After filming a physically taxing pro-wrestling scene for the Apple TV+ comedy “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” actor Nicole Kidman was admitted to the hospital due to the illness, according to her co-star Nick Offerman, as reported by Page Six.
Offerman revealed that the Oscar-winning actor overcame illness to finish filming the episode scheduled for April 22. “We’re there in the morning, we’re getting warmed up — some of us are going to be performing some actual wrestling, and so we have our doubles, we have people we’re working with,” he said to individuals.
He added that the team was initially unsure if Kidman would be able to shoot. “And the word comes in that Nicole has the flu, and we might not get Nicole today. And we’re like, ‘Oh no, that’s such a bummer, because we only have the one day that we’ve built this whole circus for,'” according to Page Six.
However, the actor surprised everyone by arriving on set later that morning. “It’s about 8:00 in the morning that we get this news. Come to be about 11:00 am, the word comes in: Nicole’s coming,” Offerman said.
Despite her condition, Kidman went ahead with the shoot. “She was so sick. She was so pale, shaken. She just had the flu really so bad,” Offerman said, adding that she “showed up and made sure that we got every shot of her, total superhero style, did everything we needed to so that we did not lose one scrap of what we needed for her character,” according to Page Six.
Following the shoot, Kidman required medical attention. “Afterwards, she was literally taken to the hospital for an IV,” he revealed.
Praising her dedication, Offerman said, “And I just said to her, I already admired you so much, but this is how you get to be Nicole Kidman, is you show up so that your show doesn’t lose a minute of your value. It was so generous. It was astonishing.”
Kidman, who plays wrestler Lace opposite Offerman’s character Jinx in the show, earlier spoke about her concerns during filming. “I was so scared about getting injured. When I got in the ring, I just went, ‘OK, let’s go,'” she said, adding, “‘Cause whenever I do something, I go, ‘OK, I’ve gotta be really careful,’ and then I just forget about any sort of protection in my body, and I go crazy,” according to Page Six.
The performer had previously addressed The New York Times about her work ethic, saying, “I came from an industry that’s small and was fighting to survive—the Australian film industry.” I had an attitude of “get out there and work.” You have to make money, therefore you can’t be selective. My family wasn’t wealthy. Being a working actor was always the main focus.
Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Greg Kinnear, and Marcia Gay Harden are all featured in the series. According to Page Six, it was written by David E. Kelley and is based on the same-titled novel by Rufi Thorpe.
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