The Idea of You
How a TAG Heuer Watch Helps Propel the Love Story in ‘The Idea Of You’
[This story contains spoilers from Prime Video’s film The Idea Of You.] In the new romantic movie The Idea of You, Nicholas Galitzine — playing Hayes Campbell, a One Direction-like lead singer of a boy band — falls hard for Anne Hathaway’s art gallery owner character, Solène. Over the course of the new couple’s relationship ups and […]
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Nicholas Galitzine on Feeling “Perhaps Guilt” Over Playing Queer Roles as a Straight Man
The U.K.’s newest heartthrob, Nicholas Galitzine, has opened up on his sexuality and feeling conflicted over the roles that have shot him to – as of Monday – Met Gala levels of stardom. The 29-year-old told British GQ that while he identifies as straight, taking on some roles within “queer stories” has left him with […]
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‘The Idea of You’ Producer Cathy Schulman Carries a Torch for Melodrama
Cathy Schulman has to really like something if she’s going to even try to get it made. As an independent producer in an increasingly constrained marketplace, actually filming something is an elusive endgame. “In the old days, producers would flip a book to studio or a network and say, ‘Will you buy it for me, […]
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Events of the Week: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘The Idea of You’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Fall Guy, The Idea of You and Unfrosted. AFI Life Achievement Award The American Film Institute presented the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman on Saturday in Hollywood, with Meryl Streep, Reese […]
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‘The Idea of You’ Team on Creating a Pop Star in Nicholas Galitzine: “He Just Made the Songs Come Alive”
In 2022, Nicholas Galitzine was on the main stage of “Coachella”, flanked by bandmates Jaiden Anthony, Raymond Cham Jr., Vik White, and Dakota Adan. Surrounding them were 5,000 screaming fans, chanting at the top of their lungs, “August Moon! August Moon! August Moon!” For most of the guys, who are professional dancers, this was somewhat […]
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Why ‘The Idea of You’ Strays From Book’s Ending
[This story contains spoilers to the The Idea of You film on Prime Video.] The Idea of You starts like any other romance movie: A boy and girl meet, fall in love, and maybe have a swoon-worthy ending. But what happens when the girl is a 40-year-old woman, the boy is a 24-year-old boy band […]
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Where to Watch ‘The Idea of You’ Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Online
Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine bring The Idea of You‘s forbidden romance to life in a new film based on the best-selling novel by Robinne Lee. Now streaming on Prime Video, the R-rated film stars Hathaway as Solène Marchand, a 40-year-old single mom and art gallery owner who begrudgingly takes her teen daughter, Izzy, to […]
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Anne Hathaway Says “Instant Audience Love” For ‘The Idea of You’ Feels Similar to ‘Princess Diaries’
Anne Hathaway is reflecting on her emotional reaction to first screening The Idea of You at SXSW earlier this year, and how the reception to the rom-com reminds her of the reaction she received to The Princess Diaries in 2001. Before its red carpet in New York on Monday, The Idea of You world premiered […]
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Anne Hathaway Recalls Being Asked to “Make Out” With 10 Different Men for Chemistry Test
Anne Hathaway opened up this week about her experience “back in the 2000s” being asked to kiss “ten guys” for a chemistry read. “I was told, ‘We have ten 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 […]
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New Rom-Com Wave Is Big on Imagining Real-Life Offline
I’m not embarrassed to admit that I consume all kinds of rom-coms: the good, the not-so-good, the somewhere-in-between. (I draw the line at anything that stars Ashton Kutcher. Hollywood: Please put Pedro Pascal on your rom-com leading-man shortlists. Many thanks in advance.) Anyway, I’ve sensed a shift of late. A change in the vibe. A […]
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Chloë Grace Moretz, Dominic Sessa Join Amazon MGM Holiday Comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ (Exclusive)
Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa are joining Michelle Pfeiffer for a little Christmas cheer. The two actors will star alongside the screen icon in Oh. What. Fun., an Amazon MGM holiday comedy that hails from director Michael Showalter, who is behind the studio’s upcoming Anne Hathaway romantic drama The Idea of You. Described as […]
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2024 San Francisco Film Festival to Feature Tributes to Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joan Chen
SFFILM has announced the full lineup for the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival). Curated from almost 5,000 submissions, films featured in the 67th annual festival will screen in theaters in San Francisco’s Marina and Presidio neighborhoods and in Berkeley from April 24 to April 28. Moreover, a selection of titles will be […]
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