"Babygirl" director Halina Reijn explained during an interview that age gaps should "completely be normailized" between men and women, as she defended her lead actors, Nicole Kidman, 57, and Harris Dickinson,

Nicole Kidman's 'Babygirl' writer-director Halina Reijn said she believes 'it should completely be normalized that the age gaps switch' in movies that depict relationships between women and younger men.

"It should completely be normalized that the age gaps switch and that women have different relationships," filmmaker Halina Reijn says.

Babygirl director Halina Reijn is defending the 29-year age gap between her lead actors, Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson. In an interview with W Magazine published on Wednesday, December 25, Reijn was asked about adding to the pantheon of romantic movies released this year that feature an older woman and a younger man.

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Now, if there's one thing the internet loves to discuss, it's age gap relationships like the one in the film — and in a recent interview with W Magazine, Babygirl director Halina Reijn got real about why the age gap relationship depicted in the film really isn't a big deal.

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"Babygirl" filmmaker Halina Reijn has much to say about the movie's age gap. The movie stars Nicole Kidman, 57, a Golden Globe nominee for "Babygirl," and Harris Dickinson, 28. It explores the sexual and romantic dynamics between powerful,