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Anne Hathaway is coming again as a pop star. The Academy Award-winning actress is about to star in a David Lowery-directed epic referred to as Mom Mary, starring Hathaway and Michaela Coel. The film will chronicle Hathaway’s relationship with a well-known clothier, performed by Coel.
The film’s being financed by Subject Studios and the pink scorching A24, the studio accountable for the 12 months’s Oscar darling Every thing In all places All at As soon as. Deadline is reporting that pop stars Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff will pen and produce model new songs for the film, with an authentic rating by Daniel Hart.
The film’s going to be filmed in Germany and will probably be distributed globally by A24. Hathaway has been busy already this 12 months along with her film Eileen premiering on the Sundance Movie Competition. She’s additionally starring in Mom’s Intuition with Jessica Chastain, and The Concept of You, which premieres on Amazon later this 12 months.
Coel is maybe best-known for her portrayal of Aneka in Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally, and he or she’ll seem within the remake of Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Donald Glover. You may keep in mind that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was initially going to play that half, however she left over “artistic variations.”
Mom Mary is being billed as an “epic pop melodrama.” Hathaway is, in fact, no stranger to singing roles, as she received an Oscar for her portrayal of Fantine within the musical Les Misérables. Hathaway acquired lots of backlash on the time, however her stature has since recovered. She instructed Harper’s Bazaar on the time that she discovered from the expertise.
“What are we imagined to do — faux prefer it didn’t occur? Individuals handled me a sure manner. However I’ve grown from it. This complete factor has made me a far more compassionate and loving particular person. And I don’t really feel sorry for myself.”
There’s no launch date simply but for Mom Mary.