She was all class in white cashmere. He was decked out in plaid Bermuda shorts and a baggy t-shirt. Talk about the world's most mismatched couple! Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, despite being at each end of the fashion spectrum, hit it off on first meeting. Good thing since she plays witchy Samantha and he's her main man Darrin in the movie version of the hit TV show "Bewitched".

Nicole Kidman Credit: Columbia Pictures

In addition to her mega-star status, Nicole was sought after for the film because she looks a lot like the original Samantha, Elizabeth Montgomery.. same nose anyway. When we cornered class act Nicole at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills recently, she was sick of doing that nose twitching thing but was otherwise happy to give us the scoop on making the film. Wearing black coat over classy black dress, no jewelry and her strawberry blonde hair in a loose bun on the side of her head, Tom Cruise's ex-wife greeted her Bewitched co-star the flamboyant Shirley MacLaine (in bright orange pants suit) with a hug as Shirley left the room and Nicole entered.

Nicole Kidman Credit: Columbia Pictures

In person, Nic (as Shirley, Tom and her pals call her), is radiant. She is actually that tall (I'm 5'7" and she's at least 5'10"). She speaks with just a touch of her native Aussie accent and, since her hand was resting on my tape recorder, I got a little concerned that I might not hear her responses but no worries. We got the details on her insecurities, the magic of movies, working with wacky Will, replacing a TV icon, seeing herself on a building-tall poster and playing a penguin...