Anne Hathaway is enjoying a night out at the 2022 U.S. Open!
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s Prime Video has set The Big Sick and The Eyes of Tammy Faye director Michael Showalter to helm and Anne Hathaway to star in The Idea of You, based on the Robinne Lee novel.
Cathy Schulman will produce the film via her Welle Entertainment label alongside I’ll Have Another’s Gabrielle Union and Kian Gass; Hathaway via her Somewhere Pictures label; the author; Eric Hayes; Showalter; and Jordana Mollick. Jennifer Westfeldt, who wrote the script, will be executive producer. Schulman optioned the book and attached Hathaway, and Amazon won the film in an auction.
Production will begin in October.
The Idea of You centers on Sophie, a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces, braving the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.
Showalter is Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movies for his work on the Hulu limited series The Dropout after directing Jessica Chastain in her Oscar-winning performance as Tammy Faye Bakker. He also directed the upcoming Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, based on the bestselling book by Michael Ausiello, that stars Jim Parsons and Sally Field and will be released by Focus Features on December 2.
Westfeldt wrote and starred in the indie films Kissing Jessica Stein and Friends with Kids, the latter marking her directorial debut.
Showalter is represented by UTA, Artists First and Goodman Genow; Westfeldt is represented by Innovative Artists, Writ Large and attorney Marcy Morris; Lee is with James Feldman at Lichter,
Anne Hathaway is enjoying a night out at the 2022 U.S. Open!
The Clovers might be coming back to cheer once more! ET caught up with Gabrielle Union at the 2022 Daytime Beauty Awards on Sunday where she teased a possible sequel to her 2000s cult classic cheerleading film, . Union was joined by her longtime friend and business partner Larry Sims at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles where they talked all things beauty, business and told the story of how they met on the set back in the day. «We met on the set of !» Union told ET's Nischelle Turner. «Yes, I used to dance for the Blaque, her cheerleading teammates,» Sims added. When asked about a rumored sequel in the works, the actress teased, «I've heard many takes over the years, but I'm hearing some really great takes from some big-name writers that are very surprising.» ", baby, the gift the keeps on giving," Union added. Then, Union discussed a possible storyline where her character Isis, who was the captain of the East Compton Clovers cheerleading team, is now the mother of a young cheerleader. «Imagine if her daughter was, ya know, a high stepper from Jackson State, Hawthorne State or Hampton.
The Clovers might be coming back to cheer once more! ET caught up with Gabrielle Union at the 2022 Daytime Beauty Awards on Sunday where she teased a possible sequel to her 2000s cult classic cheerleading film, . Union was joined by her longtime friend and business partner Larry Sims at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles where they talked all things beauty, business and told the story of how they met on the set back in the day. «We met on the set of !» Union told ET's Nischelle Turner. «Yes, I used to dance for the Blaque, her cheerleading teammates,» Sims added. When asked about a rumored sequel in the works, the actress teased, «I've heard many takes over the years, but I'm hearing some really great takes from some big-name writers that are very surprising.» ", baby, the gift the keeps on giving," Union added. Then, Union discussed a possible storyline where her character Isis, who was the captain of the East Compton Clovers cheerleading team, is now the mother of a young cheerleader. «Imagine if her daughter was, ya know, a high stepper from Jackson State, Hawthorne State or Hampton.
Gabrielle Union has the support of husband Dwyane Wade at her latest premiere!
Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway has the right idea, wearing a gorgeous puff sleeved white dress to the Telluride Film Festival held in the famed ski resort area of Colorado. RELATED: Anne Hathaway rocks sparkly PVC mini dress at Cannes Film FestivalThe star, who headlines the upcoming James Gray film Armageddon Time, was wearing a straw hat and sunnies, but had on chunky black boots, and her denim jacket at the ready to throw on in case there was a chill - the perfect combo for the end of summer.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade spent the Labor Day weekend with their youngest daughter, Kaavia, for an adorable mini vacation. The couple took to Instagram to share several beachside photos, showing the trio on their balcony and also relaxing in the sand. In one photo, the 3-year-old is sandwiched between her parents as they beam at the camera, and in a selfie taken by Wade, she sits on her mom's lap in a beach chair as they pose with their hands in the air.«Our favorite place in the world, is wherever we’re together,» Union captioned the sweet gallery of photos.A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion)But the fun comes with a price! Most of California has been under an excessive heat warning and, according to Union, some of the Wades are handling it better than others.The 49-year-old shared a video starring her and Kaavia lounging in their swimsuits as they pull faces into the camera. «This heatwave is taking us THROUGH it! All the emotions,» the actress captioned the footage. «Take a guess whose[sic] has more meltdowns.
Qurate Retail Group, the John Malone-backed owner of video screen shopping mainstays QVC and HSN, has installed former Amazon exec Soumya Sriraman as president of streaming.
The first trailer for Armageddon Time has been released!
Michaela Zee editor James Gray is reminiscing about his childhood in Queens in the first trailer for his semi-autobiographical film “Armageddon Time.” Inspired by the director’s upbringing in 1980s Queens, the film loosely follows Gray’s experiences as a student at the Kew-Forest School in New York City — where Donald Trump also attended. Starring newcomer Banks Repeta as Paul Graff, “Armageddon Time” also includes Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway as Paul’s parents Irving and Esther, and Anthony Hopkins as his grandfather. Additional cast members include Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell, Tovah Feldshuh and John Diehl as Fred Trump. In May, Hathaway and Gray broke into tears as the film received a seven-minute standing ovation following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Viewers were also surprised to see Jessica Chastain appear in a small cameo as Donald Trump’s sister, Maryanne.
Whether it’s ancient cities in the Amazon jungle, uncharted regions of the solar system, or the bleak trenches of WW1, James Gray’s worlds are always meticulously crafted and endlessly immersive. For his upcoming semi-autobiographical work, “Armageddon Time,” things are slightly more earthbound than “Ad Astra,” but they promise to be just as broad, if not broader in scope.
EXCLUSIVE: Anne Hathaway praised James Gray for not being a “kid-glove” director. The filmmaker directed the Oscar-winning star in his autobiographical film Armageddon Time, which is receiving its North American premiere Friday at the Telluride Film Festival.
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts (Madame Web) will exec produce and star in Space Cadet, a new rom-com from Stampede Ventures, which enters production this month. Also now aboard the film from writer-director Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is Prime Video, which will distribute it internationally.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade rang in their eighth wedding anniversary while in Menorca on their annual «Wade World Tour,» and the couple took to Instagram to mark the occasion.On Tuesday, Union shared a sweet montage of photos and videos from the couple's wedding day, vacations they've taken together, family moments and more. «It’s been 8 years now married to my best friend and a lifetime to go.
Gabrielle Union is always down for a return to the universe and she's got a great idea for the next installment! Last week, the 49-year-old actress teased fans on Twitter when she shared an idea for a sequel to the 2000 film that kicked off a cheerleading phenomenon.Union starred as Isis, the head cheerleader for the East Compton Clovers, opposite Kirsten Dunst's Torrance Shipman, newly minted head cheerleader for the Toros from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego. Isis and Torrance locked horns when Torrance learned that her team had been stealing their winning routines from Isis' Clovers. was followed by six direct-to-video sequels, none of which featured appearances from the original cast. Thursday marked the 22nd anniversary of the film's release, and Union responded to a tweet celebrating the occasion by noting that the length of time had interesting implications for the film's characters.