Anne Hathaway found the script for her new movie 'Eileen' "really challenging" because it is "unusually smart"
Anne Hathaway found the 'Eileen' script "really challenging" because it is "unusually smart". The 40-year-old actress portrays psychologist Rebecca, who develops a destructive and complicated bond with prison worker Eileen – who is played by Thomasin McKenzie – in William Oldroyd's adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's book of the same name and although she was quickly drawn to the project, she had to read through the author and her husband Luke Geobel's screenplay a few times before she was able to feel ready. She admitted: “I actually found the script really challenging the first time I read it. I found it really dark and really funny but it’s a tricky one. It’s so smart. it’s actually unusually smart, so it took me a few reads to feel like… (more)