“Gives her a global monopoly…”: ‘Babygirl’ Elevates Nicole Kidman Above Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in Hollywood For 1 Sole Reason

The film industry is known for reinventing actors with each passing generation. But some actors manage to rise above expectations continuously, making themselves timeless. One such example is none other than Nicole Kidman, who is consistently presenting the audience with roles they would not expect.

Kidman has never been afraid of daring and risqué roles in her stellar, almost four-decade acting career. Compared to many of her colleagues who seemingly chose to rely on their comfortable roles with time, Kidman is still challenging herself in one specific area that sets her apart.

How Nicole Kidman Stands Apart With Her Role in Babygirl 

It looks like Nicole Kidman is walking a path to an Oscar-worthy performance in her upcoming erotic thriller, Babygirl. In the movie, Kidman plays a powerful CEO, Romy Mathis, who gets involved in an affair with her much younger intern.

A source informs In Touch that Kidman has taken this new direction in her career quite seriously. The insider recalled her daring and Emmy-winning performance in the HBO series and said,

Babygirl is the payoff for the years of experimentation Nicole has been doing in this department since the first season of Big Little Lies. Nicole was brave and got naked and pulled off these amazing s*x scenes, and she won an Emmy for Lies and could win her second Oscar for Babygirl.

Kidman’s contemporaries and colleagues like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon have seemingly toned down their risqué scenes in recent years. Looking back at their filmography, Aniston had most of her intimate performances in films like The Good Girl, Derailed, Friends with Money, Management, Horrible Bosses, and Wanderlust, which came many years ago.

Witherspoon was seen in such roles in films like Cruel Intentions, Fear, Water for Elephants, Wild, and Little Fires Everywhere, which were also released years ago. However, it looks like Kidman is not willing to stop pushing the boundaries even at 57.

The source further told In Touch that Kidman has put herself in a very specific position in Hollywood with her approach towards risqué roles. 

This is pure courage at work, and nobody is making fun of Nicole for it. She’s found a powerful vein to tap and she has a peer group totally afraid of doing any n*dity whatsoever, which gives her a global monopoly on telling these kinds of ‘sexuality over 45’ types of stories.

Babygirl to be released on Christmas Day brings Kidman together with Harris Dickinson, and Antonio Banderas, and is said to be Kidman’s riskiest role in recent times.

Nicole Kidman’s Is a Veteran in Daring Roles

Kidman’s experience with performing intimate scenes started notably with To Die For, and later she delivered such demanding performances in Eyes Wide Shut, Moulin Rouge!, Cold Mountain, Birth, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, The Paperboy, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Big Little Lies.

Kidman’s roles in those films have also served the story significantly rather than portraying sensationalism only. However, during a recent interview with The Sun, Kidman explained how shooting intimate scenes in Babygirl felt overwhelming and frustrating at times.

There was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustration. It’s like, ‘Don’t touch me’. There were times when we were shooting where I was like, ‘I don’t want to o*gasm any more. Don’t come near me. I hate doing this.

Kidman’s words show performing such intimate roles may sometimes take a toll on the actors’ mental health as well. However, her role in Babygirl is a far cry from the recent Netflix series The Perfect Couple, which again shows the actress is not willing to stay comfortable in a single genre.

Babygirl will be released in theaters on December 25, 2024.