Anne Hathaway Almost Quit ‘Mother Mary’ After Seeing Herself Perform: “This Is Really Bad”
Anne Hathaway experienced doubts about her performance in the film 'Mother Mary' after viewing footage of herself singing and dancing. She considered quitting but ultimately decided to continue, believing it would be more shameful to quit than to be fired. Hathaway dedicated months to dance lessons and vocal training to prepare for her role as a pop star.
- ▪Anne Hathaway initially wanted to quit 'Mother Mary' after seeing footage of her performance.
- ▪She took months of dance lessons and worked on her vocals for a year during postproduction.
- ▪Hathaway plays a pop star who confronts her past in the film, which premiered last month.
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Anne Hathaway in 'Mother Mary' (2026) Frederic Batier/A24/Courtesy Everett Collection Although Anne Hathaway is not stranger to a musical role, she had trouble finding her inner pop star for A24’s Mother Mary. The Oscar winner admitted that she told her husband she wanted to quit after seeing footage of herself singing and dancing to original songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX and FKA twigs in the David Lowery-written/directed A24 film. “This is really bad,” she recalled thinking to Elle after seeing footage of herself.
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