A24's erotic thriller movie, Babygirl, is scheduled for release in theatres across the United States on December 25, 2024. The trailer for the same was uploaded by the production and distribution company on YouTube on October 1, 2024. It has since amassed thousands of views.
Babygirl stars Nicole Kidman as Romy, a headstrong and independent woman, who is the CEO of a renowned company. However, outside of her job, she is just an ordinary woman with personal needs and challenges. These issues become somewhat alleviated with the arrival of Samuel, an intern at Romy's company, portrayed by Harris Dickinson.
Nicole Kidman and others star in Babygirl
1) Nicole Kidman as Romy
Nicole Kidman plays Romy in Babygirl, the CEO of a big company. She is driven and focused in her professional life. However, she also faces her own desires and problems, which she often hides beneath her strong exterior.
Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman is best known for her contributions in projects such as The Hours (2002), Lion (2016), and Big Little Lies (2017).
2) Harris Dickinson as Samuel
Harris Dickinson plays Samuel in the film. As seen in the trailer, Romy first crosses paths with Samuel on the street while a dog seems to aggressively approach her while the latter comes to her defense and tames her down.
Romy then meets Samuel again when he is in her company's premises joining for his work as an intern, ideally in her company.
A recipient of the London Film Critics Circle Award, Harris Dickinson is best known for Beach Rats (2017), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).
3) Antonio Banderas as Jacob
Antonio Banderas plays Jacob in Babygirl, Romy's longtime husband. Not much is known about Bandera's character in the film at the moment.
Cannes Film Festival awardee, Antonio Banderas is most popularly known for his roles in projects such as The Mask of Zorro (1998), Genius: Picasso (2018), and Pain and Glory (2019).
4) Sophie Wilde as Esme
Sophie Wilder plays Esme in the film. The trailer does not reveal much about her role in the film. However, it seems that she takes on the role of Romy's assistant or advisor in the story.
A Saturn Award nominee, Sophie Wilde is best known for You Don't Know Me (2021), Talk to Me (2022), and Boy Swallows Universe (2024).
Additional cast of the film
- Gaite Jansen as Hedda Scarlett
- Izabel Mar as Anna
- Vaughan Reilly as Nora
- Victor Slezak as Mr. Missel
- Esther McGregor as Isabel
- Anoop Desai as Robert
- Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Josh
- Bartley Booz as Tom
- Leslie Silva as Hazel
- Dolly Wells as Therapist
What is Babygirl about?
The official synopsis for the film as put forth by A24 reads:
"A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern."
Babygirl will be made available in theatres on December 25, 2024. Following its theatrical release, the audiences are hopeful that the film will be made available on several streaming and video-on-demand platforms such as Apple TV Plus, Paramount Plus, VUDU, Sling TV, and Netflix.
Babygirl is written and directed by Halina Reijn, best known for Instinct (2019) and Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).