Share And it turned out they (Heath and Nicole) did really work together. And it was quite beautiful, he continued.
Unfortunately, Baz admitted that Heath was just too young in the end to get to the role.
Surprise! While Ewan McGregor ended up playing the role of Nicole Kidman s love interest Christian in the musical, the part almost went to the late Heath Ledger (pictured)
Heath was just 21 at the time, while Ewan was 30 and much closer in age to Nicole, who was 33.
Baz soon realised that Ewan was the perfect partner for Nicole s character, Satine. Getting the right chemical equation between two leads in a romantic relationship is really important, he added.