Why did the Australian actress say she didn’t want any more orgasms? Read on to find out more about Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman.
What’s the perfect way to spend your Christmas day this year? You can have a family brunch, open your presents, or you can head to the movie theater and watch Nicole Kidman get all steamy in the erotic thriller Babygirl. Entertainment company A24 is giving audiences a titillating gift this holiday season by releasing the film on Christmas day. Despite this, it’s not advisable to bring the whole family along for a special Christmas movie experience because it is salacious. How salacious exactly? The 57-year-old actress at one point in filming said, “I don’t want to orgasm any more.”
Read on to find out more about A24’s new erotic thriller Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman, what the story is about, and what made the actress make such a statement.
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Everything you need to know about Babygirl, the new A24 movie starring Nicole Kidman
What is Babygirl about?
The film revolves around Romy, played by Kidman, who has a picture-perfect life: a loving husband, adoring kids, a comfortable lifestyle, and the enviable position of being a high-ranking CEO. She meets Samuel, a young man who is one of the new interns in the company, and is almost immediately drawn to him. The two soon start a forbidden affair that plays around with their power dynamic, giving Romy an experience she’s never had before.
Who’s in the movie?
Nicole Kidman plays Romy, the CEO, wife, and mother who gets into a steamy affair with Samuel, played by The King’s Man’s Harris Dickinson. Antonio Banderas is also in the movie playing Romy’s husband, Jacob.
When is the movie being released?
The movie is slated for a theatrical release in the US on December 25 but there’s no word yet on whether it will have a global release here in Thailand. However, the film already premiered in August at the Venice Film Festival and later at the Toronto Film Festival so critics have seen it.
And what are the critics saying?
To put it succinctly, they’re raving. The Hollywood Reporter called it “sexy, dark and unpredictable” while Deadline said that Kidman “really goes the distance”. The Times likened it to “the best BDSM experiences” saying that the movie “is slightly contrived but very satisfying”.
The film holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.9 on IMDB.
And why in the world did Nicole Kidman say she didn’t want any more orgasms?
According to an interview she did with The Sun, there were times when filming the racier scenes of the movie got a little too much. “There was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustratio,” Kidman explained. “It’s like, ‘Don’t touch me’. There were times when we were shooting where I was like, ‘I don’t want to orgasm any more.Don’t come near me. I hate doing this.’”
She continued, “I’m over it. It was so present all the time for me that it was almost like a burnout.”
Her co-star, Harris Dickinson, shared her sentiments. The same article reported that in a press conference, Dickinson said that there were times he would tell the crew and his co-stars to “go away for a second” if he and Kidman “weren’t comfortable”.
Is this the first erotic film Nicole Kidman has been in?
Nope. Kidman starred in Eyes Wide Shut back in 1999 with her then-husband Tom Cruise. However, she said that she couldn’t have done the more daring scenes in this movie if a man was at the helm of the film. Unlike Eyes Wide Shut, which was directed by Stanley Kubrick, Babygirl is directed by Halina Reijn.
“I don’t think I could have done it, working with a man,” she explained in The Sun interview. “I actually think the only way I could do this was with her because the two of us would sit and talk.”
Is Babygirl a Christmas movie?
Definitely. It comes out on December 25th. This may be the very first erotic Christmas movie in movie history. Congrats, A24.
Is it a family Christmas movie?
We’ll say it again loud and clear: if you value your relationship with your parents and your other family members, for the love of Atlanna, do not watch this with them. Unless you want to, in which case, get help.
When is Babygirl releasing in theatres in Thailand?
Babygirl comes out in theatres in Thailand on January 16.
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Eric E. Surbano
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Eric can be found lost in his own world jamming with headphones on while writing when he's not prepping for a DnD session or researching 'Star Wars' galactic history on Wookiepedia. A proud Ravenclaw, he loves playing (and writing about) video games, humming the 'Doctor Who' theme under his breath, and rewatching 'Friends', 'New Girl', and 'The West Wing'.
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