She’s making the most of an unusual situation after the entertainment industry was turned upside down due to the ongoing global pandemic.
But Anne Hathaway didn’t let COVID-19 stop her from dressing to the nines for the release of The Witches on HBO Max Thursday afternoon.
The 37-year-old actress joked ‘no premiere, no problem’ as she struck a pose wearing a gorgeous red Ralph & Russo dress while overlooking Harrods in London.
Seeing red: Anne Hathaway didn’t let COVID-19 stop her from dressing to the nines for the release of The Witches on HBO Max Thursday afternoon
‘I hope you all enjoy Robert Zemeckis’s reimagining of #TheWitchesMovie, streaming on @HBOMax today!’ she captioned the image shared to her millions of fans on Instagram.
She credited photographer Greg Williams for the moody snap, with styling provided by Rebecca Corbin-Murray.
Her effortless glam was created by artist Sofia Schwarzkopf-Tilbury and Paul Gooch swept back her chocolate brown tendrils into a chic updo.
Stunning: The 37-year-old actress joked ‘no premiere, no problem’ as she struck a pose wearing a gorgeous red Ralph & Russo dress while overlooking Harrods in London
Scary! The Princess Diaries star serves her own campy take on the character in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film, which was written by Zemeckis, Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro
Anne takes on the starring role from the 1983 book, which was previously played by Anjelica Huston, 69, in the iconic 1990 film.
She paid tribute to her predecessor earlier this month on Instagram: ‘Would you please take a moment to join me in celebrating Anjelica Huston’s flawless and iconic turn as The Grand High Witch?
‘Her performance is magnificent – witty, unforgettable, scary as hell and sheer perfection (the scene where she pushes the baby down the cliff still gives me chills to this day.) I just wanted to say, one AH to another, that I tip my wig to the O.G.G.H.W. Anjelica Huston. #WitchesAreReal #TheWitchesMovie’
Big shoes to fill: She takes over the starring role from the 1983 book, which was previously played by Anjelica Huston, 69, in the iconic 1990 film
Paying tribute: Hathaway took to Instagram earlier this month to pay tribute to her predecessor
The Princess Diaries star serves her own campy take on the character in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film, which was written by Zemeckis, Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro.
She told People earlier this month what went into making their version of the fabulous children’s book villainess.
Hathaway said: ‘The Grand High Witch was a total collaboration between costumes, hair and make-up, the writers, my dialect coach, the effects department, stunts, [director] Bob Zemeckis and myself.
‘She is such a weirdo – so silly and over the top – and everyone had to work together to be on the same page so it felt big and entertaining but never too much.’
Fresh take: The Princess Diaries star serves her own campy take on the character in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film, which was written by Zemeckis, Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro
Getting in character: She told People earlier this month what went into making their version of the fabulous children’s book villainess
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Group effort: Hathaway said: ‘The Grand High Witch was a total collaboration between costumes, hair and make-up, the writers, my dialect coach, the effects department, stunts, [director] Bob Zemeckis and myself’
Glam team: She previously took to Instagram Tuesday with a time-lapse video of the long prosthetic makeup process, writing: ‘Everyone: It’s magic! Me: #TheWitchesMovie’
She previously took to Instagram with a time-lapse video of the long prosthetic makeup process, writing: ‘Everyone: It’s magic! Me: #TheWitchesMovie’
The Dark Knight Rises actress sat in a makeup chair with a bald cap on, as she was covered from the neck up in blue and green goo and a thick plaster, making a mold of her head.
She leads a crew of stylish undercover witches at a hotel in ’60s Alabama, where they hold their annual conference and enact their plot to turn children into mice.
The film also stars Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci, with the voices of Chris Rock and Kristin Chenoweth.
Reunited: Hathaway also gushed about working with Stanley Tucci, 59, again, for the first time since they co-stared in the 2006 hit film The Devil Wears Prada
Onscreen chemistry: She told People: ‘He was always getting me to laugh and break character on The Devil Wears Prada, so I felt really proud when I got him to giggle and break with my accent on The Witches’
Hathaway also gushed about working with Tucci, 59, again, for the first time since they co-stared in the 2006 hit film The Devil Wears Prada.
She told People: ‘So much has changed in each of our lives. But he is still the same wry, funny, sweet person he was then.
‘He was always getting me to laugh and break character on The Devil Wears Prada, so I felt really proud when I got him to giggle and break with my accent on The Witches.’
The Witches was originally set for an October theatrical premiere, but was given a release date on HBO Max amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
