Anne Hathaway is getting back into the rom-com game. ComingSoon.net reports that the Oscar winner has signed on to star in an untitled romantic comedy from STXfilms penned by writing partners Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (“How to Be Single,” “Never Been Kissed”).
“We have been looking for ways to work with Annie since launching STX, and when she came to us with this idea, we knew right away that we wanted to make this movie with her,” said STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson. “This is a modern-day look at love, dating, and hookups with a very contemporary and authentic voice that speaks to a generation that casually swipes right to find a mate. As technology has allowed for a new era for matchmaking, it also comes with a lot of comedy and consequences and Anne wanted to explore that territory in funny, relevant, and very unexpected ways.”
Hathaway added, “I am excited to be collaborating with STXfilms on this movie. It’s been really heartening how willing they are to take risks and explore what we all hope will be a great and modern comedic story.”
“This project marks the next significant female-driven film produced and distributed by STXfilms (six of its first 11 films starred or were directed by women); the company’s next six releases (‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,’ ‘Molly’s Game,’ ‘Gringo,’ ‘A Bad Moms Christmas,’ and ‘The Happytime Murders’) also feature women in leading roles,” the source writes.
Previously released women-directed titles from STXfilms include Lone Scherfig’s “Their Finest,” a period dramedy about a young woman (Gemma Arterton) who gets hired to write dialogue for female characters in propaganda films, and Kelly Fremon Craig’s coming-of-age story “The Edge of Seventeen,” starring Hailee Steinfeld.
This new project doesn’t have a director attached yet.
While she won an Oscar in 2013 for showing off her dramatic — and vocal — chops in “Les Misérables,” Hathaway’s career has included a number of rom-coms, including “Love & Other Drugs,” “Bride Wars,” and “The Princess Diaries.” She can currently be seen in “Colossal,” an unconventional monster movie in theaters now.
