder and the intestines.”

At one point, the host asked Kidman if she uses method acting, and she responded by telling him, “Yes, I am.”

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Kidman joked (we hope) that Fallon had asked before the show if she’d be “willing” to perform an autopsy during their interview. Fallon, on the other hand, said that wasn’t true.

“Unless I misunderstood. Maybe it was on a dummy or something, but either way,” Kidman continued as she played around with the host.

While addressing how she was able to quickly learn to perform an autopsy, she said that it’s not only “part of the job,” but she also explained that she “worked with an incredible medical examiner” and “studied him.”

Other Stars Have Learned Surprising Skills for Roles

Kidman isn’t the only star who has learned an arguably unexpected skill for a gig. People noted that “[w]hile preparing for some of their most recognizable roles, actors like Cillian Murphy, Jenna Ortega and Margot Robbie trained in areas that can’t be confined to a script. Some stars took up sports and instruments, while others tapped into more hyper-specific abilities, like Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s foray into wire-walking.”

Here are a few impressive examples (via People):

• “Jenna Ortega learned to play the cello for ‘Wednesday’
• Keanu Reeves learned to surf for ‘Point Break’
• Margot Robbie learned to figure skate for ‘I, Tonya’
• Cillian Murphy learned to lecture in Dutch for ‘Oppenheimer’
• Kate Winslet learned to free-dive for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
• Jennifer Lawrence learned ballet for ‘Red Sparrow’
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt learned tightrope walking for ‘The Walk’”

Here are a few more (via Backstage):

• “Olivia Munn learned sword fighting for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
• Tom Cruise learned to fly a helicopter for ‘Mission Impossible: Fallout’
• Mahershala Ali learned to play piano for ‘Green Book’
• Natalie Portman learned ballet for ‘Black Swan’
• Channing Tatum learned to tap dance for ‘Hail, Caesar!’
• Robert Downey, Jr. learned to play the violin for ‘Chaplin’
• Adrien Brody mastered the piano for ‘The Pianist’
• Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy learned an indigenous language for ‘The Revenant’
• Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon learned the guitar and the autoharp (respectively) for ‘Walk the Line’”

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