Overview

• Dickinson told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that since Babygirl he has faced comments he described as “deeply inappropriate,” highlighting a double standard for younger male actors.
• He recounted a recent plane encounter where a woman asked him to dance and hinted at sexual details related to watching the film, which he said was not acceptable.
• The actor said press tour Q&As for the 2024 release included remarks he found “completely unacceptable,” with an expectation that he would laugh them off.
• He stressed that Halina Reijn’s film was not intended to be reductive, expressing frustration that some audiences focused on its eroticism rather than its nuance.
• Media coverage of his remarks also notes his current projects, including promoting his directorial debut Urchin, due in cinemas October 3, and preparing to portray John Lennon in Sam Mendes’ Beatles series with music rehearsals underway.