Halina Reijn teases next film for A24 on Golden Globes red carpet, describing it as 'really different' from 'Babygirl.'
"Cementing her status as Hollywood's boldest actress, Nicole Kidman bares herself every which way – physically, emotionally and artistically – in 'Babygirl'", Halina Reijn's erotic thriller about a kinky workplace affair, said Tom Shone in The Sunday Times.
For Reijn, the deeper lyrical meaning behind the 1987 classic served as the perfect metaphor for not just the scene, but Romy and Samuel's relationship.
Sonically, Perverts is far from its predecessor. Cain replaces the rousing, classic rock-esque riffs of what is arguably her most popular song, “American Teenager,” with a slow drone that thrums through the entire record — all distorted licks and haunting piano melodies.
The movie, starring Nicole Kidman, operates at the level of the female gaze. Its inversion of erotic thriller tropes leads to fascinating but, at times, tepid results.
During The Hollywood Reporter Writers Roundtable, 'Babygirl' writer Halina Reijn recalls the moment she knew she wanted to write for cinema, after seeing 'Annie' when she was six years old.
Nicole Kidman plays a high-flying, married businesswoman who begins an affair with an intern half her age. It’s a lead performance more daring than the film itself.
"A man directing this, it wouldn’t have been the same, because he can’t actually be in my body, but she can," she says of Halina Reijn
The writer and director Halina Reijn narrates a sequence from her film, featuring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson.
A key scene in 'Babygirl' features George Michael's "Father Figure." It turns out writer-director Halina Reijn knew she wanted to use the song before she wrote a word of the script. She tells Entertainment Weekly why.
Justin Kuritzkes (‘Challengers’ and ‘Queer’), Payal Kapadia (‘All We Imagine as Light’), Mangold (‘A Complete Unknown’), Reijn (‘Babygirl’) and Jason Reitman (‘Saturday Night’).
This article contains spoilers. Producer Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl” is a not-so-twisted yet triumphant tale of desire. Centering a powerful female lead who seemingly has it all, the movie depicts Romy Mathis (Nicole Kidman) as the CEO of a flourishing robotics company,