Sumith Prasad
Halina Reijn’s next feature film, the erotic thriller ‘Babygirl,’ is in the works at A24. The movie revolves around a career woman in her 40s, who has an affair with a 21-year-old intern. Nicole Kidman headlines the cast, which also includes Antonio Banderas, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde, and Jean Reno.
Rejin is helming the project after the success of her horror comedy film ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies.’ In addition to ‘Babygirl,’ the filmmaker will helm the pilot of the Amazon series ‘Lois & Varga,’ starring Rachel Brosnahan. Rejin debuted as a director with the 2019 film ‘Instinct.’ As an actress, her credits include Esther Vinkel in ‘Red Light’ and Maggie van Haal in ‘Conspiracy of Silence.’
Kidman‘s most recent projects include the DCEU’s ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ and Prime Video’s drama series ‘Expats.’ The actress also completed the filming of Gael García Bernal-starrer ‘Holland, Michigan’ and Netflix’s crime thriller series ‘The Perfect Couple.’ In Apple TV+’s animated film ‘Spellbound,’ Kidman lends her voice to Ellsmere. The actress’ recent credits include Kaitlyn Meade in ‘Lioness,’ Queen Gudrún in ‘The Northman,’ and Robin in ‘Roar.’
Banderas played Mikeal Tallini in ‘Cult Killer,’ Herod in ‘Journey to Bethlehem,’ and Renaldo in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.’ On the other hand, Harris is known for playing Chase Andrews in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ and Carl in ‘Triangle of Sadness.’
New York, where the A24 movie was shot, also hosted the filming of last year’s indie sensation ‘Past Lives.’ Rejin filmed ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ in the same state as well. Jodie Comer’s ‘Big Swiss,’ Mary Bronstein’s ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ and Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Savant’ are some of the projects to come from the state in the near future.
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