Anne Hathaway Candidly Reveals She Agreed To Star In “The Idea Of You” Because She Wanted “To Have Fun”

Anne Hathaway said she refuses to let an Oscar get in the way of her having fun with her movies.

The Academy Award-winning actress faced a barrage of questions online after taking up the role of Solène — a 40-year-old single mom — in the movie The Idea of You. Her character, Solène, has an unconventional romance with a 24-year-old British boy band singer, Hayes Campbell (played by Nicholas Galitzine).

The rom-com is based on Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel with the same title. The writer previously told Vogue that the idea for the book was inspired by One Direction, and bandmate Harry Styles was the inspiration for the movie’s lead.

Anne Hathaway was questioned for taking up the role of Solène in the movie The Idea Of You

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After Anne’s role in the movie came to light, fans claimed the movie was a step-down for The Devil Wears Prada actress.

“Something died in me when i saw the ,Academy Award Winner Anne Hathaway’ name card,” one wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, while somebody else said, “Anne my love what are you doing.”

“The woman that did Les Mis is now doing a harry styles fan fiction… a step down for Anne Hathaway,” one comment said.

Anne Hathaway’s character falls in love with a 24-year-old boy band singer (played by Nicholas Galitzine) in the movie

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“How do you think they pitched this movie plot to Anne Hathaway for her to accept this role???” another questioned.

One questioned, “Does anne hathaway know she’s in a harry styles fanfic?”

Anne’s latest remarks about the movie put naysayers to rest, as she told the world she is allowed to have fun even though she has several awards to her name.

Some fans felt the movie was a “step down” for the Oscar-winning actress

“For some reason, we talk about coming-of-age stories as being something that happens to you in the earliest part of your life, and I don’t know about you, but I feel like I keep blooming,” Anne said at the world premiere of The Idea of You at SXSW on Saturday.

“I don’t want to be pigeonholed and don’t want to be placed in a box of what type of films I have to be making because of my age, gender, and because I won an Oscar. I want to have fun, dammit. It speaks to me.” she added.

Many fans defended the book’s plot and said they couldn’t wait to watch the movie