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Nicole Kidman Shoots Wrestling Debut While Ill, Then Is Taken to Hospital

Her one-day shoot for Apple TV+'s Margo's Got Money Troubles underscores the show's push for authentic in-ring action.

Overview

  • Following Wednesday's episode debut, co-star Nick Offerman said Kidman filmed her wrestling scenes while sick with the flu and was taken to the hospital for an IV afterward.
  • The sequence was a large convention set piece with hundreds of extras, and the team had only one day to capture it, which is why she insisted on working through her illness.
  • Kidman appears as Lace, a former pro wrestler who became a lawyer, a character created for the TV adaptation, and she also serves as an executive producer.
  • To make the wrestling look real, the production used consultant Chavo Guerrero Jr., trained Kidman with stunt double and former wrestler Danielle Moinet, and featured AEW star Chris Jericho in the ring.
  • The limited series streams on Apple TV+ with new episodes each Wednesday through May 20.