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On Tuesday, Anne Hathaway chatted with “Extra’s” Mona Kosar Abdi at the New York premiere of her new romantic comedy “She Came to Me.”
Anne talked about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike and being thankful to be able to promote this independent film under an interim agreement.
She said, “I’m so aware of my… fellow union members who are fighting a really important fight right now that I fight alongside of them. We are very, very grateful that we have this special agreement and that we’re able to come out here… and support independent cinema and that we were able to get the interim agreement to support an artist like Rebecca Miller and her vision, because it took her years to make this movie. It took her years and years and years.”
As to what drew her to the script, Anne commented, “This is a type of movie that I personally love, which it doesn’t come at you with like a really, really, really hard and fixed point of view. It’s not trying to get you to feel something immediately… It’s not formulaic. I guess that’s the word that I’m looking for. It’s a movie that takes its time. It establishes its characters. It sets its own reality.”
She spoke about relating to her character, who is very put-together on the outside but facing some struggles. Anne reflected, “Traffic got the best of me tonight… I’m just kind of trying to find my calm right now.”
She added, “I think Patricia’s putting a lot of pressure on herself. There were a lot of very real stakes for her early on in her life and she felt like she had to be successful because she had people relying on her. She had a child. She had a career that she wanted to establish, and she wanted to be successful. But I think it’s come at the denial of her embracing herself, her own humanity.”
Anne also discussed her Versace Icons campaign, saying, “I’m so honored to be a part of new part of the Versace family. I love Donatella so much and especially given their decades of work in the LGBTQIA space. I couldn’t be more excited that they see me as someone who could represent their brand’s values and I love the clothes.”