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Nicole Kidman She used her connections to create a pivotal scene in her new thriller, Babygirl.
According to the director Helena RayneThe Oscar winner, 57, was instrumental in securing the rights to INXS's classic song “Never Tear Us Apart” for a montage scene in the new film.
“We put it in montage. I almost cried. My editor and I, we were yelling at each other,” Ryan explained in an interview with “Real Blind Podcast” On Friday, December 27th. They said no. They said it was hard not to. I didn't sleep for a week. I tried every other song I could think of. “Nothing worked.”
That's when Reijn reached out to the lead actress, who was able to pull some strings.
“Then I called Nicole, just because we'd gotten so close. I was like, 'I'm so depressed.' And she said, 'Give me a few days.' “I did it,” Ryan said. “I've got the rights. She reached out to real people and did it for us. surprising.”
in BabygirlKidman plays a high-ranking CEO who begins an affair with a young intern he plays Harris Dickinson.
Recently film director He defended the 29-year age gap Between its stars. (Dickinson is 28 years old.)
In an interview with In a magazine Posted on Wednesday, December 25, Ryan was asked about adding to the collection of romantic movies released this year that feature an older woman and a younger man (including Kidman's film). Family issue and Anne Hathaway-championship The idea of you).
“If we watch a movie where the male actor is the same age as the female actor, we find that weird. And it's crazy. It should be completely normal for age gaps to change and for women to have different relationships,” Ryan said. “We're not trapped in a box anymore.” . We internalize the male gaze, we internalize the patriarchy, and we have to free ourselves from it. It's really difficult.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter Kidman recalls that it was published earlier this month I was shocked by one early review to Babygirl.
“I think this movie is very exciting. I hope it is,” she said. “Some people have said it's the most disturbing movie they've ever seen, and I say: ‘Oh no, I'm so sorry.'”
For her part, Kidman relished the opportunity to play an older woman who embraces her sensual side.
“Women at a certain point in their careers are often overlooked as sexual objects. It was really nice to be seen that way,” the Oscar winner said. THR. “From the moment I read it, I said: Yes, this is a voice I have not seen, this is a place I have not visited, and I don’t think audiences have visited.” My character has gotten to a point where she's got all this power, but she's not sure who she is, what she wants, and what she desires, even though she seems to have it all. And I think that's really relatable.
