Panic Room (2002): Jodie Foster Replaced Nicole Kidman in David Fincher’s Thriller–Why?

“I was like, ‘I’m having a breakdown,'” Nicole Kidman said of her decision to drop out of 2002’s Panic Room

Jodie Foster and Nicole Kidman recalled when Kidman stepped down from 2002’s Panic Room, though they didn’t mention the movie by name.

“Even this year, going to the various events (for Nyad), it always just feels so nice because the women really feel like they want each other to succeed.”

“Like, Nicole, I took over a movie that you had to leave,” she said, prompting Kidman to reflect on why she dropped out of Panic Room, directed by David Fincher.

“Yes! And thank you. I was in a really bad way,” Kidman responded. “I was like, ‘I’m having a breakdown.’ And Jodie took over, thank the Lord.”

Columbia Pictures/Getty Kristen Stewart and Jodie Foster in 2002’s Panic Room

It was reported back in 2001 that Kidman dropped out of the movie due to a knee injury she sustained while shooting Moulin Rouge that prevented her from meeting physical requirements.

Stewart, who turned 11 during Panic Room, recalled spending time with Kidman before Foster stepped in.

While Kidman could not star in the film, she ultimately made an uncredited voice cameo in the movie as the voice of Foster’s ex-husband’s girlfriend, heard over a phone call.

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