Alexander Skarsgard says his Big Little Lies co-star Nicole Kidman persuaded him to do "The Little Drummer Girl". He will be seen as Becker in the spy thriller, which is spearheaded by prolific South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook.

In an interview with Radio Times, Skarsgard said that it was Kidman who persuaded him to accept the part, as she had previously worked with the director on his "Stoker" English-language debut, reports dailymail.co.uk.