Although Nicole Kidman receded from the spotlight a bit more than expected these past five years or so, the next 12-24 months should help to make up for all that lost time. We’ve already brought you two early looks at her 2012 slate — both of which carry a fair amount of promise, to boot — and now there’s a third potential-filled offering that we can throw into the mix.

According to ScreenDaily (via ThePlaylist), Kidman has inked a deal to star for Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock) in the psychological thriller Before I Go to Sleep. An adaptation of S.J. Watson‘s book, the project was first set into motion when Joffe came on for Scott Free productions in that far-ago and oft-forgotten time of September 2010, only to drag along for some 17 months (possibly on account of the director’s adapting duties).

Now it’s back in business, with Kidman ready...