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Nicole Kidman used his connections to land a pivotal scene in his new erotic thriller, Babygirl.

According to the director Halina ReasonThe Oscar winner, 57, was instrumental in securing the rights to the classic INXS song "Never Tear Us Apart" for a montage scene in the new movie.

“We put it on montage. I almost cried. My editor and I, we were yelling at each other," Rien explained in an interview "The Realblend Podcast" Friday, December 27. "The next day, I called (movie studio) A24 and said, 'Okay, we have to get the rights to this song.' They said no. They said it was a tough one. And I didn't sleep for a week. I tried every song I could think of. Nothing worked."

That's when Reason reached out to its lead actress, who managed to pull a few strings.

"And then I called Nicole, because we became so close. I was just like, 'I'm so depressed.' He said, 'Give me a few days.' And he did it," Reason said. “He's got the right. He got to real people and he did it for us. Amazing.”

In BabygirlKidman plays a high-powered CEO who begins a steamy relationship with a young intern. Harris Dickinson.

Recently the director of the film Preserved the age gap of 29 years between its two stars. (Dickinson is 28.)

In an interview with Dr in the magazine Released on Wednesday, December 25, Reason was asked to add to the pantheon of romantic films released this year that feature an older woman and a younger man (including Kidman A family affair And Anne Hathaway-Acting your idea)

“If we see a movie where the male actor is the same age as the female actor, we find it weird. Which is crazy. It should be completely normalized that age gaps change and women have different relationships," Reason said. "We're not stuck in a box anymore. We internalize the male gaze, we internalize the patriarchy, and we have to free ourselves from that. It's Really hard."

In an interview with Dr The Hollywood Reporter Revealed earlier this month, Kidman retracted Being shocked by an initial review of Babygirl.

“I think it's very liberating, this film. I hope so,” he said. "I've had people say it's the most boring film they've ever seen, which I'm like, 'Oh no, I'm so sorry'"

For her part, Kidman got the chance to play an older woman who embraced her sensual side.

“Women are often dismissed as sexual entities at a certain point in their careers. So, it was really nice to see that,” said the Oscar winner THR. "From the moment I read it, I thought, 'Yeah, this is a voice I haven't seen, this is a place I haven't been, I don't think there was an audience.' My character has reached a point where he's got all these powers, but he's not sure who he is, what he wants, what he wants, even though he seems to have everything. And I think that's really relatable."