The film The Idea of You tells the story of a 40-year-old woman played by Anne who falls in love with a much younger boyband singer.
Anne Hathaway will play a character in a new film based on Harry Styles fanfiction.
The Idea of You is an upcoming Prime Video film based on Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name, published in 2017. According to Deadline, Anne will play Sophie, a 40-year-old divorced mother whose husband left her for a younger woman.
When Sophie’s husband cancels plans to take their 15-year-old daughter to Coachella, the plot begins. Sophie steps in, braving the desert heat to take her daughter to the festival. It is here that she meets Hayes Campbell, a 24-year-old man (based on Harry). August Moon, the “hottest boyband on the planet,” is led by Hayes (based on One Direction.)
One life-changing weekend leads to a whirlwind romance, and it’s a story that has 1D fans, as well as those who simply enjoy a good romance novel, wanting more.
“This was never meant to be a Harry Styles book,” Robinne previously told Vogue. “It was supposed to be a story about a woman approaching 40, reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself, just as society traditionally dismisses women as desirable, viable, and whole.”
“A few years ago, my husband was away on business and I was up late surfing music videos on YouTube when I came across the face of a boy I’d never seen in a band I’d never paid attention to, and it was so aesthetically perfect it took me by surprise,” Robinne told blogger Deborah Kalb . It was almost like…art.”
“I spent a good hour or so Googling and trying to figure out who this kid was, and in doing so I discovered that he frequently dated older women, and so the seed was planted,” Robinne added.
Fans of Harry Styles will be aware that the After film series is based on Wattpad fan fiction inspired by One Direction. The original fan fiction has been read over a billion times and has already been adapted into four films, with two more on the way. Hero Fiennes Tiffin plays Hardin Scott, the character based on Harry, in the After franchise, while Josephine Langford plays Tessa Young, Hardin’s love interest.
As of now, Prime Video has not revealed who will play the character inspired by Harry in The Idea of You, nor has a release date been set.
We will keep you updated as soon as we learn more.
