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The closing night of theSXSWsaw the premiere of Anne Hathaway’s highly anticipatedThe Idea of You, and the reaction from the audience movedThe Dark Knight RisesStar to tears. Starring Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in the lead, the film is adapted from Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name, which follows Soléne unexpectedly falling in love with the lead of a Boy Band member.
Reflecting upon her character and the story, Hathaway explained why the movie was so important to the actress, and how she saw pieces of herself in the character.
Anne Hathaway Was Deeply Moved byThe Idea of You
While Hollywood is no stranger to telling coming-of-age stories,Anne Hathawayargued there should be more stories dedicated to human beings blooming at other ages as well. So when the offer ofThe Idea of Youarrived at her doorstep, it’s reasonable to see why the actress jumped on to the opportunity, as doing the film was extremely important to her.
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The story, which follows Soléne, who is initially scared of an adventure following her troubled past, moved the actress, as she could see bits of herself in the character. She toldPeople:
“In the beginning of the film, the character…she’s really scared of going on that adventure because she’s had such a rough experience with her ex-husband. And so to me, I was incredibly moved by the opportunity to tell the story of a woman blooming, I don’t know why we don’t have more stories about human beings blooming at any age. We’re always coming of age, all the time,”
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Prior to its debut at theSXSW, the film, perDeadline‘s report, created history after accumulating over 125M views across all social media platforms,the most for an original streaming movie. And it seems, the film has lived up to its hype, as the roaring applause at its premiere brought Hathway to tears.
Anne Hathaway Was Overwhelmed by the Audience’s Response to the Rom-Com
Working on the adaptation was a special experience for the Oscar winner, with the actress stressing that she couldn’t have landed a better partner thanNicholas Galitzine, who plays the Boy Band lead. Upon witnessing the crowd’s reaction to this film at theSXSW, Hathaway was moved to tears, as the actress expressed that she could never forget this experience.
Overwhelmed by emotions, shesaid:
“I can’t talk. You have no idea the gift that you’ve just given us with your responsiveness, by being so connected to every little nuance in this. I will never forget this screening.”
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With first reactions to the film deeming it great, which was expected following how much heart Hathaway put into the role, fans are immensely excited about the rom-com.
The Idea of Youwill premiere on Amazon Prime Video on August 09, 2025.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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