On the first second of bodily contact between Anne Hathway and Nicholas Galitzine in “The Concept of You” — a lightweight contact of the fingers — the gang on the movie’s SXSW world premiere fully misplaced it. By the point the actors have been kissing, the gasps, shrieks and applause have been deafening.
Hathaway was overcome with emotion as she took the stage for a post-screening Q&A at Austin’s Paramount Theater.
“I can’t discuss,” she stated to the viewers, in tears. “I really like you!” a fan referred to as out, and Hathaway responded, “I really like you a lot. You haven’t any concept the reward that you simply’ve simply given us along with your responsiveness, by being so linked to each little nuance on this. I’ll always remember this screening.”
“For some motive, we speak about coming-of-age tales as being one thing that occurs to you within the earliest a part of your life, and I don’t learn about you, however I really feel like I hold blooming,” she continued. “So when Cathy [Schulman] and Gabrielle [Union] so generously supplied me the half, I used to be thrilled to say sure.”
“The Concept of You” follows Solène (Hathaway), a 40-year-old lady who falls in love with 24-year-old boy band singer Hayes (Galitzine) after taking her teen daughter (Ella Rubin) to Coachella.
Based on Galitzine, his and Hathway’s chemistry was immediately “non secular” throughout his audition course of.
“These rooms may be extraordinarily intimidating and unnatural, however there was one thing nearly non secular that occurred there, whereby I felt this speedy connection to Annie,” he stated. “We had a simpatico, a shared humorousness. It was simply very straightforward. I bear in mind leaving that room considering, ‘No matter what occurs with this, I’m so pleased with this particular factor that occurred there.’ They gave me a name the following day: ‘We wish you to be part of this film.’”
The movie was directed by Michael Showalter, identified for “The Huge Sick,” “Whats up, My Identify Is Doris” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
“We undoubtedly wished to carry off the kiss so long as attainable,” Showalter stated about Solène and Hayes’ first bodily encounter. “An enormous a part of this film is incomes it. You need to actually really feel like these two folks have shared and gone there with one another to the place as soon as that kiss occurs, it’s earned and there’s nothing left to say.”
Gabrielle Union defined that she obtained concerned as a producer after studying the e-book on which “The Concept of You” relies, written by her pal and “Ship Us from Eva” co-star Robinne Lee. She optioned the movie to Schulman’s Welle Leisure on Lee’s behalf, and shared that she resonated with Solène’s struggles with the general public notion of her relationship.
“I reside it every single day. Individuals query our household; they query our love,” Union stated about her marriage to Dwayne Wade. “They marvel, ‘What do you deserve?’”
“You deserve all of it!” a fan shouted from the balcony.
