Anne Hathaway was overcome with emotion as fans showed their support for her new romantic comedy, in which she stars alongside Nicholas Galitzine.
The World Premiere of The Idea Of You took place Saturday at SXSW at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas.
It centers on Sophie, an art gallery employee and single mother, played by Anne, 41, who falls in love with a sexy young musician, played by Nicholas, 29.
Speaking to the audience during the Q&A session after the screening, Anne became emotional as she explained that coming-of-age stories don’t have to focus solely on young people.
“We talk about coming-of-age stories as something that happens to you early in your life, and I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m still growing,” a- she declared to her adoring fans.
Anne Hathaway was overcome with emotion Saturday as fans showed their support for her new romantic comedy, in which she stars alongside Nicholas Galitzine, at the world premiere in Texas.
Speaking to the audience during the Q&A session after the screening, Anne became emotional as she explained that coming-of-age stories don’t have to focus solely on young people.
Anne choked up as fans cheered during the Q&A session. “I can’t talk,” she said as her voice cracked.
One fan shouted, “I love you,” to which Anne replied, “I love you so much.”
“You have no idea what a gift you have just given us with your responsiveness, being so connected to every little nuance of it all. I will never forget this screening.
Anne added: “When Cathy (Schulman) and Gabrielle (Union) so generously offered me the role, I was thrilled to say yes.”
The first trailer for The Idea Of You was shared earlier this month.
Divorced Sophie, 40, falls in love with boy band member Hayes Campbell, 24, when they have the chance to meet at the Coachella music festival in the desert.
She feels intimidated by the young and very famous singer and says she is “too old” for him, but he doesn’t care and pursues her.
Sophie then gets caught up in the celebrity machine as photos leak of them kissing on a beach and she has to deal with being the ‘girlfriend’ of a famous man.
The film centers on Sophie, an art gallery employee and single mother, played by Anne, 41, who falls in love with a sexy young musician, played by Nicholas, 29.
Anne choked up as fans cheered during the Q&A session. “I can’t speak,” she said as her voice cracked
“You have no idea what a gift you just gave us with your responsiveness, being so connected to every little nuance of it all,” she said.
Nicholas Galitzine, who plays the boy band leader, radiated movie star magnetism as he walked the red carpet for the premiere of his film alongside Anne.
The first trailer for The Idea Of You was shared earlier this month
Anne’s character is shocked when photos of her in a swimsuit are published by a website
At Saturday’s screening, Bottoms star Nicholas said of his and Anne’s chemistry reading before his casting: “These plays can be extremely intimidating and unnatural, but he got into it produced something almost spiritual, through which I felt this immediate connection with Annie.
“We had a simpatico, a shared sense of humor. It was just very easy. I remember leaving that room thinking, “No matter what happens, I’m so proud of this special thing that happened there.” They called me the next day: “We want you to be in this movie.”
The Prime Video film adaptation of the popular Harry Styles-inspired romance book, The Idea Of You. The release date is March 16, 2024.
The film is directed by Michael Showalter, who previously directed The Eyes Of Tammy Faye and The Big Sick.
Jennifer Westfeldt, who has starred in Friends With Kids, Kissing Jessica Stein and more, wrote the screenplay and will also serve as executive producer.
The Idea Of You was produced by Anne, Cathy Schulman, Gabrielle Union, Kian Gass, Eric Hayes, Jordana Mollick and the book’s author, Robinne Lee. Production started in October 2022.
The book, released in 2017, was called a “sleeping hit” by Vogue with sales increasing every year since its release.
Robinne said the idea came to her during a late-night YouTube search – when she came across Harry Styles.
She feels intimidated by the young and very famous singer but he does not accept being told no.
And he shows it by kissing her again and again; this appears to be their very first kiss
Here they are kissing like teenagers on a couch next to his guitar
The Prime Video film adaptation of the popular Harry Style-inspired romance book, The Idea Of You.; photo 2021
Page turner: the book, released in 2017, was called a “sleeper hit” by Vogue, with sales increasing every year since its release.
“A few years ago, my husband was on a business trip and I was late surfing YouTube music videos when I came across the face of a boy I’d never seen in a band I didn’t like. “I had never paid attention to it, and it was so aesthetically perfect that it took me by surprise. It was like…art,” she said in a 2017 article. interview with blogger Deborah Kalb.
“I spent about a good hour googling and trying to figure out who this kid was and in doing so I found out that he often dated older women, and that’s how the seed was planted.”
“This was never meant to be a book about Harry Styles,” Robinne told the fashion magazine in 2020.
“It was supposed to be the story of a woman approaching middle age, reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself, just when society traditionally views women as desirable, viable and whole.”
Although Styles may have sparked the idea for the book, Robinne used several sources to construct Hayes.
“Inspired is a strong word,” Lee said after being asked if Harry was the inspiration behind the book.