Even as Adrians world grows darker and more unhinged, you cant avert your eyes.[47], Dread Central gave the movie 4 stars and wrote that "Be My Cat takes meta-filmmaking to mind-bending levels and plays out like an arthouse snuff film. After starring in a string of family films, including Ella Enchanted (2004), Hathaway made a transition to adult roles with the 2005 drama Brokeback Mountain. Anne Hathaway has some regrets about . Rubin says he can't recall anything contentious"I'd tell you if it happened"but he suspects that Franco did make a conscious effort to counter Hathaway's high-octane theater-kid . | Horror Society", "Live-Stream Event with the Star/Director: BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE on YouTube 10/27", "Get "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" on Signed DVD & receive a credit in Adrian ofei's upcoming movie! Adrian finds himself faced with a dilemma, not wanting to kill Alexandra but knowing she will turn him in. Her popularity picked up after playing Mia Thermopolis in an awesome Disney movie, The Princess Diaries (2001). [201], Hathaway's beauty and sex appeal have been picked up by several media outlets; FHM, People, Maxim, Empire and Entertainment Weekly have included her on their yearly listings of sexiest women. She made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries . He states that his interest in Anne and making this film came from her portrayal of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, citing a love for cats. . ", "Horror Movie Podcast Ep. [70][71] She played the heroine Viola in a summer 2009 production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater in New York City. [236] As a supporter of LGBT rights, she has donated money to organizations that support same-sex marriage. [82][83] She believed these scenes would not discourage socially conservative people from watching the film. Adrian ofei also made it available on signed Blu-ray and signed DVD on his website.[13][14][10][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Before undressing her and putting the cat suit on her, Adrian explains to the camera (now personified as "Anne") that he would never do this in real life, and that it is only him in character. [230] Hathaway and Shulman sold their wedding photo and donated its profits to same-sex marriage advocacy group Freedom to Marry. Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for mankind. [13] She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1993 and became the first teenager admitted into the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program. [110] In preparation for the role, Hathaway consumed fewer than 500 calories a day to lose 25 pounds (11kg), researched prostitution, and cut her hair. Now, her Paris fashion look has sparked more rumors that the actress once again got herself cosmetic surgery. [7] Hathaway was "the ninth choice" for the role, citing this later as an inspiration for people to never give up. Last week's reveal of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, in the upcoming Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight Rises, caused quite a stir. He meant the movie to be a character study about the paradoxical human nature, a meta study about filmmaking and acting and a lesson in cinematic realism. [69] Despite this, the film was successful financially and earned Hathaway an MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance nomination. [215] To promote an increased awareness of systemic sexism in the entertainment industry, Hathaway has advocated for greater professional opportunities for women and criticized Hollywood as not being a place of equality. [42] The film was not released in theaters in the United States due to unfavorable critical reception. Anne Jacqueline "Annie"[1] Hathaway was born on November 12, 1982, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Upon meeting the second actress Flory, Adrian is disappointed, as she had sent him pictures of herself when she was younger. The film featured her as a college graduate who lands a job as co-assistant to the powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep). In 2012, she starred as Catwoman in her highest-grossing film, The Dark Knight Rises, and played Fantine, a prostitute dying of tuberculosis, in the musical Les Misrables, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. It is considered a cult film. Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is a 2015 Romanian found footage psychological horror feature film directed, produced, written by, and starring Adrian ofei, about an aspiring filmmaker who goes to extremes to convince actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. Adding resistance training, with the 3-2-1 Workout below, Anne Hathaway was able to create body definition for [] [120] For the film's soundtrack, she provided her voice for the song "Afraid of Heights". [187][191] She said she would be "lost" without acting and feels lucky to have found it as her profession. Then [I'll] go off and play all the drug addicts and the prostitutes, and all the good ones you win Oscars for a little bit later on. When she wakes up frightened he insists that she must be sacrificed for her art. A new masterpiece in horror! Adrian explains that the film he is making is not, in reality, Be My Cat. Anne Hathaway chatted with Ellen about the camaraderie among her "Ocean's 8" co-stars, including Rihanna, who gave the actress a compliment she'll never forget. Written, produced, directed, and starring Adrian ofei, the film implements a thick atmosphere as we are introduced to Adrian and firmly planted in the grasp of his obsession for Anne. [221], In early 2007, Hathaway spoke of her experiences with depression during her teens, saying that she eventually overcame the disorder without medication. Playing Catwoman, Anne Hathaway wanted to improve her look. The first actress that he uses as an example of his directorial style is a girl named Sonia, whose parents drop her off with Adrian at an abandoned house down the street from where he stays with his mother. After talking with her, Adrian explains to the police that it was a misunderstanding and convinces Sonia to shoot another scene at night. Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an intricate embodiment of the people she admires, the famous actresses she's been compared to and the incredibly well-rounded person she's pushed herself to become. Anne Hathaway is apologizing after her new movie, "The Witches," received backlash from the disability community. It tells the story of Ben Whittaker (played by Robert De Niro), a 70-year-old widower who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site run by Jules Ostin (Hathaway). [25], Be My Cat is the first installment in Adrian ofei's planned indie trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure. [116] She has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misrables. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure. He chokes Sonia to death and hides her body in the basement. "I want to thank my mother, who I saw perform this role when I was eight," she said. [117], After briefly appearing in the romantic comedy Don Jon (2013),[118] Hathaway starred in and co-produced (with her husband and others) Song One. Adrian (the character) is as unlikely a killer as Norman Bates, but thats what makes him so terrifying. it was not my hair, 'cause my hair doesn't do that. [123] Commercially, the film failed to recoup its $6million investment. [11] Garry Marshall, the film's director, initially considered Liv Tyler for the role, but cast Hathaway after his granddaughters suggested that she had the best "princess" hair. Two neighbors come and investigate when they hear Flory's screams but Adrian assures them that they are filming a horror movie. They also hosted Freedom to Marry's National Engagement Party, an event which raised $500,000. Displeased with her age and weight, Adrian berates her. The first sign that Anne Hathaway had come to steal the show at this year's Cannes Film Festival was when she stepped out for her first official appearance in a stunning Schiaparelli two-piece. The movie's 87 minutes cut premiered at the 2015 Dracula Film Festival in Romania. Anne Hathaway History. (2005),[41] she starred in the drama Havoc (2005) as a spoiled socialite, appearing nude in some of its scenes. Director Adrian Tofei Writer Adrian Tofei Stars Adrian Tofei Sonia Teodoriu Florentina Hariton [5] The film, centering on an analyst who dreams of becoming a real field agent and a better spy, was a financial success. [120], Forbes reported that Hathaway was one of the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015,[194] and since 2017, she has been among the highest-grossing actresses of the 21st century. The line between fact and fiction has never been so terrifyingly and brilliantly blurred. [55], Hathaway was cast in Knocked Up, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Katherine Heigl. [108] She won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. "[53] Mondo Exploito wrote that it "totally transcends the trappings of the found footage subgenre to create a truly unique experience that will be talked about for years to come. [126] Her sole live-action release of 2014 was Christopher Nolan's epic science fiction film Interstellar. The line between fiction and reality is so effectively blurred, I was watching my front door for a SWAT team to burst through and taser me for watching something I shouldnt.[52], Audiences Everywhere named it "dangerous and progressive"[53] and added that "the film is fascinating, challenging and essential for the evolution of found footage horror. ", "JED Talks: JED TALKS // to ADRIAN TOFEI (BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE) on Apple Podcasts", "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is Dangerous and Progressive", "Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015) Movie Review", "Cinehouse: Be My Cat: A Film For Anne- A Terrifying Romanian Horror Film Reviewed By Sandra Harris", "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) Review", "5 Must-See Indie Horror Performances of the Decade so far", "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne Review from TetroVideo! [213][214] In 2016, Hathaway was appointed UN Women Goodwill ambassador based on her advocacy for gender equality. I would say yes. Hathaway performed in several plays in high school. [25][26] She earned an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance nomination for the role. A deeply troubled, sheltered man whose misogyny and perversion combine to create a portrait of passion and obsession, one that is both terrifying yet deeply fascinating. [63] Her following release, the mystery thriller Passengers alongside Patrick Wilson, was a critical and commercial failure. Hathaway was not charged with any crime. He goes to shocking extremes using three local actresses to shoot demo scenes to send to Anne as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills. [115][116] She has also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for her voice role in a 2010 episode of The Simpsons. The results are an unnerving study in cinephilia and erotomania, falling somewhere between Rmy Belvaux's Man Bites Dog and Patrick Brices Creep. [22] Despite her early success, Hathaway suffered from depression and anxiety as a teenager; she said in 2008 she had since grown from it. Adrian stays the night beside the knocked out Sonia. [5] Hathaway disagreed, insisting that she has a "good girl" image and no sex appeal. After this, Kate quit acting to raise Hathaway and her brothers. [159][160] Hathaway next played a woman with bipolar disorder in an episode of the Amazon Prime Video romantic anthology series Modern Love. [142] That March, it was reported that she would reprise her role for The Princess Diaries 3; the project was shelved after the death of Garry Marshall, who was set to direct the film. [40] While filming an action sequence, she split the flesh of her shin to the bone, which led to her receiving 15 stitches. [29] In February 2002, Hathaway starred in the City Center Encores! The film depicts the emotional and sexual relationship between two men married to women, Ennis (Ledger) and Jack (Gyllenhaal); she played Jack's wife, Lureen. [183] She will also team with Jessica Chastain for the psychological thriller Mothers' Instinct, which will serve as a remake of the 2018 Belgian film of the same name. [9] Her family left the church, converting to Episcopalianism because of its acceptance of homosexuality, but eventually left that too. [57] Her sole release of 2007 was the biographical romantic drama Becoming Jane, as the titular English author Jane Austen. Anne Hathaway really suffered for her art when it came to playing Fantine in 2012's 'Les Miserables.'. The actress made an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night to promote her new film Locked Down and revealed that she actually hates when people call her Anne. [84] Critics generally praised the film's adult romance, but were unenthusiastic about its plot elements. 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[125] It grossed about five times more than its $103million budget. It established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its sequel, Royal Engagement. [26], Be My Cat: A Film for Anne had its world premiere on March 1 at the 2015 Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal in its initial 109 minutes version,[27] and then the Romanian premiere at the 2015 Transilvania International Film Festival.[28]. Adrian finds himself somewhat attracted to Alexandra due to her resemblance to Anne Hathaway, but tells Anne not to be jealous and that he only loves her. [14][15] She spent several semesters studying as an English major and political science minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York,[16] before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Photo: Warner Bros . [72] An Esquire writer wrote that many of her good performances have been overlooked, describing her career as "subtle brilliance that has largely gone unnoticed". 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