I’ve been keeping an eye out for this project.
What we already know about “Babygirl” is that A24 will be producing it and it was recently announced that it would be theatrically released on December 20. This shows that A24 has much confidence in what they have here.
Coming to us from writer-director Halina Reijn (“Bodies, Bodies, Bodies”), Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonia Banderas, and Sophie Wilde star in a film tackling a high-powered CEO (Kidman) who puts her work on the line when she begins a steamy affair with her much younger intern (Dickinson).
“Babygirl” test screened on Thursday at the AMC Lincoln Square. Dickinson is said to “burn up the screen” and his performance is being described as “his big superstar breakout moment”. The film is not really an “erotic thriller,” but more about Kidman’s character reconciling the psychology of being in a BDSM relationship with Dickinson’s intern.
Throughout the film, Dickinson forces her to engage in these mind and sex games, she crawls like a dog and calls Dickinson “master,” but there’s only brief nudity here. Again, it’s more about the psychological ramifications that come with this unusual affair.
Principal photography on “Babygirl” began in December 2023, in New York City. The project marks Reijn’s second English-language feature film, both produced by A24. No word yet on whether this launches at any of the fall festivals.