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Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Nicole Kidman opened up about pushing her own boundaries while starring in her new erotic thriller &#8220;Babygirl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In the movie, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/nicole-kidman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">57-year-old actress<\/a> plays powerful CEO Romy, who puts her family and career in jeopardy when she embarks on a torrid S&#038;M affair with her much younger intern, Samuel (Harris Dickinson).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference for &#8220;Babygirl&#8221; at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, Kidman described the film as &#8220;obviously about sex, it\u2019s about desire, it\u2019s about your inner thoughts, it\u2019s about secrets, it\u2019s about marriage, it\u2019s about truth, power, consent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is one woman\u2019s story, and this is, I hope, a very liberating story,&#8221; the Academy Award winner said, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/festivals\/nicole-kidman-erotic-thriller-babygirl-freeing-didnt-feel-exploited-1236124981\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">per Variety.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicole-kidman-poses-lacy-lingerie-admits-wild-partying-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>NICOLE KIDMAN POSES IN LACY LINGERIE, ADMITS TO &#8216;WILD&#8217; PARTYING PAST<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/nicolek2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"nicole kidman venice red carpet closeup\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Nicole Kidman reflected on pushing her own boundaries in her new erotic thriller &#8220;Babygirl.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(\u00a0Franco Origlia\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s told by a woman through her gaze,&#8221; Kidman continued, noting that &#8220;Babygirl&#8221; was written and directed by Dutch filmmaker and actress Halina Reijn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s to me what made it so unique, because suddenly I was going to be in the hands of a woman with this material,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It was very dear to our shared instincts and very freeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kidman explained that working with a female director enabled her to feel more comfortable while filming the movie&#8217;s racy sex scenes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what made it so compelling, was being in the hands of Halina, because I knew she wasn&#8217;t going to exploit me,&#8221; Kidman said during the press conference, per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nicole-kidman-felt-exposed-making-babygirl-8701479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, however anyone interprets that, I didn&#8217;t feel exploited,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I felt very much a part of it. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the story <\/a>that I wanted to be a part of, that I wanted to tell. And every part of me was committed to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-2168443276-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"nicole kidman and halina reijn at the babygirl photocall \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;Babygirl&#8221; was written and directed by Dutch filmmaker and actress Halina Reijn.<\/span> <span>(JB Lacroix\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Babygirl&#8221; also stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/antonio-banderas-on-life-after-heart-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antonio Banderas <\/a>as Romy&#8217;s devoted husband, Jacob, and Sophie Wilde as her ambitious executive assistant, Esme, who begins her own relationship with Samuel.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Reijn, Kidman was joined by Dickinson, Banderas and Wilde at the press conference, which was held Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was four of us together on a journey, and it was really, really intimate,&#8221; Kidman said of her co-stars, per the Associated Press. &#8220;Enormous care taken by all of us, we were all very gentle with each other and helped each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While speaking at the press conference, Kidman admitted that she felt some trepidation over screening &#8220;Babygirl&#8221; for audiences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-2169439766-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"antonio banderas, nicole kidman, harris dickinson, sophie wilde at venice screening\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Harris Dickinson and Sophie Wilde.<\/span> <span>(Stefano Spaziani via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This definitely leaves me exposed and vulnerable and frightened and all of those things when it\u2019s given to the world, but making it with these people here was delicate and intimate,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicole-kidman-drives-subaru-despite-keith-urban-buying-lamborghini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Moulin Rouge&#8221; star <\/a>said. &#8220;Right now, we\u2019re all a bit nervous. I was like, I hope my hand\u2019s not shaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Babygirl&#8221; is not Kidman&#8217;s first foray into the genre of erotic film. Twenty-five years ago at the Venice Film Festival, the actress debuted &#8220;Eyes Wide Shut,&#8221; the Stanley Kubrick-directed erotic mystery drama that also starred Kidman&#8217;s husband at the time, Tom Cruise. In the 1999 movie, Kidman and Cruise played a married couple whose union is rocked by jealousy, infidelity and sexual obsession.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since then, Kidman has headlined a number of other films and TV shows that feature racy scenes, including &#8220;To Die For,&#8221; &#8220;The Paperboy,&#8221; &#8220;Big Little Lies&#8221; and &#8220;The Undoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-2168471827-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"sophie wilde, antonio banderas, nicole kidman, harris dickinson and halina\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;Babygirl&#8221; was presented in competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on Aug. 30.<\/span> <span>(MARCO BERTORELLO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;This definitely leaves me exposed and vulnerable and frightened and all of those things when it\u2019s given to the world, but making it with these people here was delicate and intimate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicole-kidmans-rigorous-butt-workout-described-costar-epic-awful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Australia native <\/a>recently shared that she considers &#8220;Babygirl&#8221; to be the most &#8220;exposing&#8221; project of her career. During a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/nicole-kidman-babygirl-exclusive-awards-insider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vanity Fair, <\/a>Kidman told the outlet that she hadn&#8217;t yet seen the film and wasn&#8217;t sure if she would have the &#8220;bravery&#8221; to watch it for the first time with the audience at the Venice Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of the themes in my movies have been explored through the lens of sexuality,&#8221; Kidman noted. &#8220;I\u2019ve not eliminated that or tried to pretend it isn\u2019t there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve made some films that are pretty exposing, but not like this,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-903168.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt='Kidman previously starred opposite her former husband, Tom Cruise, in the erotic mystery drama \"Eyes Wide Shut.\"' width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Kidman previously starred opposite her former husband, Tom Cruise, in the erotic mystery drama &#8220;Eyes Wide Shut.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Warner Bros)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While speaking with Vanity Fair, Kidman reflected on filming the movie&#8217;s explicit sequences, which she and Dickinson choreographed precisely with the assistance of intimacy coordinators. The scenes were rehearsed with changes made as needed during filming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, Kidman told the outlet that she and Dickinson were completely absorbed in their performances once the cameras started rolling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never came out of it, really,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicole-kidman-daughter-sunday-rose-twin-chic-black-ensembles-paris-fashion-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidman admitted.<\/a> &#8220;It left me ragged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;At some point I was like, I don\u2019t want to be touched. I don\u2019t want to do this anymore, but at the same time I was compelled to do it. Halina would hold me and I would hold her, because it was just very confronting to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-1841163877-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"nicole kidman and harris dickinson filming a scene for babygirl\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who enters into an S&#038;M affair with her intern (Dickinson).<\/span> <span>(Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;At some point I was like, I don\u2019t want to be touched. I don\u2019t want to do this anymore, but at the same time I was compelled to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Nicole Kidman<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kidman told the outlet that she was finding her anticipation ahead of the movie&#8217;s release just as daunting as its production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s like, \u2018Golly, I\u2019m doing this, and it\u2019s actually now going to be seen by the world.\u2019 That\u2019s a very weird feeling. This is something you do and hide in your home videos. It is not a thing that normally is going to be seen by the world,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban10\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I felt very exposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/nicole-kidmans-life-hollywood-relationships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as an actor,<\/a> as a woman, as a human being,&#8221; Kidman added. &#8220;I had to go in and go out like, I need to put my protection back on. What have I just done? Where did I go? What did I do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-2169453607-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"nicole kidman in a black dress on the red carpet in venice film festival\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The actress has generated Oscar buzz for her performance in &#8220;Babygirl.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Stefania DAlessandro\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb9\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kidman told the outlet that she was apprehensive about the reactions to &#8220;Babygirl,&#8221; explaining that she still felt like she was forging ahead without her &#8220;armor&#8221; on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban11\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban11\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s vulnerable, but I\u2019m never going to shy away from that to my dying day,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I\u2019ll place myself in a vulnerable position and see where that takes me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Deadline, the film received a seven-minute standing ovation when it premiered last Thursday at the Sala Grande Theatre in Venice. Kidman&#8217;s performance was met with critical acclaim and sparked early speculation of an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/oscars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Oscar nomination.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb10\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Babygirl&#8221; will be released in theaters on Dec. 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. 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