“It was just a very different time and now we know better.
Anne Hathwayis no stranger to onscreen chemistry.
Which is actually the worst way to do it, she said.
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I was told, We have ten guys coming today and youre cast.
Arent you excited to make out with all of them?”
Hathaway felt the opposite about the situation but was worried about what protesting would mean for her career.
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“And I thought, Is there something wrong with me?
because I wasnt excited.
I thought it sounded gross.
It wasnt a power play, no one was trying to be awful or hurt me.
It was just a very different time and now we know better.
“I just thought, he is it.
Is he gonna be able to read the lines?
Read the lines, great.
Okay, can you sing?
Oh, my God, he can sing.
Wait and he can play the guitar?
Okay, and hes just fun to be around.
Like, hes just charmed this entire room.”
Galitzine secured the part with an upbeat Alabama Shakes tune.
“I heard [the lead singer of Alabama Shakes] Brittanys voice and I just started smiling.
And [Nick] saw me smile, so he relaxed, and we just started dancing.
Nobody was showing off.
Nobody was trying to get the gig.
We were just in a space dancing.
I looked over and Michael Showalter, our director, was beaming.
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