Feeling naughty? Nicole Kidman certain is and he or she needs you to realize it. In her upcoming movie, “Babygirl,” from author/director Halina Reijn, the Aussie actress bares all as a relentless CEO caught in a spicy tryst along with her a lot youthful intern (Harris Dickinson). Her efficiency earned her the Volpi Cup for Finest Actress on the Venice Movie Competition and is garnering her main awards buzz, however for Kidman, enjoying this position was about incomes a distinct type of recognition.
“Plenty of occasions girls are discarded at a sure interval of their profession as a sexual being. So it was actually stunning to be seen on this means,” Kidman mentioned in a current interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “From the minute I learn it, I used to be like, ‘Yeah, this can be a voice I haven’t seen, this can be a place that I haven’t been, I don’t assume audiences have been.’”
Regardless of being ready of energy, having a loving husband (Antonio Banderas), and residing a life many would envy, one thing is lacking for Kidman’s character in “Babygirl” that may solely be crammed by being dominated by her 20-something subordinate. In exploring this thorny dynamic, Kidman discovered the inner expertise extremely relatable.
“There are various girls who’re going, ‘Effectively, I’ve finished this, I’ve acquired youngsters, I’ve acquired this husband, and what do I really need? Who am I and what are my wishes? Do I’ve to fake to be one thing else for individuals to like me?’ I feel it’s very releasing, this movie,” mentioned Kidman. “I hope it’s. I’ve had some individuals say it’s essentially the most disturbing movie they’ve ever seen, which I’m like, ‘Oh no, I’m so sorry.’”
Embracing her sensuality all through the movie, Kidman is seen providing a number of orgasms, some to her husband and lots of to her lover, however there’s a marked distinction between the 2 that made for an fascinating efficiency problem. Whereas her ardour for her husband is tame, her screams for Dickinson’s character are bestial and overwhelming.
“These ones could not look fairly or sound fairly. Or be what we predict is fairly. Halina has all the time wished to do one thing like this. That’s most likely why we always say we’d like girls in all areas of filmmaking, telling totally different tales,” Kidman mentioned to THR. “It’s not simply to be extra truthful. It’s often because it’s type of fascinating. And for individuals to really feel, ‘I will be who I’m.’ I need individuals to go see this within the cinema, not simply clicking on this at dwelling, secretly, watching it in their very own little secret means. There’s one thing extraordinary about seeing it with a gaggle of individuals.”
A24 releases “Babygirl” in theaters on December 25.