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    Oscars Writers Compare Anne Hathaway-James Franco Pairing to Most Uncomfortable Blind Date

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    Reflecting on the 2011 telecast many deemed the worst show ever, veterans David Wild and Bruce Vilanch and young writers Jordan Rubin and Megan Amram open up about the mismatched co-hosts.

    Apr 16, 2021

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    The writers behind the 2011 Oscars ceremony have marked the 10-year anniversary of the worst show ever by opening up about mismatched co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

    Veterans David Wild and Bruce Vilanch and young writers Jordan Rubin and Megan Amram, who were tasked with creating the script for the 83rd Academy Awards, admit their jobs were made really difficult by the fact the two presenters had zero chemistry.

    “It was like the world’s most uncomfortable blind date between the cool rocker stoner kid and the adorable theatre camp cheerleader,” Wild tells The Ringer.

    “A host’s primary job is to make the audience feel comfortable and the audience at home feel welcome at the party,” Vilanch adds. “Once the audience felt the hosts’ discomfort, they got quiet.”

    Amram, who was 22 at the time, insists the idea to make the show seem younger and hipper fell flat because producers picked the wrong hosts.

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    “A lot of stuff that made it into the show was written a few days beforehand,” she explains. “We wrote all these jokes, but I don’t think we ever landed on a tone or a cohesive feeling of what the show would be.”

    And Rubin admits that while Hathaway was a delight to work with, no one could ever get hold of Franco.

    “Anne made herself readily available,” he adds. “I went to her house and worked on the script and she was on a bunch of conference calls and responding to emails and was a great collaborator. He always seemed to be on a flight and it was very hard for me to get a hold of him. That was a red flag.”

    “She showed up ready to play and committed 110 per cent and he was a great guy but often looked like he had just woken up from a nap. It’s almost like you’re showing up to a tennis court and one person decided that they were going to play in the U.S. Open and the other wanted to play in jeans and just kind of hit a few balls.”

    But Rubin is keen to dismiss rumors suggesting Franco was on drugs, adding, “He was not stoned. I don’t even think he drinks.”

    Wild reveals it became clear the actors were mismatched during rehearsals, when Hathaway tried to offer Franco some advice. “She was like, ‘Maybe you should try that’, and he was like, ‘Don’t tell me how to be funny,’ ” he recalls.

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      Anne Hathaway Uncovers She Was 'Ninth Choice' for Andy Sachs in 'The Devil Wears Prada'

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      The Academy Award winner makes the revelation about her notable role in the 2006 film when sharing words of encouragement to the contestants of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’.

      Feb 22, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Anne Hathaway has confessed she was the ninth choice for the lead role in her hit movie “The Devil Wears Prada”.
      The actress starred as magazine assistant Andy Sachs in the 2006 film, opposite Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt, but Anne claims she could have easily missed out on the part.
      Speaking to the contestants of TV talent show “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, Anne explained, “I will give you some tea [gossip], I was the ninth choice for ‘Devil Wears Prada’. But I got it! Hang in there, never give up.”
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      Rachel McAdams reportedly turned down the role, while Claire Danes and Juliette Lewis were also considered, before Anne was finally offered the job.

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      The “Les Miserables” star has previously admitted she wasn’t first in line for the gig, but she didn’t explain just how far down the filmmakers’ wish list she had been for the role of Sachs.
      She said in 2016, “I didn’t have to audition. I had to be patient. I wasn’t the first choice.”
      Speaking about when she found out she got the part, she said, “I was putting on a shirt, I had some buddies over. I remember running out in my living room, half dressed, screaming – I got ‘The Devil Wears Prada’! I got ‘The Devil Wears Prada’!”
      And, although Anne loves the movie, she doesn’t think there should ever be a sequel.
      She said, “I’m not sure if ‘could [there be a sequel?]’ is the right question. Should there be? I’d love to make a movie with all the people again that’s something totally different. But I think that one might have just hit the right note. It’s good to leave it as it is.”

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      Anne Hathaway Promises to Do Better When Apologizing for 'The Witches' Disabilities Controversy

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      The actress portraying the Grand High Witch in the movie expresses her remorse for the pain she caused to children with limb differences after Warner Bros. officials issued their apology.

      Nov 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Anne Hathaway tries to make amends over the damaging portrayal of disability in “The Witches”. One day after Warner Bros. officials issued an apology to the disability community, the actress playing the Grand High Witch in the movie promised to do better as she expressed remorse for her involvement.
      The 37-year-old took to Instagram on Thursday, November 5 to share a video from Lucky Fin Project that raises awareness on children, individuals and families affected by limb differences. After thanking the nonprofit for the clip, she began addressing the issue, “I have recently learned that many people with limb differences, especially children, are in pain because of the portrayal of the Grand High Witch in The Witches.”
      “Let me begin by saying I do my best to be sensitive to the feelings and experiences of others not out of some scrambling PC fear, but because not hurting others seems like a basic level of decency we should all be striving for,” the wife of Adam Shulman continued. “As someone who really believes in inclusivity and really, really detests cruelty, I owe you all an apology for the pain caused.”

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      “I am sorry. I did not connect limb difference with the GHW when the look of the character was brought to me; if I had, I assure you this never would have happened,” the Academy Award winner stressed. “I particularly want to say I’m sorry to kids with limb differences: now that I know better I promise I’ll do better. And I owe a special apology to everyone who loves you as fiercely as I love my own kids: I’m sorry I let your family down.”
      When concluding her apologetic statement, the Andrea Sachs of “The Devil Wears Prada” urged fans and followers to learn more about the issue at hand. “If you aren’t already familiar, please check out the @Lucky_Fin_Project (video above) and the #NotAWitch hashtag to get a more inclusive and necessary perspective on limb difference,” she stated.

      Anne’s apology came after Warner Bros. officials told Deadline that they were “deeply saddened to learn that our depiction of the fictional characters in ‘The Witches’ could upset people with disabilities.” They also “regretted any offense caused” by the film.

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      'The Witches' First Trailer: Wicked Anne Hathaway Casts a Spell on Children

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      In the reimagining of Roald Dahl’s beloved story by Rob Zemeckis, Hathaway plays the Grand High Witch who comes to a rural town to carry out her nefarious plans.
      Oct 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The first official trailer of “The Witches” has arrived to give a tease of the Grand High Witch’s menacing plans. In Rob Zemeckis’ take on Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel of the same name, Anne Hathaway plays the wicked witch who hates children.
      The trailer opens with glimpses of the life of a young boy (Jahzir Kadeem Bruno), who lives with his grandma (Octavia Spencer) after his parents passed away. Unfortunately, his seemingly normal life is about to be ruined by the arrival of Grand High Witch and her fellow witches to the town.
      Using a potion, the Grand High Witch turns children into mice. As The Boy among those falling victims to the witch’s spell, the tough but loving grandmother will stop at nothing to foil the witches’ evil plans.

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      According to the official description of the movie, “reimagining Dahl’s beloved story for a modern audience, Zemeckis’s visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world’s Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe-undercover-to carry out her nefarious plans.”
      Based on the book by Dahl, the screenplay is written by Zemeckis with Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro. Zemeckis is also producing, alongside Jack Rapke, del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Luke Kelly. Serving as executive producers are Jacqueline Levine, Marianne Jenkins, Michael Siegel, Gideon Simeloff and Cate Adams.
      Joining the cast are Stanley Tucci as Mr. Stringer, the hotel manager who unwittingly hosts the witches’ convention, Chris Rock as the Narrator, Kristin Chenoweth as a Mouse, Charles Edwards as Mr. Jenkins, and Morgana Robinson as Mrs. Jenkins among others.
      The movie was originally scheduled for a theatrical release this month, but was later pulled from schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Warner Bros. has now announced that it will head straight to HBO Max on October 22 in the United States, just in time for Halloween. The film will head into theatres internationally beginning October 28.

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      Anne Hathaway Recalls Surprise Finding Real Accidental Slip in 'The Princess Diaries' Trailer

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      Taking part in a tribute to Garry Marshall, the ‘Les Miserables’ actress shares the memory she had working with the late filmmaker on their hit 2001 movie.
      May 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Anne Hathaway was floored to see an embarrassing moment from “The Princess Diaries” shoot in the film’s trailer.
      The Oscar winner was among the stars who agreed to be part of a tribute to late TV mogul and filmmaker Garry Marshall, which aired in America on Tuesday night (May 12), and she recalled working with the beloved director on the hit 2001 movie.
      “One of the things that I love about Garry is that he’s never afraid of the spontaneous moment,” Anne said. “If it was good, it was in the movie. He didn’t care where it came from.”
      To make her point, the “Les Miserables” star recounted filming a scene with Heather Matarazzo on bleachers in San Francisco, California after a rain storm.
      Marshall told the castmates to walk up and down the benches trying to time it, so Anne was always at the bottom when Heather was at the top.
      “We had to get the shot really fast because we were losing light,” Hathaway giggled, “and we had to go on these bleachers and they did their best to wipe them down.”
      “I guess one take Heather had a lot of energy, so she’s moving faster and I mistimed it and I realised that we were going to be on the same step, so I turned really fast, slipped on a puddle and just fell… and burst out laughing and kept going with the scene.”
      “(I) never thought about it again and all of a sudden, six months later, it’s in the trailer. He (Marshall) kept it because it was a charming moment.”
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      “The Happy Days of Garry Marshall” also featured tributes from the filmmaker’s “Pretty Woman” leading lady Julia Roberts and “Happy Days” co-stars Henry Winkler and Ron Howard, among others.

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      Anne Hathaway to Lead the Cast in 'French Children Don't Throw Food'

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      The film adaptation of journalist Pamela Druckerman’s 2012 parenting memoir will feature a revised screenplay from ‘St. Trinian’s’ writers Jamie Minoprio and Jonathan Stern.
      Mar 31, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Anne Hathaway is set to star in a film adaptation of journalist Pamela Druckerman’s parenting memoir, “French Children Don’t Throw Food”.
      The 2012 book followed the reporter’s experience as an American woman who relocates to Paris, France for her husband’s job, and ends up raising a family there, learning all about the cultural differences in parenting methods along the way.
      Hathaway, who recently became a mother of two, will lead the cast in the new project, which features a revised screenplay from St. Trinian’s writers Jamie Minoprio and Jonathan Stern, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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