Anne Hathaway praises Christopher Nolan for casting her in the middle of ‘Hathahate’

Anne Hathaway didn’t enjoy smooth sailing after winning an Oscar; Instead, she watched the Internet turn against her.

Reflecting on the viral phenomenon years later, Hathaway recently revealed that the so-called “Hathahate” got so bad that it cost her her roles. “A lot of people didn’t give me papers because they were so worried about how toxic my online identity had become,” she said in a new vanity fair profile.

Fortunately, there was at least one filmmaker who wasn’t intimidated by the online reaction.

“I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who didn’t care about that and gave me one of the most beautiful roles I’ve ever had in one of the best movies I’ve ever been in,” he said, referring to his role. in the space epic directed by Matthew McConaughey, Interstellar. “I don’t know if he knew he had my back at the time, but he had that effect. And my career didn’t lose momentum like it might have if he hadn’t had my back.”

Although Hathaway had already worked with Nolan as Selina Kyle in 2012 The dark knight risesthat role preceded her becoming the subject of the Internet’s ire.

The actress won her first Oscar in 2013 for The Miserables. While there is no certain origin for the wave of backlash that hit Hathaway after taking home her first Academy Award, the online scorn is believed to be a reaction to her increased exposure after hosting the 83rd Academy Award ceremony with James Franco in 2011, and then campaigned for his own victory the following year.

After his victory, he was widely mocked online, with The Chronicle of San Francisco calling her “the most annoying celebrity” and even his Oscar co-host. commenting in The Howard Stern Show. When Stern said, “Everyone hates Anne Hathaway,” adding that she comes off as “very affected and an actress,” Franco responded, “I’m not an expert on (I guess they’re called ‘Hatha haters’).” But I think that’s what maybe triggers it.”

Speaking of her own reaction, Hathaway said: “Humiliation is a very difficult thing to endure. The key is not to let that shut you down. You have to be bold and it can be difficult because you think, ‘If I stay safe, if I embrace the environment, if I don’t draw too much attention to myself, it won’t hurt.’ But if you want to do that, don’t be an actor.”

She continued: “You are a tightrope walker. You are a daredevil. You are asking people to invest their time, their money, their attention and their care in you. Then you have to give them something worth all those things. And if it doesn’t cost you anything, what are you really offering?

While Nolan recently took home several Oscars for his box office phenomenon oppenheimerHathaway will star alongside Nicholas Galitzine in the romantic film inspired by One Direction. The idea of ​​youwhich arrives on Amazon Prime Video on May 2.

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