Anne Hathaway is one of the most admired and one of the finest actresses in the entertainment industry who made her breakthrough with starring in The Princess Diaries. She is widely remembered for her role in the iconic The Devil Wears Prada alongside Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt. She also starred in Love & Other Drugs, Les Misérables, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, The Intern, Ocean’s 8, and more.
Anne Hathaway will soon be seen portraying the character of Solène Marchand in her upcoming romantic comedy The Idea of You opposite Nicholas Galitzine. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee and is one of the highly awaited movies. Ahead of its release, Anne Hathaway reflected on her career and how her winning an award at the 2013 Academy Awards dried work for her.
Anne Hathaway calls Christopher Nolan an ‘angel’
The Devil Wears Prada actress, Anne Hathaway ahead of the release of her upcoming romantic-comedy The Idea of You spoke to Vanity Fair recently. During her conversation with the publication, the actress recalled how her identity had turned ‘toxic’ following her co-hosting and winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2013 Oscars. She said,
“A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were so concerned about how toxic my identity had become online.”
The actress won her first Academy Award for her work in Les Misérables, and following her win she was dubbed as the ‘most annoying celebrity’. THR reports that the viral phenomenon dubbed as ‘Hathahate’ had no actual case other than the fact that the actress’ surge in exposure and popularity made the audience call her annoying. The actress continued to share with Vanity Fair,
“I had an angle in Christopher Nolan, who did not care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles I’ve had in one of his best films that I’ve been part of. I don’t know if he knew that he was backing me at the time, but it had the effect. And my career did not lose momentum the way it could have if he hadn’t backed me.”
The actress was cast as Dr. Amelia Brand, a NASA scientist, and astronaut in Interstellar alongside Matthew McConaughey. The movie received a positive response from the audience and the critics and the performances of the actors were highly lauded. Hathaway and Christopher Nolan had previously worked on 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises.
Back in 2014, the actress during her interview with Harper’s Bazaar said that the backlash she faced made her feel like she got punched in the gut. She added that she was left shocked and embarrassed at the same time by the hatred.
Anne Hathaway recalled being said that she had ‘zero s*x appeal’
In her cover story for Vanity Fair, the actress who has been admired for her roles in The Princess Diaries recalled her experience with male attention. She was 17 years old when she starred in the movie and noted that she was instantly shot down citing reasons that she had zero s*x appeal. She explained,
“The male gaze was very dominant and very pervasive and very juvenile.”
Talking about her upcoming movie; The Idea of You, she explained what made her say yes to playing Solène. The actress said that it’s not like one healthy, consensual female orgasm is going to change the world but she is happy to be a part of a story that takes pleasure in female pleasure. She added,
“This is the first time I’ve known myself this well. I don’t live in what others think of me. I know my own mind and I am connected to my own feelings.”
Hathaway also touched upon the subject of being sober adding that she knew deep down that it wasn’t for her. She mentioned that it’s a path everyone has to walk for himself or herself and her personal experience with it is that everything is better. The actress is excited for the audience to watch the upcoming movie which received a positive response after its premiere at the South by Southwest on March 16th, 2024.
The Idea of You is scheduled for release on May 2nd, 2024 on Prime Video.
