Nicole Kidman forced to ‘hit the floor’ with gunmen near the film set

Aussie actor Nicole Kidmanwas confronted by a real-life drama when filming her upcoming release. She revealed an armed gunmen was loose on the set, forcing the cast and crew to “hit the floor”.

Aussie actor Nicole Kidmanwas confronted by a real-life drama when filming her upcoming release Destroyer.

Kidman has opened-up about an armed gunman being on the loose during filming of the movie, shutting down the set and forcing Kidman and the cast and crew to “hit the floor”.

Nicole Kidman was in the middle of filming Destoryer when the cast were notified of a gunmen in the area. Picture: Annapurna Pictures

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“We were in South Central LA shooting and they were like, ‘Get inside, there’s a shooter, a live shooter,’” she said.

“I’m like, ‘What?’ I’ve got the (prop) gun and I’m out on the street and they dragged me in, and I hit the floor because there was a shooter and helicopters.”

Kidman revealed details on the shoot during a BAFTA Life in Pictures event in London.

In the film, which opens on December 25, Kidman plays an undercover LAPD cop who infiltrates a gang.

It’s expected she will support her husband in Sydney as he hosts the ARIA Awards. Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

This week Kidman is expected to be in Sydney to support her husband Keith Urbanas he hosts the ARIA Awards at the Star.

The award-winning movie star who has just wrapped filming on the second season of Foxtel drama Big Little Lies will also be back in Australia as a special guest at the upcoming AACTA awards.