Halina Reijn is clearly within the A24 enterprise. The Dutch actress-turned-director made her English-language characteristic debut for the studio with 2022’s “Our bodies Our bodies Our bodies” starring Rachel Sennott, Pete Davidson, and Myha’la and in addition re-teamed with them for the just lately launched erotic thriller “Babygirl.” As per Selection, Reijn is engaged on the script for her subsequent venture and, whereas on the crimson carpet on the Palms Spring Worldwide Movie Awards, instructed A24 could also be concerned as soon as once more.
“I’m obsessive about them. I really feel they’re like a cult. You may’t simply get out of it,” Reijn informed IndieWire’s Vincent Perella whereas on the Golden Globes crimson carpet. In teasing particulars for the venture, she added, “I feel it’s going to be actually completely different. I like to enter themes of violence, masculinity.”
Reijn was in attendance on the Globes to assist “Babygirl” nominee Nicole Kidman, who final yr acquired the Volpi Cup for Greatest Actress following the movie’s premiere at Venice Movie Competition. Kidman’s co-star Harris Dickinson has additionally been incomes loads of consideration for his efficiency, notably on-line, the place movies of him dancing to George Michael’s “Father Determine” for Kidman’s character have been going viral.
“I already knew I needed that within the film earlier than I began writing,” stated Reijn to IndieWire. “After which I despatched it to Harris as soon as I wrote the script and we forged him and he liked the tune. He had by no means heard it and he actually liked it after which I simply stated, ‘Nicole’s gonna sit in a chair and you’re going to be dancing and simply do it in a means the place it may be sensual, however it also needs to be weak. Like present that you simply’re just a little nervous, that it’s just a little awkward,’ and I feel that’s what makes it so scorching if I’ll say.”
Equally, for a scene that concerned Kidman ingesting milk and getting on all fours, Reijn tried to faucet into sudden inspirations to convey her actress to the best place.
“I simply stated, ‘I would like you to be like a cat, like precisely how a cat would do it,’” she stated. “‘Don’t take into consideration being horny, don’t take into consideration any of that, simply be an animal.’”
Even when she wasn’t occupied with making it horny, Kidman nonetheless discovered a option to, making her risqué Christmas affair an sudden vacation hit. It has already earned over $16 million towards its $20 million funds and is just in its second weekend in theaters.
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“Babygirl” is presently in theaters from A24.