Nicole Kidman on New Film and Being Single

ByABC News via logo
August 5, 2001, 8:39 PM

N E W  Y O R K, Aug. 6 -- For the first time since their February breakup, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise will be seen together again for the premiere of their film The Others. But fans who were hoping for a reunion shouldn't hold their breath.

Their divorce becomes final this Wednesday. Ironically, the couple will see each other Tuesday, when they separately attend the Los Angeles premiere of their new film The Others. Cruise co-produced the thriller, and Kidman is the star.

In an interview with ABCNEWS' Diane Sawyer, Kidman said she would continue to privately deal with the breakup that has become so public.

"Yes, it's strange and bizarre and all of those things, but it is what it is," Kidman said on Good Morning America.

"As my dad says, 'Nic, it is what it is.' You know, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been. It is what it is."

Children Are A Priority, Kidman Says

Kidman and Cruise, married for 10 years, decided to divorce quickly and sort out other issues such as custody of their children, money matters and property claims later. They have two adopted children: Connor, 6, and Isabella, 8.

Kidman said that above everything else, she and Cruise are parents.

"We will be the parents of two children for the rest of our lives, and that is the priority," Kidman said. "So with that comes the need to be very mature, and the need to deal with it rationally."

Tom and Penelope

While Cruise and Kidman attend the same opening night party for The Others in West Hollywood Tuesday night, their divorce will become final just after midnight.

Cruise is already dating again. He's been seeing actress Penelope Cruz, his co-star in the upcoming film Vanilla Sky, which was shot late last year in New York.

His new relationship, which has made the covers of supermarket tabloids, is no secret to Kidman, but she had no interest in discussing it.

"It's not for me to talk about publicly. It's not for me to comment on publicly. It is my private life. "