The film is being made by director Frank Oz whose previous films include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Bowfinger.

The original 1975 thriller revolved around a group of husbands who transform their feisty wives into robots that cater to their every whim.

Kidman will play the role originally played by Katharine Ross, a newcomer to the neighbourhood who realises something is wrong with the housewives who seem a bit too interested in household chores and other ways of pleasing their husbands.

The new film, which will be set in the present day, will feature special effects involving the women's transformations

Source: Press Release