Nicole Kidman: Women Are ‘Discarded’ As Sexual Beings At Certain Point In Career

Nicole Kidman is getting candid about enjoying an older lady in a racy new thriller.

In a Hollywood Reporter interview revealed Wednesday, the 57-year-old actor defined why she felt it was vital to star within the new movie “Babygirl,” in which a “high-powered CEO places her profession and household on the road when she begins a torrid affair along with her a lot youthful intern,” per an official description.

“A variety of occasions girls are discarded at a sure interval of their profession as a sexual being. So it was actually stunning to be seen on this manner,” Kidman mentioned, reflecting on her position as Romy within the Halina Reijn-directed movie.

“From the minute I learn it [the script], I used to be like, ‘Yeah, this can be a voice I haven’t seen, this can be a place that I haven’t been, I don’t suppose audiences have been,’” she added, noting later that “it wasn’t written for a 20-year-old. It wasn’t written even for a 30-year-old.”

The American Australian actor additionally mentioned that she discovered Romy’s identification disaster to be “actually relatable.”

“My character has reached a stage the place she’s bought all this energy, however she’s unsure who she is, what she needs, what she needs, although she appears to have all of it,” Kidman advised The Hollywood Reporter.

“There are many ladies who’re going, ‘Well, I’ve carried out this, I’ve bought youngsters, I’ve bought this husband, and what do I truly need? Who am I and what are my needs? Do I’ve to fake to be one thing else for individuals to like me?’”

According to Kidman, some individuals mentioned that “Babygirl” is “essentially the most disturbing movie they’ve ever seen.” But the actor famous that she personally discovered the mission to be “very releasing.”

The film is already being praised by critics, with the A24 movie incomes her one of the best actress award on the Venice Film Festival in September.

“Babygirl,” which additionally stars Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas and Sophie Wilde, is ready to hit U.S. theaters Dec. 25.

Read extra on Kidman at The Hollywood Reporter.