first picture of Kate Winslet from "The Reader"

Though she was originally set to play the role (she was director Stephen Daldry's first choice), she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was then replaced by Nicole Kidman (who Daldry directed to an Oscar for "The Hours") who everyone was assuming would play the role for quite some time. However, Kidman dropped out in mid January due to her pregnancy, and Winslet was signed on now that her schedule was open. Looks like Daldry got his first choice after all! Considering that the film is a Holocaust drama, I'm guessing we won't see Winslet smiling like this in any actual scenes from the film....