Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine star in “The Idea of You,” an upcoming romantic comedy that is set to be released on Prime Video later this year. While an official release date hasn’t been confirmed, the film will officially premiere at this year’s SXSW. The movie is set to premiere during the closing night of the festival, which takes place March 8 through 16.
According to Variety, the film, directed by Michael Showalter, has been selected to close the festival. Hathaway, who also co-produces the film with Gabrielle Union and Cathy Shulman, also confirmed the news on her Instagram account. “I really think it’s something special—I’m so glad SXSW agrees!” she expressed.
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The festival will also project other highly-anticipated projects such as Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt action-comedy “The Fall Guy,” as well as Prime Videos’ “Road House” with Jake Gyllenhaal. But, here, check out all you need to know about “The Idea of You.”
What is ‘The Idea Of You’ about?
This is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee. The film centers around Sophie (Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother, who after taking her 16-year-old daughter to Coachella, starts an unexpected romance with Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), the 24-year-old lead singer of the popular boy band August Moon.
While it was believed that the novel started as a Harry Styles fan-fiction, in an interview with Vogue,Lee said that it isn’t the case. She did admit that a Styles video was her inspiration for the novel, but it wasn’t supposed to be about Harry.
Who else is in the cast of ‘The Idea Of You’?
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