Anne Hathaway said in a new interview with V Magazine ahead of the release of her upcoming movie “The Idea of You” that chemistry tests have come a long way since her auditioning days in the 2000s.
“Back in the 2000s — and this did happen to me — it was considered normal to ask an actor to make out with other actors to test for chemistry, which is actually the worst way to do it,” Hathaway said.
“I was told, ‘We have 10 guys coming today and you’re cast.
Aren’t you excited to make out with all of them?’ And I thought, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’ because I wasn’t excited.
“It wasn’t a power play, no one was trying to be awful or hurt me.
Based on the novel by Robinne Lee, the film stars Hathaway as a 40-year-old single mom who falls in love with the 24-year-old lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band.
“I heard [lead singer] Brittany [Howard]’s voice and I just started smiling.
And he saw me smile, so he relaxed, and we just started dancing.
Before the release of her next film, “The Idea of You,” Anne Hathaway stated in a recent interview with V Magazine that chemistry tests have advanced significantly since her audition days in the 2000s. Although the Oscar winner did not specifically mention any films, she did disclose that there was a time when the film’s team asked her to kiss a number of men in order to find the ideal co-star for her.
According to Hathaway, “it was considered normal in the 2000s — and this did happen to me — to ask an actor to make out with other actors to test for chemistry, which is actually the worst way to do it.”. “You’re cast; there are ten guys coming today,” I was informed. I was not excited, so I asked myself, “Is there something wrong with me?” when someone asked, “Aren’t you excited to make out with all of them?”. It sounded disgusting, in my opinion. “.
According to Hathaway, “I just pretended I was excited and got on with it because I was so young and terribly aware of how easy it was to lose everything by being labeled ‘difficult.'”. Nobody was attempting to be horrible or harm me, so it wasn’t a power play. We now have better knowledge, but it was still a very different era. “.
Hathaway is a producer in addition to being a star in “The Idea of You,” so she had a direct say in how the film’s crew approached finding her a co-star. The movie, which is based on the Robinne Lee novel, stars Hathaway as a 40-year-old single mother who develops feelings for the lead singer of the sexiest boy band in the world—a 24-year-old.
Regarding “The Idea of You” chemistry reads, Hathaway stated, “We asked each of the actors coming in to choose a song that they felt their character would love, that they would put on to get my character to dance, and then we’d do a short little improv.”. We just started dancing together as soon as we hit play while I was seated in a chair, as though we had just returned from a walk or dinner. “.
Hathaway, who recalled Nicholas Galitzine as “so ridiculously perfect” for the role from the moment he walked into the room, helped Galitzine land the role by having him dance to an Alabama Shakes song.
Hathaway continued, “And it was just easy.”. “As soon as I heard Brittany Howard’s voice—the lead singer—I couldn’t help but smile. He relaxed when he saw me smiling, and we immediately began dancing. Nobody was being arrogant. No one was vying for the job. We had only been dancing in space. Michael Showalter, our director, was grinning when I turned to look at him. Spark!“.
