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Nicole Kidman has told how she thinks it is 'lazy' to solely rely on chemistry when casting lovers, after her steamy sex scenes with Zac Efron were revealed.
The Aussie actress, 56, was asked about Anne Hathaway's experience of being told to 'make out' with potential co-stars as part of audition chemistry tests in the 2000s.
Addressing the topic, Nicole urged directors to guide actors through intimate scenes.
She told The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable: 'There's a way you can shoot things, I think just relying on chemistry is lazy. There's the writing, there's the interaction - you can literally be directed through it.'
'Also, you can not have chemistry, and onscreen, it's made,' she added.
Nicole Kidman (pictured) has told how she thinks it is 'lazy' to solely rely on chemistry when casting lovers, after her steamy sex scenes with Zac Efron were revealed
The comments come after Nicole was seen starring in a racy nude sex scene with Zac Efron in the newly-released trailer for Netflix rom-com A Family Affair (pictured)
During the group interview, Nicole also passionately agreed with Jennifer Aniston when she spoke about how 'uncomfortable' it is kissing a stranger in an audition.
Jennifer said: 'When you're in an audition room, you're already at a disadvantage, maybe you'd have chemistry with this person if you were in a different environment and not, like, "Create chemistry. Ready? Go!"'
The comments come after Nicole was seen starring in a racy nude sex scene with Zac Efron in the newly-released trailer for Netflix rom-com A Family Affair.
The film - slated for release on June 28 - sees Nicole's character start a steamy affair with her daughter Zara's (Joey King) boss, played by the younger Zac, 36.
Her comments on chemistry came when she was asked about Anne Hathaway's experience of being told to 'make out' with potential co-stars as part of audition chemistry tests
She was speaking to the Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable in a group interview with (from left) Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Aniston, Naomi Watts, Anna Sawai and Brie Larson
The trailer has teased some steamy scenes between the pair as it saw Nicole strip off and share a sexy encounter with Zac amid their characters' affair.
'I've waited for you forever,' Zac's character said breathlessly as they disrobed and kissed passionately.
Zac recently opened up about filming the intimate scenes with Nicole and described their on-screen chemistry as 'seamless, natural and fun'.
Nicole's new movie A Family Affair sees her character start a steamy affair with her daughter Zara's (Joey King) boss, played by the younger Zac, 36
The new rom-com saw the Hollywood stars reunite on-screen 12 years after first starring in The Paperboy together
He told People: 'I was still a bit apprehensive but reuniting with Nicole is always so great and as talented as she as an actress, she is equally kind, caring and wonderful to spend time with.'
The new rom-com saw the Hollywood stars reunite on-screen 12 years after first starring in The Paperboy together.
In the 2012 movie, the pair made waves with a controversial scene where Nicole had to urinate on Zac after his character was stung by a jellyfish.
