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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Anne Hathaway finally learned how to breathe while preparing for her new film ‘Mother Mary.' It was her most challenging role yet.
Anne Hathaway is a master at her craft, but that doesn't mean it always comes easy. In an interview for the August issue of Vogue, Hathaway detailed the work that went into preparing for her starring role in the upcoming melodrama Mother Mary. In the David Lowery-directed film, Hathaway plays the titular pop star, who's so famous she's considered more of a deity than a human being. As Mother Mary spirals out, she flees and finds solace in an old friend, played by Michaela Coel. Bringing Mother Mary to life was, according to Hathaway, 'transformational.' The veteran actress admitted that taking on the role meant surrendering her ego. 'I had to submit to being a beginner,' she told Vogue. 'The humility of that — showing up every day knowing you're going to suck. And it has to be okay. You're not 'bad.' You're just a beginner. Getting to that mindset — I had to shed some things that were hard to shed. It was welcome. But it was hard, the way transformational experiences can be hard.' After recognizing that she'd have to 'become material [Lowery] could craft with,' as she told Vogue, Hathaway did exactly that. Mother Mary, she added, wasn't a role she could just 'perform.' To prepare for the movie, which wrapped filming in Cologne, Germany, in 2024, Hathaway endured nearly two years of daily dance classes, which at one point ran from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 42-year-old star also went through intensive voice lessons so she'd be able to belt out the Mother Mary songs written by Taylor Swift-approved producer Jack Antonoff and Brat superstar Charli XCX. 'You can't tell me you're angry; show me. Proprioception. That was the training, getting Annie out of her head,' Dani Vitale, the film's choreographer, told Vogue of what she told Hathaway upon meeting her. 'I remember that first day, being like, Oh no. Because she's like a doll, you know? So pretty, so graceful. I thought, Oh God, I have to break this person.' But continued dance training with Vitale helped Hathaway become more in tune with her own body. Hathaway, perhaps most notably, unlocked a crucial skill: The ability to breathe. 'I finally learned how to breathe,' Hathaway told Vogue. 'My body was so locked up — I literally couldn't take a deep breath. I'd been trying to open that space for years and I thought it was physically impossible. All my breath, it was stuck.' Hathaway has a history of throwing herself into her roles. For her 2022 Apple TV+ series WeCrashed, Hathaway went on a raw vegan diet to imitate the lifestyle of Rebekah Neumann, the wife of WeWork founder Adam Neumann, whom she played in the miniseries. The New York native, while preparing for the role of Fantine in 2012's Les Misérables, lost 25 pounds in a matter of weeks. (She's since called the weight loss taxing on her body and her brain.) But working on Mother Mary feels like even more of a departure for Hathaway, who previously spoke about her fierce dedication. 'I'd rather not be unseated on the day [of filming] by my anxiety,' the actress told Vanity Fair in 2024. 'Part of the way I can tell myself that I am okay is by having such a complete level of preparation that if I get a critical voice in my head, you can quiet it down by saying that you did everything you could to prepare.' Hathaway went into Mother Mary knowing that the project would be different from anything she'd ever done before — and she clearly rose to the occasion. While a release date for the film has yet to be set, it seems likely that fans will be in for a treat.
Vogue
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Anne Hathaway on the Most Challenging Role of Her Career
Anne Hathaway is screaming. Eyes wild, skin aflame. Cresting, her voice vaults to a frequency you figure could shatter glass. 'How was that?' she asks Jack Antonoff, lowering her headphones. 'Try another one?' 'Sure, let's go again,' Antonoff replies, fiddling with various buttons and levers on his monumental recording console. 'One more like that. Keep it frightening.' 'Got it: hounds of hell,' says Hathaway, nodding. Ever the diligent student. Then she turns to me, mischievous. 'I have no idea where all this anger is coming from….' Hathaway and Antonoff are spending this first balmy spring Saturday tucked away at a Manhattan studio because they are in the final stages of transforming famously plucky Anne Hathaway, movie star with a megawatt smile, into a moody pop diva. She's dropped her two sons off at Little League and come here in low-glam mode (Knicks jersey, jeans) to record songs for David Lowery's upcoming film Mother Mary, in which Hathaway plays the title character—a sort of Gaga–Taylor Swift hybrid who is, uh, having a moment. And not 'having a moment' in the sense of basking in the glow of public adoration, but something more like its opposite. Searching for her own center and finding only darkness, she has fled her tour and sought out the old friend (played by Michaela Coel) who helped craft her all-consuming public persona in the first place. It's a strange, indelible film—which won't surprise anyone familiar with Lowery's previous work (The Green Knight, A Ghost Story). Hathaway coveted the part, she says, and it wound up challenging her more than any previous role. 'What struck me right away, reading the script, is that you can't 'perform' Mother Mary,' says Hathaway. 'If I got the part, I would have to become material David could craft with.' In essence, she had to make herself into a credible global pop star, one capable of executing complex choreography in a headdress and high heels and channeling the songs that Antonoff and Charli XCX were writing on her behalf. But preparing for all of this wasn't simply a matter of dance practice or learning to sing by seething and sneering and, yes, sometimes screaming. 'I had to submit to being a beginner,' she explains. 'The humility of that—showing up every day knowing you're going to suck. And it has to be okay. You're not 'bad.' You're just a beginner. Getting to that mindset—I had to shed some things that were hard to shed. It was welcome. But it was hard, the way transformational experiences can be hard.'
Geek Tyrant
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Tilda Swinton and Director David Lowery Team Up for Whodunnit Thriller DEATH IN HER HANDS — GeekTyrant
Tilda Swinton and director David Lowery are joining forces for a new film that sounds eerie, cerebral, and totally unclassifiable. The movie is titled Death in Her Hands , and it's based on Ottessa Moshfegh's 2020 novel. It's the latest project from See-Saw Films, the same outfit behind The Power of the Dog and The King's Speech , and it tells a very unique whodunnit story. Swinton plays Vesta Gul, 'a woman striving to take control of her own story' and she comes across a chilling handwritten note in the woods near her home: 'Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is her dead body.' 'Except there is no body. No blood. Unmoored by the death of her husband and armed only with a camera, her dog Charlie, and her vivid imagination, Vesta becomes obsessed with uncovering Magda's identity and fate. 'As her inner world begins to eclipse reality, the mystery of Magda threatens Vesta's grip on her own life – until, in a spellbinding operatic climax, we realize that Magda's death may finally allow Vesta to live.' David Lowery, best known for genre-bending films like The Green Knight , A Ghost Story , and The Old Man & the Gun , is writing and directing. He said in a statement: 'I am a devoted fan of Ottessa Moshfegh, and the opportunity to translate Death In Her Hands to the big screen has been, in some ways, a subterfuge for getting to spend a great deal of time obsessing over her prose. But now the ruse is up! 'The script begot by the novel will soon become a film, and I am suddenly aware more than ever that adapting this particular work represents a devious challenge (anyone who's read the novel will understand why)! 'But I'm ready for it, and am emboldened to have such wonderful collaborators at my side: the whole team at See-Saw, Jeanie, and of course, the incredible Tilda Swinton, who I know will illuminate Ottessa's story in ways I could only dream of.' Swinton, as usual, feels like the perfect choice. She's an actor who thrives on complexity, and knows how to walk that fine line between grounded human emotion and uncanny surrealism. Producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman shared: 'David Lowery is a master of crafting striking, atmospheric stories, and there's no one better to bring Ottessa Moshfegh's haunting and brilliant novel to the screen. We can't wait for audiences to step into the world he creates and be swept away by Vesta's story, played by the incomparable, magnetic, and endlessly compelling Tilda Swinton.' Production is backed by See-Saw Films with Jeanie Igoe also producing, and Simon Gillis and Ann Phillips serving as executive producers. Swinton will next appear opposite Colin Farrell in Edward Berger's The Ballad of a Small Player . Meanwhile, Lowery continues his streak of projects that resist simple genre labels, instead offering something far weirder, richer, and more haunting.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tilda Swinton to Star in David Lowery's ‘Death in Her Hands' From See-Saw Films
David Lowery has a new film in the works with Tilda Swinton set to star. 'Death in Her Hands' — described as an 'anarchic whodunnit' and 'an otherworldly psychological thriller' — is adapted by Lowery ('A Ghost Story,' 'The Green Knight') from the cult novel by Ottessa Moshfegh ('My Year of Rest and Relaxation'). More from Variety Colombia Takes Center Stage at Cannes, led by Simón Mesa Soto's 'A Poet' in Un Certain Regard Luke Evans Joins Noomi Rapace in 'Traction,' Action-Thriller Set in Chechnya (EXCLUSIVE) Neon Names Cinetic's Ryan Werner as President of Global Cinema See-Saw Films, the Oscar-winning powerhouse behind 'The Power of the Dog,' 'The King's Speech' and 'One Life' (and, on the TV front, 'Slow Horses' and 'Heartstopper'), is on board to produce. in 'Death in Her Hands,' while walking in the woods near her new home, recent widow Vesta Gul (Swinton) comes across a chilling handwritten note: 'Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is her dead body.' Except there is no body. No blood. Unmoored by the death of her husband and armed only with a camera, her dog Charlie, and her vivid imagination, Gul becomes obsessed with uncovering Magda's identity and fate. As the synopsis reads, 'as her inner world begins to eclipse reality, the mystery of Magda threatens Vesta's grip on her own life — until, in a spellbinding operatic climax, we realise that Magda's death may finally allow Vesta to live.' The film will be produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Jeanie Igoe; executive producers are Simon Gillis and Ann Phillips. Cross City Films, See-Saw's in-house sales arm, are teaming up with WME Independent to secure financing at Cannes. 'I am a devoted fan of Ottessa Moshfegh, and the opportunity to translate 'Death In Her Hands' to the big screen has been, in some ways, a subterfuge for getting to spend a great deal of time obsessing over her prose. But now the ruse is up!' said Lowery, currently in post on 'Mother Mary.' 'The script begot by the novel will soon become a film, and I am suddenly aware more than ever that adapting this particular work represents a devious challenge (anyone who's read the novel will understand why)! But I'm ready for it, and am emboldened to have such wonderful collaborators at my side: the whole team at See-Saw, Jeanie, and of course, the incredible Tilda Swinton, who I know will illuminate Ottessa's story in ways I could only dream of.' Added producers Canning and Sherman: 'David Lowery is a master of crafting striking, atmospheric stories, and there's no one better to bring Ottessa Moshfegh's haunting and brilliant novel to the screen. We can't wait for audiences to step into the world he creates and be swept away by Vesta's story, played by the incomparable, magnetic, and endlessly compelling Tilda Swinton.' Swinton is repped by Hamilton Hoddell, CAA and Peikoff Mahan. Lowery is repped by WME and Victoria Cook at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Tilda Swinton to star in David Lowery's 'Death in Her Hands'
Actress Tilda Swinton is all set to star in David Lowery's 'Death in Her Hands'. Actress Tilda Swinton is all set to star in David Lowery 's ' Death in Her Hands '. 'Death in Her Hands', described as an "anarchic whodunnit" and "an otherworldly psychological thriller" is adapted by Lowery from the cult novel by Ottessa Moshfegh ("My Year of Rest and Relaxation"), reported Variety. The film will be produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Jeanie Igoe; executive producers are Simon Gillis and Ann Phillips. "I am a devoted fan of Ottessa Moshfegh, and the opportunity to translate 'Death In Her Hands' to the big screen has been, in some ways, a subterfuge for getting to spend a great deal of time obsessing over her prose. But now the ruse is up!" said Lowery, currently in post on "Mother Mary," according to Variety. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트 1개 기준 36만원 지원해드려요 과잉진료 없는 치과 지금 예약 Undo "The script begot by the novel will soon become a film, and I am suddenly aware more than ever that adapting this particular work represents a devious challenge (anyone who's read the novel will understand why)! But I'm ready for it, and am emboldened to have such wonderful collaborators at my side, the whole team at See-Saw, Jeanie, and of course, the incredible Tilda Swinton, who I know will illuminate Ottessa's story in ways I could only dream of," shared Lowery. Added producers Canning and Sherman, "David Lowery is a master of crafting striking, atmospheric stories, and there's no one better to bring Ottessa Moshfegh's haunting and brilliant novel to the screen. We can't wait for audiences to step into the world he creates and be swept away by Vesta's story, played by the incomparable, magnetic, and endlessly compelling Tilda Swinton," reported Variety.
