Kidman believes Babygirl is groundbreaking not just for her career, but for the industry. But she risks everything, personally and professionally, by starting a steamy affair with intern Samuel Harris Dickinson in pursuit of the sexual pleasure that has always been missing with her husband.
Babygirl β which A24 launches in North America on December 25 β is about more than sex, of course. We were working on another script together, and Babygirl came from that. She says it was an aspect of the role that she spoke about with Reijn a lot, but they did not rehearse it.
And then she would tell things, she would act things out, and we would try things, and she would share her own stories. I would share mine. It felt very safe. The actress says she never stopped to think if starring in Babygirl might jeopardise other career prospects.
So you blush on camera because of that, you cry because of that, you laugh, or you dance. You have the responses that are immediate and spontaneous and real. Kidman has found it fascinating to hear the range of audience responses to Babygirl.
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