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

"It's like, 'I see you.' That's what I feel is being said back."

Mark Stetson

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Kristy Puchko

on September 19, 2024

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

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Kristy Puchko

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.