Nicole Kidman’s steamy new erotic thriller Babygirl debuted in theaters to rave reviews, but AMC fans are furious about one small detail.
Kidman, 57, has become synonymous with the theater chain after starring in its now-iconic national ad campaign in September 2021; However, fans were disappointed to discover that Kidman’s ads were not showing before Babygirl in AMC theaters.
‘That’s what AMC said, there are no Nicole Kidman ads before Babygirl. But do all the other movies have it? One user raged on X, formerly known as Twitter.
And they continued: ‘I thought it was just me. Not all Babygirl screenings suffer the same fate. I feel betrayed. Heartbreak doesn’t feel good in a place like this family.
“No Nicole Kidman ad on AMC before Babygirl had the entire audience crying, searching, confused and scared,” declared another.
“The way everyone at the theater gasped last night when they didn’t play Nicole Kidman’s AMC commercial before her own movie, Babygirl,” another devastated fan chimed in.
‘There was no Nicole Kidman ad on AMC before Babygirl, where is this country going to go?’ someone else complained.
‘So I watched Babygirl on AMC and they showed me a Sonic Hedgehog ad on AMC instead of the Nicole Kidman ad?’ That was the perfect opportunity to see it and they ruled it out,’ another complained.
Nicole Kidman’s steamy new erotic thriller Babygirl debuted in theaters to rave reviews, but AMC fans are furious about one small detail.
The film is currently certified “fresh” on film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 79 percent.
The ad showed Kidman in a hooded trench coat entering an AMC theater, extolling the highlights of going to a movie theater.
His quote, “Heartbreak feels good in a place like this,” has become the subject of several memes over the years.
Babygirl, which premiered on Christmas Day, has already received rave reviews.
The film is currently certified “fresh” on film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 79 percent.
Kidman recently teased that her erotic drama Babygirl is her most daring role to date as she shed light on the passion project.
Babygirl sees Nicole take on the role of Romy, a business executive balancing her career with trying to find fulfillment in her marriage to a theater director.
Cracks in their marriage appear when new intern Samuel makes clear his attraction to Romy and they begin to explore a “forbidden sexual dynamic.”
Director Halina Reijn is said to have wanted to focus specifically on the female orgasm in the thriller, with a charged scene showing Romy masturbating.
Fans were disappointed to find out that Kidman’s AMC spot wasn’t playing before Babygirl in AMC theaters.
People took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their outrage.
Addressing the erotic scenes, Kidman, who recently starred in another age-gap romance, A Family Affair, admitted it’s the most “exposed” she’s ever felt in front of the camera.
talking to vanity fairShe said she wasn’t sure she was “brave enough” to see the film on the big screen.
“There’s something inside me that says, ‘Okay, this was made for the big screen and to be seen with people.’ I’m not sure I have that much courage,” the actress told the publication.
“I’ve made some films that are quite revealing, but not like this,” he added of the “confrontation” experience.
Kidman shared her apprehension about the public seeing the sex scenes, admitting that the “vulnerable” filming process left her feeling “torn.”
‘It’s like, wow, I’m doing this, and it’s actually going to be seen by the world now. “It’s a very strange feeling,” he said.
‘This is something you hide in your home videos. “It’s not something the world normally goes to see.”