Anne Hathaway is one of the most recognized actors in the world and has been a part of many blockbusters and iconic films. She had her breakthrough with The Princess Diaries and then went on to star in acclaimed comedies such as The Devil Wears Prada and Ella Enchanted. She also moved to the dramatic category with films such as Les Misérables.
The actress recently starred and produced in the romantic drama The Idea of You, which saw her paired up with Nicholas Galitzine. Hathaway revealed that as a producer, she could bring in a lot of changes in the process of auditioning the actors. She recounted a practice in the early 2000s where she had to kiss multiple guys to find the right fit during a screen test.
Anne Hathaway Had To Go Through A Disgusting Hollywood Practice
Anne Hathaway began her career as a producer with the romantic drama Song One, which she also starred in. The Bride Wars star reportedly co-produced the film with her husband Adam Shulman. She has since joined various films as an executive producer and a producer such as Colossal, She Came To Me, and Mother’s Instinct.
The actress recently produced and starred in the romantic drama The Idea of You. Hathaway reportedly plays the role of a single mother who falls for a Harry Styles-esque musician, played by Nicholas Galitzine. She mentioned that as a producer she could change many of the practices that she was uncomfortable with during her earlier years (via V Magazine).
One such practice was reportedly making female actors kiss a bunch of male actors to do a check for chemistry during a screen test. Anne Hathaway mentioned that it was a common practice in the early 2000s and that she did not voice it out at the time as she did not want to be labeled ‘difficult’ and lose out on opportunities. She said to V Magazine,
“I was told, ‘We have ten guys coming today and you’re cast. Aren’t you excited to make out with all of them?’ And I thought, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’ because I wasn’t excited. I thought it sounded gross.”
The actress mentioned that though it was not a ‘power play’ by any production teams, it was normalized and was a product of a different time. She said that now they knew better and that it was not practiced during auditions anymore.
Anne Hathaway Changed Things Up When She Turned Producer
Anne Hathaway has come a long way since her breakthrough in the early 2000s. The actress has gone from being popular for her family dramas to being an Oscar-winning actress with a net worth of $80 million (via Celebrity Net Worth). Hathaway has also dabbled with production like many of her contemporaries such as Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.
Hathaway reportedly changed things in her production and stopped the disgusting screen test practice that she had to go through in the early 2000s. She mentioned to V Magazine that she made sure that the actors who came in to audition for the film The Idea of You were more comfortable and did not have to kiss other actors to find the right fit. She said,
“We asked each of the actors coming in to choose a song that they felt their character would love, that they would put on to get my character to dance, and then we’d do a short little improv. I was sitting in a chair like we had come in from dinner or a walk or something, we pressed play, and we just started dancing together.”
As an actor-turned-producer, Anne Hathaway mentioned that she never thought that she did not have power and that she would not be able to express her opinions while she was on the set of her breakthrough film The Princess Diaries. She said that it was only when she went on other sets that she realized that it was a normal occurrence.
