Nicole Kidman’s ‘Grace Of Monaco’ skips US cinemas and goes straight to TV

NICOLE Kidman’s Grace Kelly biopic Grace of Monaco has been plagued with negative reviews. And it’s bad news for the flick in the US.

Prince Ranier (Tim Roth) and Grace, Princess of Monaco (Nicole Kidman), in a scene from GRACE OF MONACO, directed by Olivier Dahan In cinemas 5 June 2014 An Entertainment One Films release For more information contact [e-mail]

NICOLE Kidman’s troubled Grace Kelly biopic Grace of Monaco is skipping a theatrical release in the US and heading straight to TV.

It’s been announced the film won’t get a run on the big screen and has been picked up by US TV network Lifetime which will air the movie on Memorial Day.

The drama opened the Cannes Film Festival in May last year to mostly negative reviews, with Variety’s Scott Foundas calling it a “cornball melodrama.”

The film received mostly negative reviews when it premiered at Cannes.

“Grace of Monaco” takes place in 1962, six years after Kelly celebrated her “wedding of the century” and finds her yearning for a return to her acting career.

It also stars Frank Langella, Parker Posey, Paz Vega and Tim Roth as Prince Rainier III.

The production company originally slated the film for a November 2013 release, drumming up Oscar buzz, before pushing it back to 2014.

The movie’s release was then pulled indefinitely.

It had a limited international cinematic release, but the negative reaction is believed to have affected it’s US release.

The film had a limited international run in cinemas.

Last year, the royal family of Monaco objected to the movie, issuing a statement that read: “The trailer appears to be a farce and confirms the totally fictional nature of this film”.

Nicole Kidman defended the movie at Cannes.

“I mean, obviously, I feel sad, because I think the film has no malice toward the family, particularly toward Grace or [Prince] Rainier,” she said.

“It’s a fictionalisation. You take dramatic license.”

Lifetime has recently aired biopics of Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, Brittany Murphy and Elizabeth Taylor.

This article first appeared on variety.com