The trailer for Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie’s new thriller Eileen has finally dropped.
The feature film based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh and adapted into a screenplay by Moshfegh with her husband Luke Goebel.
Plot
In 1960s New England, Eileen Dunlop is working at a prison when a captivating, glamorous counselor arrives and helps her access new facets of her personality but may be drawing her into something more dangerous.
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called Eileen “a film both malevolent and playful, morbidly funny and disturbing.”
The film will be in cinemas, for limited release, in the US from 1st December then for a wider audience on 8th December.
Cast
Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen Dunlop
Anne Hathaway as Rebecca
Shea Whigham as Jim Dunlop
Marin Ireland as Rita Polk
Owen Teague as Randy
Jefferson White as Buck Warren
Tonye Patano as Mrs. Stevens
Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Mrs. Murray
Anne Hathaway
Here are some of her notable films:
The Princess Diaries (2001) – Hathaway’s breakthrough role as Mia Thermopolis, a young girl who discovers she’s a princess.
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) – She starred as Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist who becomes the assistant to the formidable fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep.
Brokeback Mountain (2005) – In this acclaimed drama, Hathaway played Lureen Twist, the wife of one of the main characters.
Les Misérables (2012) – Hathaway won an Academy Award for her role as Fantine in this musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.
Rachel Getting Married (2008) – She portrayed Kym, a troubled woman who returns home for her sister’s wedding, earning critical acclaim for her performance.
Love & Other Drugs (2010) – Hathaway starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in this romantic drama-comedy.
Interstellar (2014) – She appeared in Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic as Amelia Brand.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Hathaway played Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, in the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
Ocean’s 8 (2018) – She was part of the ensemble cast in this heist comedy, playing the role of Daphne Kluger.
Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – Hathaway portrayed the White Queen in Tim Burton’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic stories.
The Intern (2015) – She starred alongside Robert De Niro in this comedy-drama about a senior intern at an online fashion retailer.
The Hustle (2019) – A comedy in which Hathaway and Rebel Wilson play con artists.
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