Harris Dickinson reveals that he and Nicole Kidman improvised their intimate scenes in the provocative new film, “Babygirl.” “We had a conversation with the intimacy coordinator, and then Nicole and I took it from there, setting the boundaries of what we were both comfortable with,” Dickinson, 28, shared with Variety recently. “The intimacy coordinator would ask, ‘What are you comfortable with, what does the director want, and what are you willing to do based on that vision?’ They facilitated it all very delicately without disrupting the actual scene.”

“Babygirl” chronicles the story of a powerful CEO, Romy (Kidman), who starts an affair with a young intern, Samuel (Dickinson). Romy’s husband (Antonio Banderas) remains oblivious to her risky affair, which threatens both her career and family life. The film proved to be a significant challenge for Kidman, 57. When asked about the most difficult aspect of making the movie, Kidman told Variety, “The whole thing.” “Trying to do it justice and remain open, raw, and available every day to explore,” she elaborated. “The nature of the film required complete vulnerability and exposure, or it wouldn’t connect. When I met with [Director Halina Reijn], we discussed it, and I just asked for a safe space and not to be made to look foolish.”

Kidman also discussed the physical toll the filming took on her. She recently disclosed that she had to pause filming occasionally due to the strenuous nature of faking orgasms in multiple scenes with Banderas, 64, and Dickinson. “There were moments when I thought, ‘I don’t want to orgasm anymore,’” Kidman said, according to The Sun. “I don’t care if I’m never touched again in my life!” she joked. “It was so intense that it felt like a burnout,” Kidman added.

In an August interview with Vanity Fair, Kidman described the experience of acting in “Babygirl” as leaving her feeling “worn out.” “At some point, I thought, ‘I don’t want to be touched,’” she remembered. “I didn’t want to continue, yet I felt compelled to. [Director] Halina [Reijn] would comfort me, and I would comfort her because it was very confronting.” Even months after filming, she felt the same. “It’s strange to think it will be seen by the world. This is something you usually do in private, not for public viewing,” she said. “I felt very exposed as an actor, a woman, and a human being. I had to put my guard back on after each scene. What have I done? Where did I go? What did I reveal?”

“Babygirl” hits theaters on December 25.

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