'The Babadook' filmmaker Jennifer Kent on how her character became an LGBTQ+ icon, and why we will never see a sequel

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"It's like, 'I spot you.' That's what I consciousness is being said back."

Jennifer Kent, filmmaker of The Babadook, opens up 10 years later astir creating a characteristic that would go an LGBTQ+ icon and why she refused to make a sequel.

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Kristy Puchko is nan Film Editor astatine Mashable. Based successful New York City, she's an established movie professional and intermezo reporter, who has traveled nan world connected assignment, covered a assortment of movie festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers, and had her activity published connected RogerEbert.com, Vanity Fair, and The Guardian. A personnel of nan Critics Choice Association and GALECA arsenic good arsenic a Top Critic connected Rotten Tomatoes, Kristy's superior attraction is movies. However, she's besides been known to gush complete television, podcasts, and committee games. You tin travel her connected Twitter.

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