Nicole Kidman’s co-star Harris Dickinson has revealed what it was like filming steamy sex scenes on the set of her new movie Babygirl.
The Iron Claw actor, 28, stars alongside the Big Little Lies star, 57, in the erotic film, directed by Halina Reijn, in which the two have an affair.
Harris shared that he and Nicole worked with an intimacy coordinator and admitted that one of their unrehearsed sexy scenes was “embarrassing” to film, in a new interview with Variety.
“We would have a conversation with the intimacy coordinator and then Nicole and I would do our thing once we established the parameters that we were both comfortable with,” he said.
‘The intimacy coordinator says, “What are you comfortable with, what do you want as a director, what are you comfortable doing from that vision?” “They are facilitating it and doing it very delicately without interrupting the real scene.”
Nicole Kidman’s, 57, co-star Harris Dickinson, 28, revealed what it was like filming steamy sex scenes on the set of her new movie Babygirl; see each other in October in LA
The Iron Claw actor stars alongside the Big Little Lies star in the erotic film, directed by Halina Reijn, in which they both have an affair; The two seen in a still image from the film.
Harris noted that a scene in which he was practically naked and dancing in a hotel room to a George Michael song without any prior rehearsal turned out to be “embarrassing” to film.
‘That was just me moving. Halina played the song and said, “Just dance.” So I had a little rhythm. Maybe I had some whiskey before. But it was embarrassing.
He also praised Nicole for being “the most comforting and warm performer to work with.”
“She sets the tone on set and makes it very easy to be vulnerable and fun, because she’s so sassy. She’s so brave and she does things, and you’re like, ‘What the fuck is that?’ You can’t even think about it.” .
It comes after Nicole admitted she was so excited during the filming of the film that at one point she had to pause filming.
In the film, Nicole plays a powerful married company boss who falls in love with a perverted young intern.
And according to the sunIn a revealing new interview, Nicole said that playing scenes with Harrison and Antonio Banderas, 64, as her husband, Jacob, was often too difficult to deal with.
Nicole began by saying: ‘There was a huge amount of sharing and trust and then frustration. It’s like, “Don’t touch me.”
Harris shared that he and Nicole worked with an intimacy coordinator and admitted that one of their sexy scenes was “embarrassing” to film, in a new interview with Variety.
The actor was referring to a scene in which he was practically naked and dancing to a George Michael song in a hotel without any prior rehearsal.
‘That was just me moving. Halina (Reijn) played the song and said, “Just dance.” So I had a little rhythm. Maybe I had some whiskey before. But it was embarrassing
It comes after Nicole admitted she had to pause filming Babygirl because she no longer wanted to have an ‘orgasm’.
“There were times when we were filming where I thought, ‘I don’t want to have an orgasm anymore.’
‘Don’t come near me. I hate doing this. I don’t care if they never touch me again in my life! I’m over it. “He was so present the whole time for me that it was almost like an exhaustion.”
He also said he found filming his raunchy scenes with Harris “liberating.”
She explained that she felt completely safe performing the intimate sequences because director Halina made sure that none of the actors were taken out of their comfort zone, according to People.
During a recent Q&A, Kidman said, “There’s a bit of a jump off the cliff where you go, okay, I’m going to drop everything and explore this with people I trust in a genre that’s already set. ‘
“But hopefully we can explore new territories and, above all, with women at the helm.”
He added: “You have your director in charge saying, ‘I will protect you. Nothing that will appear in the film will be anything that you are not comfortable with. “You’re going to be fine.”
The Eyes Wide Shut actress emphasized that she also had “enormous trust” in her young co-star in these scenes. He added: “We looked at each other and said, ‘Okay.’
While Dickinson admitted that he was sometimes “really terrified” to film intimate scenes with Kidman, the actor insisted that Reijn never forced them to continue filming if they felt uncomfortable.
The film, which hits theaters on Christmas Day, sees Nicole playing a powerful married company boss who falls for a perverted young intern.
While Harris plays her lover, Antonio Banderas, 64, plays her husband; Nicole pictured with Antonio (left) and Harris (right) at the Venice Film Festival premiere in August.
He said: “Of course, there were days where I would come in really terrified of a scene or I don’t know how I’m going to do this.”
“There was never a day where, if the scene wasn’t working or if we weren’t comfortable or we didn’t accomplish something, we never felt like time was more important.”
“It was like, ‘Okay, everyone go away for a second.’
Babygirl hits theaters on Christmas Day in the United States.
The Hollywood star has already received critical praise for her performance following the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where she received the Best Actress award.