Verity has been one of the upcoming 2026 movies that I was most looking forward to watching. I didn’t love the book, but the film adaptation sparked my curiosity. It was one of Anne Hathaway’s must-watch 2026 movies. The film is the salacious, semi-erotic thriller that I wanted and expected.

It has some major changes from the Verity book, but I think it’s a pretty faithful adaptation. In fact, I think some parts of the book work better in movie form, including its discussion about being a writer.

Warning: Verity spoilers are ahead. Proceed with caution.

The Unreliable Narrator Works Even Better In Verity The Movie Because The Actors Sell It

Verity is a pretty engaging and entertaining audiobook. It’s definitely worth listening to before seeing the movie, but the story gets even stronger when you see Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett play Verity, Lowen, and Jeremy. Hathaway does such a good job playing Verity as this dubious figure that you remain unsure of what’s real, what’s fake, and most importantly, what’s the truth.

The Verity ending becomes so much stronger with Hathaway’s performance. Initially, you’re sure she’s some evil woman who kills for what she wants, but then seeing Verity’s reaction to Jeremy, you aren’t too sure if she’s as evil as she has portrayed herself in the manuscript.

Additionally, Dakota Johnson plays Lowen as a bit of a dubious character as well. We aren’t sure if we can trust everything she says either. She’s so seduced by Verity’s life. She may be telling the reader a story that makes her look better. The elements of the unreliable narrator always existed in the Verity identity, but they sing on screen. Don’t trust any of these characters and their accounts of things.

I Only Realized Jeremy Represents The Fan Experience Once I Saw The Movie

I didn’t draw a connection between Jeremy as a stand-in for the number one fan until seeing the Verity movie. He adores Verity when he first meets her, but then loses interest and even finds someone new to obsess over (Lowen). I think many authors experience having a big first fan who loves and adores them, only to eventually lose interest or fade away. They may even become a fan of someone with a similar writing style or subject matter. And transfer their parasocial obsession to the new subject. Fan love is often fleeting.

Verity’s desperation to keep Jeremy could be a metaphor for how some authors start to lose fans or readers and go through extreme measures to keep them. For most authors, that may mean writing stories to appease their readers more than themselves. Verity highlights the dangerous game between fans and a subject.

They need each other but shouldn’t be desperate to hold on to one another. Sometimes letting fans move on is the best way for authors to stay true to their art. That comes across better in the movie than in the book, or at least I drew the connection better in the movie.

Verity And Her Children Can Be A Metaphor For The Writer And Their Creations

Art is someone’s child. It’s their creation, and they bring it into their world, one way or another. Artists don’t always love what they create. For example, a successful first novel can sometimes be more of a burden than a blessing.

People have expectations based on it. Verity sees her children as a curse, and that’s sometimes the consequence of art. It becomes something regretted more than loved.

Spoilers for Verity are ahead! You can catch the movie in theaters now.

We talk often about how sex scenes are filmed and how intimacy coordinators work on set. However, there’s another element to the intimate moments in the book-to-screen adaptation of Verity that had my attention when I watched the flick. That would be the graphic words from Verity’s manuscript that were used as an overlay on various sex scenes in the movie, and I spoke to the director Michael Showalter about that creative choice and the meaning behind it.

The Way Verity's Sex Scenes Worked Was A First For Me

I can safely say I’ve never watched a movie that featured sex scenes and spicy pages from a book on top of them. In the movie, this happens when intimate moments of Verity’s manuscript are being described, and we see both the actors playing out the scene literally and the page of her book that’s describing the actions.

In fact, smutty words are flashed across the screen while Anne Hathaway’s titular character and Josh Hartnett’s Jeremy are having sex. Why is that the case? Michael Showalter told CinemaBlend it wasn't just one thing.

OK, let’s break down these reasons. From a style perspective, I do think this was a cool choice for the project on the 2026 movie schedule. It was unexpected and highlighted the manuscript at the center of this story. To me, it also kind of paid homage to the book that inspired this movie.

From a story perspective, it really was a valuable reminder. It was important to note that when we were watching Verity and Jeremy in flashbacks, it was through Verity’s manuscript. So, we were seeing what she wanted us to see, and that does not mean what we were seeing was the truth.

That’s significant because we really don’t know what’s true and what’s not in this movie. Verity’s manuscript seems untrustworthy from the jump. However, it becomes even more of an unreliable source when Lowen finds a letter from her at the end of the movie that claims everything she wrote in the manuscript was a writing exercise and therefore false.

It’s unclear which document was the truth, and it’s possible they could both be lies. Multiple endings were filmed for this movie. People who watched Verity are still unsure. Everything we, the audience, know about Verity’s past is unreliable.

The graphic words that overlay the sex scenes really do help amplify that point, and it also emphasizes how we really need to be careful while trying to figure out what Jeremy’s relationship was with both Verity and Lowen, because all we know is what his wife has written down.

So, the next time you watch Verity, make sure to take note of this choice. It’s not just stylistic; it’s also a helpful reminder that when it comes to the writers at the center of this story, we can’t always believe the words they put on the page and what we see on screen.

Can we give it up for The Year of Anne Hathaway? The 43-year-old actress just had an all-time great run of 2026 movies. She was not only in five of them, but they made a combined total of over $2.6 billion at the worldwide box office (so far). As a fan of Hathaway since she got her start in The Princess Diaries, I turned up for every single one. I really wasn’t expecting one performance to be my favorite, but here we are.

Anne Hathaway’s Best Movie Wasn’t Her Best IMO

Now, let’s get this out of the way. Obviously, the best movie Anne Hathaway was in this year was Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. I think most of us can agree on that, but The Odyssey is also an ensemble piece. If there’s any performance I’m going to point out, it’s Matt Damon or Zendaya. I thought Anne Hathaway was an excellent Penelope, but it’s not really her movie. And she's sort of forgettable in it.

So, what’s left? Her first movie that came out this year was Mother Mary. It’s the least talked about and watched of the bunch. And while I liked it and thought Hathaway brought a great performance to his spooky two-hander, I get why it fell through the cracks. It’s a bit too heady and weird.

Then, there’s The Devil Wears Prada 2. I really liked this one too, a lot more than Mother Mary, but it hasn’t totally stuck with me either. I’m so happy there was a sequel for the classic 2000s-era movie, but nostalgia can only carry one so far. It couldn’t quite get out of the original's shadow for me, and, honestly, why would it want to?

Hathaway’s latest and final of 2026 films is Verity, which I thought might turn out to be my favorite. Turns out, the CinemaBlend staff and I have a lot of feelings about Verity, but not one of them is that the thriller is her peak role of the year. It was another solid performance, but the end left me with more confusion about what actually happened at the end rather than getting chills. It was also just OK.

My Unexpected Pick For 2026’s Top Hathaway Performance

So, that’s how my favorite oddly ended up being The End of Oak Street. The late-summer release may have been a commercial flop, but Hathaway’s performance surprised and delighted me most. Part of that is because I had no expectations, but another part is how much I enjoyed her taking on the role of a family matriarch in a sci-fi horror movie. I needed that.

The J.J. Abrams-produced movie oddly feels like the biggest swing Hathaway took this year. It's also a film that feels hers completely more than any of the others. Let's not forget it received sneaky good reviews from both critics and audiences. I think The End Of Oak Street stands out to me as well because it’s a wholly original idea that I hadn’t seen before. Even though its script wasn’t technically better than The Odyssey or The Devil Wears Prada 2, I appreciated going on the wild ride of the dinosaur movie and doing so with her character at the forefront. Hathaway’s character really subverted other mom characters within the genre with her performance.

I know, I surprised myself with my pick too, but I stand by it! All in all, Hathaway had an incredible year of diverse performances, and I don't think there's a real stinker in the bunch.

With Verity dominating at the box office in its opening weekend, and Yesteryear's upcoming adaptation creating quite a bit of buzz, it's no surprise that Anne Hathaway would be asked about her preferred role in another majorly in-demand book-to-screen adaptation. While there's been no recent word on the status of a big or small screen take on Sarah J. Maas' mega-popular romantasy series, A Court of Thorn and Roses, Hathaway knows which character she'd love to play.

🛑 Spoiler alert: I will be referencing at least one big spoiler from Sarah J Maas' Court of Thorns and Roses books, so read no further if you aren't caught up! Too spoilery, can't read? She'd love to play Nesta.)

The ACOTAR Character Anne Hathaway Would Love To Play

When Anne Hathaway sat down with Waterstones to talk about Verity, the topic of ACOTAR came up, and Hathaway immediately brought up how excited she was about the upcoming release of Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Splintered Harmony (yesssss!). Her enthusiasm seemed to implode moments later when she was asked which of Maas' characters she'd like to play.

Eventually though, she did name a specific Archeron sister as being her ideal pick, though she seems doubtful she's right for the role:

Anne Hathaway as Nesta? I Have Thoughts

I know some or even many ACOTAR fans might disagree with me here, but I can see Hathaway in the role. Or maybe I just want her to have a shot at it because Nesta deserves to be played by someone who would choose to play her above all of the other amazing ACOTAR characters, including Elain and Feyre. Just the fact that she said Nesta makes me want her to play Nesta.

I'm literally in the middle of a reread of A Court of Silver Flames, so Nesta is vivid and loud in my imagination these days. I'm also a massive Nesta fan in general, and I completely get what Hathaway means when she brings up Nesta's journey. If and when an ACOTAR adaptation actually starts moving forward in development, I'll be on the edge of my seat waiting to see who's cast for the role. And that were to be Anne Hathaway, I have no doubt she'd put her all into the part and doing Nesta justice with her performance.

But This Is All Hypothetical...

Even if you wholly disagree with me for even considering Hathaway in the role, as one of my coworkers did, we're unfortunately speaking in hypotheticals here anyway. There's no ACOTAR adaptation in development at present, and we haven't gotten any significant updates about one since the planned TV show was was scrapped at Hulu. Plus, I think Hathaway is speaking more out of her appreciation for the character than she is making a serious suggestion.

Even I have to admit, as much as I want to support her dream-casting, I can't say that Hathaway is who I'd picture for Nesta. Part of that could be because Nesta is in her early 20s in the first book, and -- spoiler alert -- given that she's made High Fae by the Cauldron in the second, she won't be aging up much anytime soon. Still, just watch how Hathaway talks about playing her, and tell me you can't at least try to picture it?

Another character who came up in this conversation is Amarantha, and wow, would Hathaway be great in that role! We've seen her show off her villainous side in the past, with Verity being a really great recent example. I can easily picture her tackling this particular High Fae female, unlikable though she may be.

Considering how enthusiastic Hathaway is about the series, I would love to see her be a part of an adaptation in some way or another, as a producer or a cast member (or both).

Here's hoping we get some actual news about a possible adaptation for the ACOTAR books. In the meantime, fans have two books to anticipate, one of which will be in our hands in a matter of weeks!

Spoilers for Verity are ahead! You can catch the book-to-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel in theaters now.

When Verity premiered on the 2026 movie schedule and won the box office in its opening weekend, the debate about its ending continued. Much like the conversation sparked by its source material’s conclusion, this movie leaves you wondering what the truth is. That happens in part because of a letter from Verity that Dakota Johnson’s Lowen finds at the very end of the film that flips what we’ve learned from Verity’s manuscript on its head. So, when I chatted with the cast, I had to ask Johnson how that letter changed her character’s feelings in the final seconds of the movie.

What Happened At The End Of Verity

To break down what happens in the film, the majority of it follows Lowen as she moves into Verity (Anne Hathaway) and Jeremy’s (Josh Hartnett) house to write a book. While there, she finds a manuscript written by Verity that paints herself as a total villain. In it, Hathaway's character even admits that she was responsible for the death of one of her children.

However, at the very end of the film, Lowen finds a letter where the titular character admits the manuscript was a writing exercise and none of it was true.

So, that leaves audiences wondering what the actual truth is. Plus, this letter is revealed after Lowen and Jeremy kill Verity, and as they are moving out of the house. Oh, and Lowen is pregnant. Therefore, there’s lots to unpack with the discovery of the letter. However, nothing is. Johnson’s character keeps it to herself and leaves the house with Jeremy.

How That Letter Changed Lowen's Feelings

Obviously, I had to ask The Materialists actress about all of this and how the discovery of the letter changes things for her character. Here’s what she had to say:

I think both things Johnson described are in play. Lowen must be in some kind of denial after finding that letter, considering it implies that all the reasons she had to believe Verity was a villain aren’t actually true. Therefore, her and Jeremy killing her becomes even worse. Plus, she’s pregnant, presumably with Jeremy’s child, and comprehending a letter like this amid that massive life change has to be nearly impossible.

No matter how you shake it, though, Lowen is not reacting to it in a good way, as Johnson explained:

It seems to me that Lowen is trying to get a clean slate after Verity’s death, and that letter makes that even harder to do. Johnson thinks that despite its discovery, her character is going to keep moving forward and try to block out what she just found. To her, that’s “sociopathic.” To me, it further proves that Lowen is just as potentially evil as Verity.

Overall, this ending certainly gives folks more reason to talk about Verity, and the letter changes literally everything we’ve spent almost all of the movie’s runtime learning. Lowen’s reaction to it makes the conclusion even more convoluted. However, Dakota Johnson’s explanation helps provide a bit of clarity as to why her character decided not to immediately say anything about what she found.

Anne Hathaway might be the most booked and busy person in Hollywood. The actress, who has always been selective about her projects, ended up in a situation where she had five different movies come out all on the 2026 release schedule. In the midst of five different press tours, she also announced that she was pregnant with her third child. After such a wild and busy time, Hathaway told the press that she’d be taking a break and disappearing for a little while. As a joke, she made a video that is a part of her “disappearing,” and I can’t get enough of her sense of humor!

The Interstellar star may be used to being the center of attention after being an A-list star for over 20 years, but this year truly took things to the next level. After Hathaway expressed her intention to move away from the spotlight for a bit, she poked fun at the media’s reaction to the news in this silliest way possible: by posting a video on Instagram of her literally disappearing into a puff of smoke. You can see the video below:

This video takes place as the Oscar winner is literally getting ready for the premiere of Verity, her new book-to-screen adaptation that also stars Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. It's honestly hard not to appreciate Hathaway's cheeky response to the chatter. Overall, it feels like the perfect way for her to cap off her excellent year.

What I also love is that after the faux vanishing and news reports, Hathaway also shows love to others who have big movies playing or either on the way, including The Odyssey co-stars Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya (who's also going to disappear after her big year). And Florence Pugh is also name-dropped, as she'll star in Dune: Part Three with Pattinson and Zendaya as well as Avengers: Doomsday. And, of course, the Holland and Zendaya-led Spider-Man: Brand New Day is also still crushing in theaters.

It can't be understated just surreal it's been to watch Anne Hathaway promote all of these films. Her press run started with the release of Mother Mary back in April, and it slowly bled into the press tour for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which was a huge spectacle that required a lot of reasons to get dressed up. Then she had to promote The Odyssey, followed by The End of Oak Street, with Verity now capping off the year.

All in all, Hathaway has kept a keen mindset when it comes to her whirlwind of a 2026. The Princess Diaries icon has consistently expressed gratitude for the opportunities she's been privileged to have. She's also openly (and humbly) admitted that such a year probably won't happen again.

I think if anyone deserves a break, it’s Hathaway, especially considering she’s about to welcome a new baby. Overexposure is a real thing, and sometimes audiences can get sick of seeing the same person in movies over and over. But I personally can’t imagine getting sick of Hathaway, considering she’s been great in every movie this year. Her break won't last too long, though, as she'll be filming the officially announced Days of Thunder sequel with Tom Cruise in 2027, so I hope her downtime proves to be fruitful.

You can see Anne Hathaway in her latest film, Verity, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide, along with The Odyssey, which is rounding out its own theatrical run. Her other big hits this year can be seen on streaming, with Mother Mary, currently available with an HBO Max subscription, and The Devil Wears Prada 2 streaming now with a Hulu subscription.

As book fans and thriller lovers head to theaters this weekend to check out the book-to-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity, which has finally arrived on the 2026 movie schedule, there's another highly anticipated adaptation of a buzzy book on the way: Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear. As Anne Hathaway is set to star in and produce the upcoming film, we had to check in with her about it when we had the opportunity to interview her for Verity. Specifically, we wanted to know if there's any word on who might play Caleb, the main character's husband. While Hathaway wouldn't give much away, her Verity co-star, Josh Hartnett, did toss out his own preference, but he's probably a bit biased.

🟡 If you haven't read the book, I will post a warning when it's time to get into book spoilers in this article, so keep an eye out for that. However, everything up to that point is safe. 🟢

Who Will Play Caleb In The Yesteryear Movie?

When we found out CinemaBlend's Riley Utley would be sitting down with Anne Hathaway to talk about Verity, some of us at the site were very hopeful she bring us an update on Yesteryear. We were especially curious to know if there was anything she could tell us about casting for her character Natalie's on-screen husband, Caleb. And here's what Hathaway said:

So... basically she's not saying anything yet. Completely fair! We had to ask. But the conversation didn't quite end with that. Josh Hartnett, who was also in the interview, offered up his own response, saying:

My first reaction to his response was to laugh, not only because Hartnett seems to be joking in the way he throws his hat into the ring for the Yesteryear role, but also because he's literally there to promote a movie where he plays Hathaway's character's husband. "We can scare audiences again!," is how Hathaway responds to her Verity co-star with a grin. It was a cute bit, and then I actually thought about Hartnett playing the character, and now I really do think it'd be amazing casting -- and not just because I want to see Hartnett and Hathaway team up again.

Yesteryear centers on Natalie, a social media influencer who proudly shows her followers her life as a "traditional" wife and mom, living on a ranch. The twist comes when she awakes to find herself living in the 1800s on a ranch with a family she doesn't recognize. Understanding Natalie in both her regular life and this surreal situation she's found herself in, while also following her as she tries to figure out what is actually going on is what makes the book so hard to put down.

I've already gone on record as saying that Anne Hathaway is perfect casting for the movie adaptation, and now I want to talk about the idea of Josh Hartnett as the husband, because I'm here for it! The thing is, I can't do that without getting into spoilers, so this is your time to stop reading if you haven't read the book yet! Spoilers beyond this point! 🛑

Like Natalie, Casting For Caleb Needs To Be JUST Right (And Hartnett Would Be A Great Option)

🛑Spoiler alert: I'm about to get into major spoilers from the Yesteryear novel. Read no further if you haven't read the book! Seriously, don't spoil yourself.

Casting is always a big topic when it comes to book-to-screen adaptations, but the subject of who will play Caleb is even more interesting in this case, when we factor in the twist in the book. There are two versions of Caleb in the book, the one in her life as an influencer, and the older one in her 19th Century life. Whoever plays the role of Caleb will have the challenge of portraying the character two very different ways.

The passive, privileged man Natalie meets at college and starts a family with is, in many ways, very different from the gruff and aggressive husband she's married to in her frontier life. Whoever plays him has to be someone who can carry off both sides of that coin, and I really think Josh Hartnett is the kind actor who can pull it off well.

As Riley noted when she posed the question to Anne Hathaway, Burke mentioned a "Jesse Plemons vibe" being good for the character (in an interview with Variety). He'd be another great option, as he's proven he can play a timid character as well as he can play someone with a darker side.

Whether or not either Plemons or Hartnett are actually in any kind of discussions for the role remains to be revealed, but I do hope they find someone who can bring all of the layers of the character to life well. In the meantime, it's fun to speculate and consider who might play well opposite Anne Hathaway in this film while we wait fore more updates on the adaptation.

When my friends found out I was seeing Verity this week, I was honestly shocked at the number of people who reached out to me with the same question: “Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ in the new movie?” I hadn’t seen this rumor right away when the new music video dropped for Swift’s single, so at first I was confused about what was going on. Then I got into the hype, and I needed to know the answer myself.

Let’s dive into the Swift rumors related to this book-to-screen adaptation, why they happened, and the movie itself.

Why Are Fans Asking About “Patient Zero”?

So, the proximity of the release of Swift’s single from Encore, “Patient Zero,” and Verity’s premiere on the 2026 movie schedule, and the fact that Dakota Johnson is in both, fueled this speculation. Then, the pop star's music video was dropped at the VMAs on September 25, and the subject matter of it is eerily similar to the plot of Verity. That led to fans posting things like this on X:

In “Patient Zero,” Taylor Swift plays a wife who was killed by her husband, and she’s warning his next partner about him. In Verity, Anne Hathaway’s Verity is incapacitated and seemingly evil, and Dakota Johnson’s character, Lowen, comes into the life of Verity’s husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), to finish a book. However, as romantic feelings come into play, major twists and violent acts happen.

So, the parallels are paralleling, as many other fans pointed out on X. Plus Johnson’s involvement – especially since she plays the second woman in both projects – makes them undeniable. And chatter about whether "Patient Zero" was in Verity got so loud that it got to Anne Hathaway, who reacted to the speculation while chatting with SiriusXM:

All things considered, I do think it would have made sense for “Patient Zero” to be in Verity, and the reasons for that don’t end with what fans were focused on.

The It Ends With Us Reason This Actually Would Have Made Sense

Notably, Taylor Swift’s music was featured in a different Colleen Hoover adaptation, It Ends With Us. “My Tears Ricochet” was in the film starring Blake Lively. So, there is a precedent for her music being used in movies based on Hoover's books.

Plus, she was very close with Lively at the time of the film’s release (rumors suggest they aren’t as tight now following the It Ends With Us legal battle between the actress and Justin Baldoni). And Swift is also good friends with Dakota Johnson, who is one of the leads of Verity.

All in all, it would not have been surprising if Swift’s “Patient Zero” was used in Verity. There were so many reasons to back it up.

So, after all that, is “Patient Zero” in Verity? No, it’s not. However, I kind of wish it was. Although, even though they’re not technically connected, the parallels are fun, and both projects are worth watching. To do just that, you can watch “Patient Zero” on YouTube, and you can catch Verity (which people have lots of feelings about) in theaters now.

Without giving away spoilers, I physically jumped multiple times while watching Verity. Many of those scares happened because of Anne Hathaway’s titular character. So, when I interviewed the cast of the book-to-screen adaptation, I asked if she ever made them jump. In response, Josh Hartnett and Hathaway told me how the actress scared the heck out of him while he was filming a scene that involved him kissing Dakota Johnson.

When I asked Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson about jump scares on set ahead of Verity’s release on the 2026 movie schedule, the Oppenheimer actor was quick to recall the time The Odyssey actress got him good. Noting that he had been filming a scene that involved him making out with Johnson, Hartnett said:

Hartnett, who plays Jeremy in the movie, went on to say that while he and Johnson, who plays Lowen, were kissing in the scene, Anne Hathaway was looking for a place to hide so she wouldn’t be caught on camera. That’s when the actress stepped in to tell the next part of the story and explain why she needed to hide during the scene:

A lot of Verity is built on the suspense of Johnson’s character, Lowen, thinking she’s seeing Hathaway’s Verity -- who is, as far as they know, incapacitated -- move. So, behind the scenes, The Devil Wears Prada actress had to scurry out of the frame on occasion so they could pull off these suspenseful moments.

Before they filmed it, Hartnett thought that meant Anne Hathaway would just step off set and go to her chair. Or, in her words, “just be a normal person.” However, that is not what happened, as The End of Oak Street star explained:

Listen, if Anne Hathaway hissed at me, I’m certain she would scare the living daylights out of me. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Josh Hartnett too, as he explained to me:

Hathaway chimed in here to reiterate that her co-star was “so scared,” before he came back into the conversation to say:

What an iconic story. Now, I’m wondering if the actors Hathaway worked with on her other four 2026 releases (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Mother Mary, The End of Oak Street and The Odyssey) got spooked by her. Or, when she starts filming the Days of Thunder sequel with Tom Cruise, will she make him jump? Clearly, she has a knack for it, and really got Josh Hartnett, as she explained:

Well, along with Hathaway having great jump-scare skills, it sounds like Hartnett should get some appreciation for how he reacted. That’s because, while he got spooked worse than he’s been spooked in years, he still reacted in a cool, calm and collected manner.

Now, if you’d like to see how Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson’s characters react to Hathaway’s Verity scaring them, you can catch Verity (which is getting mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it) in theaters now.

The downside to going into a book-to-screen adaptation having already read the source material is that you know most (if not all) of the twists and turns in store. I knew that going into Verity, having read Colleen Hoover's novel. However, I was still excited to see the movie, and part of that had to do with how conflicted I was about the ending of the book. Perhaps the movie would help me decide where I stand on the ending. Welp... that didn't happen, but like some of my coworkers, I do have a lot of feelings about the Anne Hathaway movie and want to talk it out.

🛑Major Verity spoilers ahead! If you haven't read the book or seen the movie, which has arrived on the 2026 movie schedule, read no further! 🛑

What Happens At The End Of Verity

After Lowen (Dakota Johnson) shows Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) the manuscript, which reveals to him that Verity (Hathaway) was responsible for their daughter Harper's death in the lake, he grows angry and confronts Verity, who abandons her incapacitated performance and pleads for him not to hurt her. He attacks Verity, and Lowen urges him to stop... because he needs to make it look like an accident. Jeremy suffocates Verity, and they drop her body into the lake. It's all chalked up to an accidental tragedy.

The movie jumps months into the future when Jeremy, Crew and a pregnant Lowen are moving away from Vermont. Lowen discovers a letter written by Verity to Jeremy, which explains that the manuscript was just a writing exercise for her to get into the villainous mindset, and that none of the dark things she wrote about herself were true. She did not intentionally kill their daughter.

Lowen doesn't show the letter to Jeremy, so there is no discussion between them about whether or not it's true. The implication, as the movie ends, is that she's choosing to believe the letter was just one more way for Verity to be manipulative. To believe the letter would not only mean Lowen had encouraged Jeremy to kill an innocent woman, but she would also have to face the fact that Jeremy knew about the manuscript when she showed it to him, and that he'd previously tried to kill Verity and stage it as a suicide.

Team Manuscript vs. Team Letter

As readers of the book, and now watchers of the movie, we don't need to worry about the truth potentially being devastating to our personal futures as Lowen does. However, we are still left to wonder what the truth is, and it's been an ongoing debate. While some believe Verity was telling her total truth in the manuscript, and the letter was meant for her to find, others believe the letter was the genuine truth. The book's letter goes into more detail about the fear Verity claims to feel after Jeremy tried to kill her and make it look like suicide.

If the letter is the truth, Verity was planning to take Crew and leave at some point and wanted Jeremy or whoever found it to understand what happened. However, if the letter isn't the truth, then I'm assuming she intended for someone else to find it. The letter was written to Jeremy, but he'd obviously know whether or not he tried to stage his wife's suicide after discovering the manuscript.

I Hoped The Movie Would Help Me Decide

After reading the book, I remember thinking that the letter felt like a story being told for an audience rather than a letter from one partner to the other. Granted, Verity is an author, so that could explain the style and detail she put into her account of the events. Though I was mostly undecided, I was leaning Team Manuscript. I can also see that being the "easier" conclusion to come to, not only because Verity was painted as the villain throughout the book, so I was already comfortable with that narrative, but also because it creates a less disturbing conclusion for Lowen's story (relatively speaking).

Like the book, the ending of the movie is intentionally ambiguous. Also, like when I finished the book, I left the movie leaning toward Team Manuscript. It actually felt like that's how I was supposed to feel, but that may have been because the ending felt a bit rushed to me, given what had just transpired.

Apart from that issue, I can't tell if the reasons I'm leaning one way are the same -- Team Manuscript's side has the slightly softer ending, as there's hope that maybe Lowen and Jeremy will be able to start over and put this horrible situation behind them. Plus, it paints Verity as the villain she describes in her manuscript, which is easier to stomach than if she were being blamed for and killed over something she made up as a writing exercise.

It's Horrible Either Way

I don't know that I'll ever fully settle on one "Team" or the other. The closest thing I've come to putting this story to bed in my mind is to say that it's a dark ending, whichever way you slice it. Either Verity was a victim, or she was a villain. Regardless of the truth, it's a horrible situation.

The same goes for Lowen. The best-case scenario here is that the letter was the lie, and even if that's accurate, that still doesn't absolve Lowen of her part in Verity's death. I could also get into my thoughts about the growing intensity of Lowen's interest in Verity, which seems evident throughout the movie, and is impossible for me to separate from her romance with Verity's husband, but that's an entirely different rabbit hole, I suppose.

Back to the original point, what do you think was the truth? Was the manuscript the real story, or was Verity telling the truth in her letter?

The wildly popular novel Verity by Colleen Hoover is the latest book-to-screen adaptation on the 2026 movie schedule, and like the book itself, the movie seems to be polarizing (even in one cast member’s own family). It certainly seems to be here around the CinemaBlend offices, where a few people on our staff have seen the film starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. We all liked (or disliked) the movie in varying ways, but we all agree on thing, the ending is a weak point.

It Comes Down To The End

Personally, I thought the movie was just ok. There are times when it feels like a Lifetime movie, despite the talent involved. It feels rushed, especially towards the end. Hathaway, Johnson, and Harnett are good, and the fairly straightforward direction from Michael Schowalter is solid. It’s probably the script that took me out of the most often, with some clunky dialogue. It does clearly adapt the story, which could’ve been tricky, given the nature of the source material, but ultimately, it’s the ending- something that will surely be hotly debated- that felt hacky to me. It's rushed and isn't ambiguous enough.

Others around here disagree with me on some of this. Managing editor Jessica Rawden says:

She did think the movie was missing something, however, as she added:

Like me, weekend editor Riley Utley has a similar take on the ending of the movie, though she enjoyed the movie quite a bit, especially the performances from the film’s stars. Riley says:

No doubt some discussion and disagreements will come from people who have read Hoover’s novel and those who haven’t. I have not read it, but assistant managing editor Kelly West has read the book and enjoyed the movie more than I did, though she also took issue with the way the ending went down. She says of Verity:

Elsewhere on the web, critics were much like us. The movie is currently hovering between 40-45% “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 42 or so on Metacritic. However, even many of the positive reviews are still pretty middling. It's the ending that will be the most polarizing, for sure.

I do think, given the popularity of the Hoover novel and the anticipation of its fans, the movie will end up a hit, though of the five Anne Hathaway movies in 2026, this is my least favorite.

Colleen Hoover has certainly kept moving forward after the It Ends With Us legal drama with book-to-screen adaptations of Regretting You in 2025 and Reminders of Him hitting the 2026 movie calendar earlier this year. Right now, though, it’s Verity that’s got everybody worked up. With just a week until the erotic psychological thriller hits the big screen, it seems like everyone is buzzing about it — everyone, that is, except Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway’s families.

In Verity, Dakota Johnson plays Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer who is hired by Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) to finish the book series his wife, bestselling author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) was working on before suffering a mysterious accident. Between director Michael Showalter, screenwriter Nick Antosca and Hathaway’s chilling blank stares in the trailer, it’s easy to see why people are excited, but Harnett said there’s one big holdout within his family. He told EW:

Apparently, Josh Hartnett’s 12-year-old goddaughter “loves the book,” but I thought maybe she would take issue with seeing her godfather in a movie that looks so spicy, bloody and disturbing. Nope, it turns out the content of the movie didn’t bother her. Hartnett continued:

Ouch! Humbled by a pre-teen. In the book Jeremy Crawford is around 40 years old, so technically, yes, Josh Hartnett is a tad older at 48, but that’s still some pretty tough feedback.

Anne Hathaway’s family members also apparently have concerns about seeing her in the role of Verity Crawford, but her parents’ issues don’t seem to be age-related. As she said:

Yeah, that unscripted “sexy makeout” scene between Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson’s characters might be a big selling point for audiences, but I can’t imagine that’s comfortable territory for Hathaway’s parents — especially if they felt awkward during her age-gap rom-com The Idea of You!

Anne Hathaway said her dad was actually listening to the Verity audiobook, and while that is one audiobook that comes highly recommended before seeing the film, the actress said her dad “actually had to stop listening to it.” Fair enough!

Thankfully for Mom and Pop Hathaway, they’ve had ample opportunity to catch their daughter on the big screen this year. Verity will be the actress’ fifth release of 2026, following Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey and The End of Oak Street.

Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway's families may be sitting Verity out, but I’ll definitely be there when the thriller hits theaters on Friday, October 2.

The It Ends With Us movie might be synonymous with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle, but another one of her books is getting the movie treatment with Michael Showalter's Verity. The book to screen adaptation will arrive in theaters shortly, and features an all-star cast including Josh Hartnett, Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson. The Verity trailer showed the latter actresses locking lips, and it turns out that moment wasn't originally in the script.

Colleen Hoover has spoken about how upsetting the It Ends With Us drama was, but luckily Verity's road to theaters has been smooth sailing. In an interview with Variety, Showalter revealed how Hathaway and Johnson's kiss ended up coming to fruition, especially since it doesn't happen in the book. In the filmmaker's words:

It's fairly common for movies based off of books to make some deviations from the source material. Case in point: The Housemaid made 4 big changes from the book, while It Ends With Us had 10 changes that book fans quickly clocked. So as Verity was in development, Showalter and Hoover wanted to add moments to make the film more sexy.

In the same interview, the Big Sick director reveled that the steamy kiss between Verity and Lowen was actually Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway's idea. As he put it:

And just like that, the steamiest moment from Verity's trailer was born. The moment where Johnson goes from kissing Josh Hartnett to kissing Anne Hathaway was one of the most memorable moments from the early footage, and I'm curious to see how the forthcoming adaptation ends up faring at the box office. After all, sex sells.

Michael Showalter spoke more about how happy he was with how this sequence in Verity came out. Fans only got to see a brief moment from the scene, but that'll change when it hits theaters in early October. The director went on to share:

As a reminder, you can re-watch the full trailer for Verity below, complete with a glimpse into Hathaway and Johnson's lip locking session. Check it out:

Verity is Anne Hathaway's final movie of the year, and it should be interesting to see how it performs both critically and financially. The cast is strong and the trailer is thrilling... and a steamy kiss doesn't help to sell things.

All will be revealed when Verity hits theaters on October 2nd as part of the 2026 movie release list. Hopefully this Colleen Hoover movie has far less BTS drama than its predecessor.

Over the past few years, we've seen some of Tom Cruise' best movies return to theater with long-awaited sequels. And after Top Gun: Maverick's record-breaking performance, he's bringing another Days of Thunder movie to life, with Anne Hathaway set to star alongside him. And the Mission: Impossible icon recently gushed about the Oscar-winning actress' talents ahead of filming.

Reactions have been rolling in about Anne Hathaway's casting, mostly fans wondering when the A-lister sleeps. Tom Cruise recently appeared on a clip from The Pat McAfee Show, and spoke about his future co-star's versatility as an actress. In his words:

Honestly, he's not wrong. Hathaway's work spans plenty of genres, including genre work, drama, and comedy. I usually say that she's never given a bad performance, and stand by that assessment of her work across the years. So even though she's got some big shoes to fill with Days of Thunder (namely Nicole Kidman), the Devil Wears Prada actress' talent speaks for itself.

It should be interesting to see what the long-awaited sequel brings to theaters, and if the new Days of Thunder is as successful as Tom Cruise's other recent movie blockbusters. Later in the same interview, he went on to speak about the quality of the movie, and what type of role Anne Hathaway will end up playing when it hits theaters in June of 2028. He offered:

I'm listening. While we won't see this movie for a few years, this is a fun tease about what the dynamic between Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway's character might be like. While Cruise's Cole Trickle will be back as a NASCAR driver, Hathaway will be an engineer and business woman behind the sport. I have to summer that they might clash a bit, but only time will tell. Anne Hathaway is about to give birth, so I assume it might be a while before we get any concrete updates about the new Days of Thunder movie.

As previously mentioned, Cruise has been on a serious hot streak with his recent movie projects. Steven Spielberg credited him with saving the post-COVID film industry with Top Gun: Maverick, and the last two Mission: Impossible movies crushed, Additionally, there's a ton of hype around his mysterious upcoming movie Digger.

The new Days of Thunder is currently expected to hit theaters on Jun3 2nd, 2028. But first Cruise will return to theaters with Digger on October 2nd as part of the 2026 movie release list.

Tom Cruise’s sequel era is set to continue as, this weekend, the actor officially confirmed that work on a new Days of Thunder movie has begun. He announced the news in a video, which also included his new co-star, Anne Hathaway! The two actors expressed excitement while sharing the big news, and their rapport is already apparent in my eyes. Fans seem to have been delighted by this development but, while sharing their thoughts on the movie, many also shared a funny (and accurate) take involving Hathaway.

It was probably a given that fans would take to the comment section and express hype over the return of Cruise’s Cole Trickle. The same can also be said of Hathaway’s inclusion, as the Oscar winner remains a beloved star. What really made me laugh, though, was that under the Instagram post, a number of users couldn’t help but point out how busy Hathaway has been as of late. And, amid that, a recurring question even emerged:

• Hayden_Williams: Anne when do you sleep sis? 🤣
• Claudiaa_dere: Does Anne ever sleep, or what? 😂😂❤️
• Gencarloss: Anne is the enemy of unemployment, first lady of work.
• Salmakalife: Unemployment fears Anne Hathaway.
• Itsjesslucero: I love a booked and busy woman.
• Themovieposterguy: DOES ANNE EVER SLEEP?

Seriously, I too would like to know where the Interstellar star finds the time and the energy to be part of so many productions. For context, she has five entries on the 2026 movie schedule alone, which are Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street and Verity. What’s more is that Hathaway has been promoting said movies throughout the year all while being pregnant with her third child. So, yes, anyone who wants to understand the true meaning of work ethic ought to look to Hathaway for inspiration.

With that, what should be made clear about the comments on the Instagram post is that they’re not so much poking fun at Hathaway but expressing their admiration. That’s honestly sweet to see, and it’s a testament to the A-lister’s hard work. As for starring in five movies in a single year, Hathaway is grateful, especially since she’s “at an age and a moment in my career where I know stuff like this doesn’t come around very often.” Check out the actress chopping it up with Cruise on a racetrack in the Days of Thunder video below:

It was originally reported in July that a new Days of Thunder movie was in the works, with Jonathan Levine directing. This weekend, Levine’s hiring was not only confirmed but so was the inclusion of veteran producer Jerry Bruckheimer. From a production standpoint, it seems Paramount Pictures is sparing no expense, as the movie is also being shot for the IMAX format (which really fuels my desire for a crossover with F1). It also appears the movie is being made in partnership with officials at NASCAR.

Unsurprisingly, plot details are thin at the moment, though we have been treated to some small details on Hathaway’s role. It’s been confirmed that she’s playing a racecar team owner and engineer, and I’m already intrigued by what her dynamic with Cruise’s Cole will look like.

I’m looking forward to seeing Anna Hathaway rub shoulders with Tom Cruise in the Days of Thunder follow-up, and that’s not all she has on the docket either. Aside from having already wrapped on the upcoming Ron Howard drama, Alone at Dawn, she’s also actively developing The Princess Diaries 3. All in all, we love a talented star who’s booked and busy, though I also hope she gets some time to rest (and of course, have that baby).

Days of Thunder 2 roars into theaters on June 2, 2028. For now, stream the 1990 film with a Paramount+ subscription, and know that it’s also available to stream for free on Pluto TV.

Tom Cruise is venturing into new territory as an actor with his upcoming 2026 movie release, Digger, but it’s also apparent that he’s still in his sequel era. Earlier this year, it was reported that Cruise would reprise his role as Cole Trickle for a Days of Thunder sequel. Since then, nothing about the production had officially been announced. That’s changed, however, as Cruise has now confirmed the movie himself. Not only that, but he also revealed his first new co-star, Anne Hathaway, who delightfully poked fun at him in the announcement video.

One thing I can say about Cruise is that he’s full of surprises, and I certainly wasn’t expecting him, Hathaway and Paramount Pictures to casually confirm the Days of Thunder follow-up on Saturday. The funny clip was posted to Instagram, and it sees Cruise and Hathaway chopping it up on a racetrack, before revealing a car adorned in the movie’s logo. What really strikes me is the playful back-and-forth between the co-stars, which includes Hathaway joking with her co-star about his attempts to land on a tagline for their film:

I’m already excited to see these two actors play off each other on the big screen. Few specifics on Hathaway's character are available at this time but, per a release, she'll be playing a team owner and engineer. Personally, I love that she's playing a character with a connection to the racing world. And, her character and Cruise's Cole positioned to bust each other’s chops every now and then, I’m so ready for that. Regardless, though, this video alone convinces me that Hathaway and Cruise will be fun to watch together.

Directed by the late, great Tony Scott, the very rewatchable Days of Thunder sees Cruise play ambitious racecar driver Cole Trickle, who seeks success in the racing game. As Cole navigates the ups and downs of the business (and battles injuries), he forges a complex bond with former rival Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker). On top of that, Trickle also starts up a relationship with brilliant neurosurgeon Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman).

The 1990 sports drama may not get the love that Top Gun receives, but it still stands as one of Cruise’s signature films. It also still seems to hold a warm place in Cruise’s heart, as he paid homage to the movie as well as producer Jerry Bruckheimer amid the release of the latter’s latest racing flick, F1, in 2025. Since the release of that Formula 1 movie, many, even director Joseph Kosinski, have joked about a crossover film. (And, quite frankly, I think such a movie would dominate at the box office.)

As for the DOT sequel, it’s being directed by Jonathan Levine, and Bruckheimer is returning to produce. What's also exciting is that the film will be shot for the IMAX format, which follows in line with Cruise's more recent theatrical releases.

While I’m already sold on the notion of Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway sharing the screen, I already have other questions. One thing I’m curious about is the title, which is simply being referred to as Days of Thunder at this point. Considering that’s the exact title of the first film, I’d be surprised if that name actually sticks. This could be a situation in which the creative team is using this as a placeholder title. But, of course, that’s just my assumption.

The premise is also on my mind, as I can’t help but wonder where audiences will pick up with Cole all these years later. I mean, is he still racing and is forced to jump back into the driver’s seat, or is he still a legitimate racer over 30 years later. Additionally, I wonder if any surviving cast members from the first movie will be involved like Rooker, John C. Reilly or Cary Elwes. I’d also love it if the creative team were to find a way to honor the character of Harry Hogge, who was played by the late Robert Duvall.

What I can say, based on Tom Cruise’s track record, is that he puts a lot of thought into the projects he selects. So there was clearly a hook within this sequel’s story that caught his attention and that of Anne Hathaway. My ears are perked up and ready for more information on this movie, and I remain excited to see Cruise reprise Cole. At the same time, here’s hoping that we get to see more playful banter between Hathaway and Cruise sooner rather than later.

The new Days of Thunder movie is set to race into theaters on June 2, 2028! In the meantime, prepare by streaming the original film with a Paramount+ subscription, or check it out for free on Pluto TV.

When I sat down to watch The End of Oak Street, my expectations for this film were on the floor. It's not often we see dinosaur movies getting made, because one franchise has gotten a stranglehold on the genre. And while Jurassic Park doesn't get it right every time, it does it well enough that we haven't seen too many competitors over the years.

The End of Oak Street is a worthy rival to Jurassic Park, but you wouldn't know it from any of the trailers. I think a lot more people would be getting out to see this star-studded feature if they knew it wasn't anything like the beloved franchise, and more of a goofy monster survival movie than it ends up being.

The End Of Oak Street's Trailer Misrepresented The Movie

If it wasn't evident from any of the reviews, The End Of Oak Street caught a lot of critics off guard. The movie starts off feeling like an Amblin Movie had a baby with Jurassic Park, and then takes a hard turn into what feels like a live-action Rick and Morty episode. I know the latter is working on its own movie, and I'd argue it was already made after watching this.

Between the violence, jump scares, and random dinosaur sex scene, I was hooting and hollering along with everyone in the theater the entire movie. It was so strange; it had the feeling of a movie in which people don't care to be loud because it's bad, but it's a legitimately enjoyable film. I think it's more appropriate to say it's all just so silly and insane at times; one can't help but have an audible reaction to a lot of it.

The trailer doesn't prepare you for this at all, and maybe that's a double-edged sword. I went in expecting Signs and walked out realizing I watched Snakes On A Plane, but way better. It's so jarring, but I think if more people knew it was like the latter, I wouldn't have to be telling them now is the time to show up for this movie.

I Really Wish We Could Get A Sequel

The movie's ending makes it feel like The End of Oak Street won't get a sequel, but I feel the potential is there. Director David Robert Mitchell has not indicated that the story is anything other than a closed narrative.

It's a real shame, because I feel like the movie only scratched the surface with the time-traveling phenomenon. It would be great to see this happening across different eras, and how various modern neighborhoods would respond to being sent to the Middle Ages or elsewhere. If nothing else, they could at least explore the big reveal at the end of the movie, because I think there's a lot to chew on there.

See The End Of Oak Street soon before it leaves theaters, because I genuinely believe it'll be a superior experience than watching it at home. It's a great movie I didn't expect to love as much as I do, and I daresay I enjoy it much more than the past few Jurassic Park movies.

SPOILERS are ahead for Mother Mary, now streaming with an HBO Max subscription.

Mother Mary is sort of the perfect A24 movie. By the end you’re kind of like “What did I just watch?”, but you’re also happy just did, too. Now that it’s on streaming, I have to talk about the ending of the film that actually started Anne Hathaway’s incredible run of 2026 movies earlier this year. Let’s get into it.

When Anne Hathaway’s titular pop singer character reunites with her estranged designer, Sam (Michaela Coel), she tells her about a song. It’s called “Spooky Action” and it was written about Sam. Mother Mary tries to play it for her, but Sam refuses to hear it. So instead, she does a very intense interpretive dance of it for her. I thought the whole movie was leading up to Sam, and therefore the audience, finally enjoying the song. But, you can imagine my surprise when it is never plays!

So, naturally I had to ask writer/director David Lowery about why his decision to have “Spooky Action” remain a mystery. Here’s what he had to say:

Huh! Well, this is interesting. Lowery certainly made a surreal movie with Mother Mary, so I honestly shouldn’t have expected an obvious ending. The movie does conclude with the pair of women completing some sort of ritual. It results in Mother Mary pulling a fabric-like ghost out of her body, as if exorcising her body of a demon she’d been holding on to.

It’s no wonder the Mother Mary reviews called it a “fascinating chamber piece” and “a two-hander that owes as much to The Exorcist as it does to Lady Gaga” in its reviews. Leading up to it, I had read about how Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour influenced it, so I don’t think I realized what I was going to get. But, in many ways it was better than I could have imagined it.

It’s definitely the sort of movie I’m going to watch again and get even more from the next time around. But, I definitely understood how the movie is trying to communicate how art can physically manifest one’s feelings of let’s say grief, heartbreak or resentment. Throughout Mother Mary, Mary and Sam express a lot they’ve been holding on to since they stopped talking. While we may never hear the song “Spooky Action,” we kind of live it through the movie, don't we?

So, it’s abrupt, yes. But, intentionally so thanks to Lowery’s comments to us on the ending’s meaning.

Spoilers ahead for The End of Oak Street.

It's a big year for Anne Hathaway, who is releasing a whopping five movies throughout 2026. The latest of these is David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street, which is set in the '80s and shows a neighborhood being transported into the time of dinosaurs. I just saw the new sci-fi flick in theaters, and there's one part of the movie's ending that I can't stop thinking about.

The End of Oak Street had plenty of huge twists, especially during its thrilling conclusion. Because after Ewan McGregor's Greg sacrifices himself, he's resurrected when the family returns to the '80s and stops him from being sucked up in the wormhole that moved the entire neighborhood. The movie's time jump reveals what happens afterward, and I can't get over its final shot.

The Movie Ending On Two Jeannettes Blew My Mind.

Reviews praised The End of Oak Street, and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed its unexpected story throughout its 99-minute runtime. The movie's epilogue revealed that Denise finally became an author after writing about their time-traveling adventure, and that she was able to save various neighbors from their grisly fate at the hands of the dinosaurs. But it's Jeannette and the Christiansens that have continued capturing my attention since leaving the theater.

Jeanette is a neighbor girl that Brian has a crush on in the movie. She loses her parents to dinosaurs off-screen and spends the rest of the movie with the Platt family as they fight for survival. After returning to the '80s she goes to warn her parents about the wormhole, saving them from their deaths in the process.

This was an interesting enough concept, but there was one huge complication: another version of Jeannette was with her parents when they were teleported away. And The End Of Oak Street's epilogue showed the Platts and the Christiansens having a barbecue, including two identical versions of Jordan Alexa Davis's character. So while Jeannette was able to save her family's life, there are now two different version of her walking around.

We don't get any real context about how the Christiansens are functioning with this world-changing shift to their family dynamic, although both Jeannettes seem happy when we see them in the movie's final shot. And I so wish that we got more information about how the family, and the world at large, reacted to there suddenly two versions of the same young woman coexisting. Plus, how did the government react? Alas, those questions were left unanswered.

The End of Oak Street is in theaters now as part of the 2026 movie release list. Hopefully we get more information about the two Jeannettes sometime in the future.

Warning! The following contains spoilers for The End of Oak Street! Don't read this if you want to go into the movie and be surprised!

Not even The End of Oak Street's trailer could've prepared me for this wild feature on the 2026 movie schedule. The film is truly filled with tons of surprises that include everything from dinosaur sex to a very shocking moment in which Ewan McGregor's Greg is killed off at the film's midpoint. Seriously, my jaw was on the floor at multiple points, and it turns out even the cast didn't see one particular plot twist coming.

McGregor spoke to EW about the wild twist where Greg ultimately falls victim to an Allosaurus after protecting Denise. He admitted that even though he knew it was coming when watching, it still caught him completely off guard:

It's a big shock, much like the rest of The End of Oak Street, which quickly transitions from an Amblin-coded film to a wild nightmare. Greg's death is pretty horrific and gory, and certainly something you wouldn't have seen in classic family movies of the past. However, it's also one of the reasons why The End of Oak Street deserves its wild reviews.

Perhaps even more surprising than the death is that The End Of Oak Street ending sees Denise figuring out she can save Greg and many others when they travel back to the time before the incident occurred. Anne Hathaway revealed the original script did not have that bit, and while she was skeptical about Greg being resurrected (kind of) at the end, her perspective changed when seeing it with someone:

I appreciate Anne Hathaway admitting she was wrong about the change, and I also do get where she's coming from. The End of Oak Street is absolutely loaded with wild moments, violence, and confusing twists and turns. While it has gained general approval from audiences and critics, there's a world where this movie could've easily swung the other way and been called laughably bad.

I think how it was scripted changes The End of Oak Street for the better and gives the happy ending I don't think anyone was expecting. Greg and Denise are seemingly no longer on the verge of divorce, she writes a successful book, and they save many of their friends.

It's a perfect ending for everyone except for the versions of Denise and the children who were sent to the past without Greg, who I have to think did not survive, as they weren't at the cookout at the end of the movie. Maybe we'll get a follow-up movie in which we get to learn what happened to them, and we'll get another wild time-travel '80's-tastic adventure?

The End of Oak Street is currently in theaters, and I think it's totally worth watching there rather than waiting to see it when it comes to streaming. There are so many moments that make it ideal to watch with a crowd, and I think it makes the movie more enjoyable.

Spoilers for The End of Oak Street are ahead! You can catch the movie in theaters right now.

When I went to see The End of Oak Street in theaters following its premiere on the 2026 movie schedule, I expected jump scares, dinosaurs, wild chase sequences and brutal action. What I didn’t expect to see was two dinosaurs having sex. Yes, you read that right: there is one kinky scene in David Robert Mitchell’s movie that features two of the prehistoric creatures, so CinemaBlend asked the director about it.

Now, the wildly reviewed The End of Oak Street makes an effort to show that the dinosaurs don’t just kill. They also search for food, they make people’s backyards their bathrooms, and they have intercourse. They’re living their day-to-day lives in a world where part of a city just happened to show up. So, speaking specifically about that, the moment involving dinosaurs having sex on someone’s roof and how he came up with it, director/writer David Robert Mitchell told CinemaBlend’s Jeff McCobb:

It was in thinking about how to make these creatures real that Mitchell came up with the idea of the dinosaurs doing it on top of someone’s house. The need for food, water and reproduction are basic elements of life, so it’d only be natural to see all that happening in the movie, as the director pointed out:

Mitchell went on to say that he wrote the scene “pretty quickly,” and he was “very happy” that it not only was able to be in the movie but was a moment that “people have responded” to.

I mean, it’s kind of hard not to respond to, because not only is it a memorable scene by itself, it’s also very relevant to the overarching story. Throughout most of The End of Oak Street, Anne Hathaway’s Denise and Ewan McGregor’s Greg are having issues with their marriage and constantly arguing. While out on a walk, they see two dinosaurs being intimate and, like me and I'd assume most viewers, were shocked by what they witnessed.

So, Denise took a photo of her husband in front of the dinos, and he posed like he was a tourist in this prehistoric land. It was a funny moment, and then it served as an instance of love and light for Hathaway’s character to look back on after Greg got eaten and she was trying to fight her way home with her kids.

Even at the end of The End of Oak Street, this photo is hanging on the family’s wall years after their interactions with the dinosaurs.

So, the kinky dinosaur scene was vital to this film, and it helped show how these creatures live when they aren’t chasing and eating humans and other animals (don’t worry, Starbuck, the family’s dog and one of my new favorite fictional pets, does not die in the movie). Ultimately, it was a wild moment to include; however, I do see why David Robert Mitchell did it, and it certainly is one of many reasons why The End of Oak Street is such a surprising and wild dinosaur movie.

Major spoilers for The End of Oak Street are ahead! You can catch the movie in theaters now.

Nothing stresses me out more while watching a movie than the possibility of an animal, and specifically a dog, dying. So, when I watched The End of Oak Street (which is getting wild reviews, by the way), I was very concerned for the Platt family’s dog, Starbuck. Thankfully, the blue heeler survived to the very end.

However, when CinemaBlend spoke to director David Robert Mitchell and producer J.J. Abrams about their film, they revealed that things could have ended differently for Starbuck. They also shared their thoughts on the sci-fi film’s time-twisting ending.

We Know, For A Fact, That The Dog Survives To The End Of The Movie

So, after the family played by Anne Hathaway (Denise), Ewan McGregor (Greg), Maisy Stella (Audrey) and Christian Convery (Brian) arrive in a land filled with dinosaurs, their dog, Starbuck, goes missing. Then, throughout the movie, which is actually a bit horror-esque and even takes some inspiration from Poltergeist, it’s implied that the pup might be dead. However, he makes a triumphant return and saves Brian toward the end of the film.

Considering how his fate is kind of up in the air for a lot of the movie’s runtime, though, CinemaBlend’s Jeff McCobb asked Mitchell and Abrams if they “ever considered pulling a Marley & Me” on Starbuck. Here’s how they responded:

• David Robert Mitchell: Everything's a consideration.
• J.J. Abrams: It was definitely in conversation, yes.
• David Robert Mitchell: We talked about it, yes.
• J.J. Abrams: The red band version of the movie might have a different—

Well, thank goodness this entry on the 2026 movie schedule is rated PG-13. I would have been beside myself if Starbuck died!

Overall, I’m so grateful they went the route they did and made the adorable pup one of the movie’s heroes, as the director explained:

Ultimately, Starbuck makes it to the very end of the movie, jumps through the portal with Denise, Audrey and Brian, and lives happily with the Platt family after they arrive back in the present...Well, kind of the present; they actually arrive a few minutes before they were taken in the first place. And to that point, while we can say with full confidence that the dog lives (thank goodness), the rest of the ending is a bit harder to pin down.

The Rest Of The End Of Oak Street’s Ending Should Be Kept Open-Ended

Now, while Starbuck absolutely survives this trip to the world of dinosaurs (even though they thought about killing him), the ending leaves us with questions about what exactly might happen after the family and their dog return to their time. Are they in a time-loop after jumping through that portal and landing a few minutes before they disappeared in the first place? Will they meet other versions of themselves eventually?

Those are questions we tried to ask, but David Robert Mitchell wanted to leave it all open-ended, telling CinemaBlend:

When asked if he had his own ideas about what happened, Mitchell said he did. However, he would not reveal those details. He went on to explain that he doesn’t really want to say something happens a specific way. Instead, there’s “enough structure there within the story itself” that you can answer the questions about the ending yourself.

So, while a lot of that timey-wimey ending can be left up for debate, and we've certainly had that debate here at CinemaBlend with multiple ideas being thrown around, one thing we know for certain is that Starbuck, the dog who belongs on the list of best movie pets, survives.

I can’t stop thinking about how Anne Hathaway is the lead of five movies on the 2026 release schedule. First she played a pop star in A24’s Mother Mary, then she had two commercial hits in The Devil Wears Prada and The Odyssey. Which brings us to this weekend, where she stars in the dinosaur film The End Of Oak Street. How the heck?

CinemaBlend’s Jeff McCobb spoke to The End Of Oak Street’s writer/director David Robert Mitchell and producer J.J. Abrams. During the interview, he had to ask if there was any difficulty nailing down the most popular actress in Hollywood. In Mitchell’s words:

You would think, right? Let me try to make sense of it based on what we know about when her five 2026 films were filmed. Mother Mary filmed between May 2023 and July 2024 – so that one was a long time in the making. Then, The End Of Oak Street was actually filmed back in March to June of 2024 and was originally going to come out last May.

But, last year had to be Hathaway’s busiest time because both Verity and The Odyssey were in production the first half of 2026. Hathaway then jumped to The Devil Wears Prada from June to October 2025. Getting Hathaway on board for The End Of Oak Street wasn’t an issue. But, Abrams did mention one way her busy schedule got in the way just a tiny bit. In his words:

The End Of Oak Street has Anne Hathaway playing Denise Platt, who is an aspiring novelist, wife to Ewan McGregor’s Greg. She’s also the mother to two kids Audrey and Brian (played by Maisy Stella and Christian Convery). In the film from the writer/director of It Follows, their quiet suburban neighborhood gets disrupted by a sudden appearance of prehistoric creatures.

At a previous event CinemaBlend attended, J.J. Abrams likened the film to Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist. You’d think he’d say Jurassic Park from the outside in, wouldn’t you? And, while some have theorized it’s connected to Cloverfield, Abrams has confirmed no, it’s not.

The End Of Oak Street is earning positive reviews from critics who are calling it “crowd-pleasing,” a “good time” and a “rose-tinted romp through Spielberg’s ’80s”. The thriller will perhaps have us thinking for the fourth time this year, “What can’t Anne Hathaway do?” The new movie is now playing only in theaters.

It's been quite a year for Anne Hathaway, with movies like The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey arriving in theaters, and more films on the way. That includes this week's The End of Oak Street (see what the critics are saying) and the book-to-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity coming out this fall (check out the new trailer!). The timing seemed right to dedicate our weekly movie quiz to Anne Hathaway's past films.

All of the clues in the crossword puzzle relate to Anne Hathaway's movies over the last 20+ years. How many can you solve?

Anne Hathaway is having quite a year, with a whopping five projects hitting the big screen. As The Odyssey continues to grow its billion-dollar box office earnings, the actress is already starring in another flick that’s causing quite a stir amongst critics. The End of Oak Street is a science fiction thriller that’s set to hit the 2026 movie calendar on August 14, and some reviews are saying it’s the best dinosaur movie since Jurassic Park.

When you’re talking about a survival film with dinosaurs, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic is the benchmark against which all movies will be compared (even if producer J.J. Abrams had a different horror flick in mind). So I definitely expected Jurassic Park to be brought up in The End of Oak Street reviews. What I didn’t expect was to see critics putting the movie at or near the same level. That’s exactly what’s happening, though, as David Ehrlich of IndieWire rates the movie an A-, calling it the biggest surprise of the summer:

The End of Oak Street was directed by David Robert Mitchell and stars Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella and Christian Convery alongside Anne Hathaway as the Platt family. It’s a movie that Owen Gleiberman of Variety calls “end-of-the-summer trash,” describing it as a loopier — and in some ways better — Jurassic movie. I can’t quite tell if his assessment is meant to be a compliment, but he goes on to say the thriller is “preposterous,” but also “shamelessly fun.” In Gleiberman’s words:

Zachary Lee of RogerEbert gives the flick a perfect 4 out of 4 stars, writing in his review of The End of Oak Street that it’s the “most thrilling dinosaur movie in ages.” It features envelope-pushing brutality, Lee says, but never forgets to be fun. The critic continues:

Clint Gage of IGN rates The End of Oak Street a “Good” 7 out of 10, noting that the movie leans into its Spielbergian influences and is mostly successful. It does, however, toe the line that separates “loving homage” from “I’ve seen this before,” Gage says, writing:

You can’t win ‘em all, though, and while Kristy Puchko of Mashable does compare The End of Oak Street to Jurassic Park, it’s not in the complimentary way other critics did. Anne Hathaway’s film looks like summer fun, Puchko writes, but it is not. It’s bleak, brutal and ultimately infuriating. She explains:

The dinosaur survival thriller is getting mostly positive reactions, earning a Certified Fresh 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. It sounds decidedly darker than Jurassic Park, but if critics are suggesting it deserves to even be mentioned in the same sentence as one of the best movies from the ‘90s, I’m game.

Before the year even started, I was impressed to see that Anne Hathaway is the lead of five 2026 movie releases. And then, she also announced she’s pregnant with her third child in June. So, the Oscar winner is really doing it all this year, but right now I want to talk about her maternity-forward fashion.

Anne Hathaway Is Making Her Baby Bump Part Of Her Press Tour Fashion

We’ve seen a lot of press looks from Anne Hathaway this year. But I’m particularly loving how she’s showing off her baby bump while she promotes her Steven Spielberg-inspired horror movie, The End of Oak Street. Check out her most recent fashion moment for Jimmy Kimmel Live!

It’s a simple fit, but she looks fantastic. Hathaway is wearing a flowy black top that opens up at her belly, black slacks and gold accent jewelry. It’s the second time this week she has flaunted her baby bump for a press event, and I think it’s really refreshing to see her showing it off.

For one, The Devil Wears Prada star is pregnant at 43 – which, as she spoke to recently, is not typically an easy road. Her body is literally growing a new human right now, and her making that very obvious in her fashion is empowering for other women to see. It feels like anything other than small-waisted in the belly section is applauded on red carpets. So, it feels beautifully defiant for Hathaway to do this. I wish it wasn’t.

Why Did Some People Think It Was A ‘Fake’ Bump?

My point was sadly made for me when Hathaway stepped out for a previous The End Of Oak Street event in Los Angeles over the weekend. Immediately after photos and videos started coming out of her strutting on a carpet in another baby-bump bearing ensemble, people started calling her belly “fake”. It apparently got to her, because she commented on this post:

Anne Hathaway wrote “fake hair, real bump” in a social media post after comments like this were being made all over the internet. Check out some of them from a TikTok of her posing at the event:

• "Why does it look fake? 😅"
• "I’m sorry but that looks fake"
• "That’s so fake!!! 😭"
• "I don’t like that."
• "it doesnt even look real"

Can you even believe this? Why on Earth would Anne Hathaway wear a fake bump and pretend she was pregnant? However, I was happy to see numerous women coming to her defense as well in the same TikTok with comments like this:

• "That’s a baby bump with abs!!!! ❤️❤️❤️💪💪"
• "It’s looks different because she was already fit and probably continues to work out so she is all muscle and baby!!"
• "People that are saying it looks fake, I think it’s because she ultra fit, my dancer friend belly looked exactly the same."
• "I didn’t know pregnant stomachs was even a debate…. Wth is wrong with society… not all stomachs look the same tf….."
• "People judge pregnant women for gaining too much weight, then judge them when they’re all belly. Every woman carries differently. For God’s sake, stop judging a woman’s body while she’s literally creating a life."

If more people were exposed to what pregnant bellies really look like, perhaps this kind of reaction might not occur? This whole thing is also a troubling reminder of how people often think they have the right to comment on what’s “right” and “wrong” about women’s bodies. Why can’t we just embrace them for how unique each one is, rather than jumping to outlandish conclusions?

Anyways, you can see Anne Hathaway in The End of Oak Street, in theaters this weekend, and the actress in the new trailer for Verity, her final 2026 movie, coming out on October 2.

Among the most anticipated book to screen adaptations set to arrive on the 2026 movie schedule is Michael Showalter's Verity. Based on Colleen Hoover's mega-popular mystery-thriller novel, Verity stars Anne Hathaway as the mysterious author that Dakota Johnson's character is hired to ghostwrite for. As we see in the trailer, Hathaway is inspiring all of the chills with her vacant stares and sinister glares.

While this isn't the first trailer we've gotten for Verity, it certainly gives us more to chew on. The story centers on Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), an aspiring writer who's given the opportunity to ghostwrite the final book in author Verity Crawford's series. While plotting out the book, she comes across what seems to be an autobiographical manuscript written by Verity, which reveals some dark tales about her past.

Josh Hartnett plays the role of Jeremy, Verity's husband, and the person who hires Lowen to take over writing duties. As we see in the trailer, the more time Lowen spends at Verity's home, and reading her manuscript, the more caught up in the mystery she becomes, which leaves her to ask herself, just who is this woman?

Side-note, what was up with the kid putting the butter knife in his mouth?

While I've admitted to having mixed feelings about Hoover's novel, I've also admitted to finding it to be a total page-turner, which is why I'm super excited to see how Showalter tackles the adaptation. Based on everything we've seen, he's going to have us on the edge of our seat right until the very last frame, and I can't wait!

It also looks like we're in for a chilling performance from Anne Hathaway, who's been having quite the year. She knocked her performance in The Odyssey out of the park, and while Verity isn't exactly the same kind of movie as Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, I have a feeling we'll be talking about her performance in this one as well when Verity hits theaters.

This isn't the only upcoming adaptation of a buzzy book that Hathaway's involved in. We learned earlier this year that Hathaway is set to star in and produce the adaptation of Caro Claire Burke's new novel Yesteryear. I can't wait for more updates about that one. In the meantime, the Verity movie is just months away.

Given how popular the book is, I won't be surprised if Verity has book lovers, Hathaway fans and fans of mystery thrillers in general flocking to the theater to see how this potentially strange, dark, violent and a little bit sexy tale plays out.

Only darkness ahead! Verity hits theaters October 2.

Anne Hathaway may be so sought-after in Hollywood that this year she stars in five 2026 movies, but she just passed a different major career milestone. Last week, on July 29 to be exact, it was the 25th anniversary of The Princess Diaries premiere at Los Angeles’ El Capitan Theatre. The Disney movie was Hathaway’s film debut, and as the actress remembers it, getting designer clothes for a press tour was much different back then.

Hathaway was eighteen years old when she walked the red carpet of The Princess Diaries premiere in a mauve strapless dress alongside stars like Julie Andrews and Mandy Moore. Here’s what she recently said about acquiring the getup from Calvin Klein:

Hey, that was pretty resourceful of young Anne Hathaway. The actress had the gall to get in touch with a major label in hopes of getting the appropriate clothes for a major press tour. And, they really hooked her up. Though, she did make one rookie move. She neglected to put on sunscreen for the Hollywood Blvd. premiere. As a result, she pointed out that her shoulders were all burned up for the afterparty. Take a look:

Hathaway looked gorgeous in her Calvin Klein mid-length dress with her legendary co-star Julie Andrews, but of course she remembers the faux paus the best. In the same interview with Elle, the Oscar winner shared how special the premiere dress was to her with these words:

The Princess Diaries gave Anne Hathaway a big hit on her first Hollywood go-around. The Disney movie earned $165 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $26 million. All these years later, it's considered a 2000s classic, especially for the young women who were growing up with it at the time. Amidst the anniversary, Hathaway also celebrated by posting this on Instagram:

Anne Hathaway called the 2001 release “still one of the most magical things that has ever happened to me!” You can currently revisit both Princess Diaries movies with a Disney+ subscription.

The actor is currently working behind-the-scenes as a producer on The Princess Diaries 3 which is set to be directed by Adele Lim. We still have a lot of questions about the sequel, but apparently the script is coming along.

These days, Anne Hathaway undoubtedly has no problem at all securing designers to help her with press tour outfits. But, it’s always fun to look back on where one started.

As someone who grew up watching The Princess Diaries and Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement on repeat, it’s wild to think that the first movie came out 25 years ago. Honestly, to that I say with the utmost shock and enthusiasm: "Shut up!" However, that’s exactly how long it's been, and Anne Hathaway is celebrating the milestone with a throwback BTS video and a very, very sweet message.

In honor of The Princess Diaries' 25th Anniversary, Anne Hathaway posted a montage of BTS clips featuring her, the cast and director Garry Marshall that look like they came right off a DVD bonus feature. It’s so nostalgic and joyful, and it’s seriously the best way to honor the actress's first film:

To this day, The Princess Diaries is one of Hathaway’s best films; its sequel is considered one of the best rom-coms, and the anticipation surrounding a third movie remains very high. So, yes, getting a post like this from the actress means the world. For most of my life, I’ve looked up to Mia and dreamed of having slumber parties like hers and falling in love with a guy like Chris Pine’s Nicholas from Princess Diaries 2. My love for these movies truly has never faded, and the fact that it’s already been 25 years is hard to believe.

It’s magical to see that these movies mean as much to Anne Hathaway as they do to the fans. In her caption, the Mia actress made that very clear too, as she wrote:

That final part of her caption is for Garry Marshall, who directed the first two films and passed away in 2016. Between him and this iconic cast that included Julie Andrews and more, this truly felt like a dream team.

Now, some of the team is getting back together to tell a story about Mia Thermopolis for the first time in over two decades. Carrying on Marshall’s legacy, Adele Lim will direct Princess Diaries 3. Meanwhile, the author of the books praised the script for the new movie, calling the most recent iteration of it “amazing” and something she’s “100 percent behind.”

Anne Hathaway also shared how excited she is to return as Mia on Radio Andy, saying that she thinks the team is “moving in the right direction” after having to start over. Now, because she is pregnant with her third child, it’s a bit unclear when Princess Diaries 3 will happen. However, all the enthusiasm and love for this franchise makes me believe we will get it eventually.

Now, as we continue to wait for Princess Diaries 3, you can celebrate The Princess Diaries 25th anniversary by streaming it and its sequel with a Disney+ subscription.

It’s uncomfortable saying anything negative about The Odyssey right now. In an age of mediocre sequels and uninspired live action adaptations, it feels necessary to exclusively put good vibes into the universe about a big budget event film with high art aspirations that’s doing its own thing. Most of us want more movies like it, and because of that desire, it’s more comfortable to just tell people, “The Odyssey is great! Go see it.”

The truth, however, is that The Odyssey is not great. It’s merely good, and the reason why it’s a step below great is because it has a major side character problem. More specifically, it’s filled with dozens of disposable side characters with one-note personalities who are merely there to advance the plot.

It’s Mostly A Problem Of Structure

I know The Odyssey is a long movie, but even for a long movie, a lot of stuff happens. We get the Trojan Horse and the destruction that comes afterwards. We get the bit with the cyclops, the bit with the sirens and the bit with Scylla and Charybids. There’s an extended sequence with Calypso and the Lotus Flowers. There’s the cattle of Helios and the entire fallout from that. There’s the stuff with Circe and Odysseus’ men and then the stuff with Circe and Odysseus himself. There’s the scene where he meets with the soldiers who have died, and the scene where they have to escape the man-eating giants.

And that’s just the stuff involving Odysseus while he’s on his extended adventure. We also get a parallel plot that runs throughout the movie that involves his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. She has to fend off the suitors who want to marry her and take her place, and Telemachus goes on his own side quest to Sparta to meet with Menelaus and try to figure out if his father is really dead.

Altogether, it’s too much plot for a single movie. It would have been an impossible task to get through all of this in three hours without abridging and trying to move through everything with a brisk momentum.

But That Doesn’t Change The Fact That These Side Characters Are Not Good

Most of The Odyssey’s runtime follows Odysseus’ quest to get home alongside his men. Unfortunately, we spend almost no time with those actual men at all. There are a few scenes of plot-driven banter and minor character development between Matt Damon’s Odysseus and Himesh Patel’s Eurylochus, but there’s nothing particularly memorable or noteworthy about their relationship.

They don’t have a fun rapport or any distinct conversations. And we get almost nothing from anyone else, apart from occasional reaction shots and maybe the odd bit of dialogue here or there. They have no quirks, eccentricities or memorable facets to their personalities. They’re just around to move the plot along.

Unfortunately, that’s a recurring theme with most of the characters in the movie, even the ones that should stand out. Take Charlize Theron’s Calypso. Odysseus spends years eating the Lotus Flowers and living with her on the island, but for the sake of runtime, we’re really just told about it. We don’t see them spending any real time together, and she’s not even given a fully developed personality. Theron has been nominated for three Oscars and has a long track record of doing really weird and memorable things with many of her characters, and yet, she feels so subdued here.

You could go down the list and say the same thing for side character after side character. Zendaya's Athena, Jon Bernthal’s Menelaus, Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen Of Troy and Mia Goth’s maid servant, are all, in theory, key characters played by acclaimed actors who should have a memorable impact on the movie, and instead, they’re just kind of there. Sometimes they deliver really emotional and weighty dialogue, but since we’re not given time to get to know their characters, they just feel like words moving along the plot.

I can’t imagine anyone leaving The Odyssey and saying, ‘you know what side character I really loved?’ Even the ones who are in the movie for a substantial amount of time feel so shallow and without. Robert Pattinson is, I guess, trying to be a little quirky with his portrayal of Antinous, who is the stand-in for the suitors that we see the most, but he’s still ultimately a stock villain from the sleazy handbook.

Samantha Morton’s Circe and John Leguizamo’s Eumaeus are getting a bit of positive buzz, but in my opinion, they still feel semi-neutered or at least like unrealized potential. Morton is in the movie for like fifteen minutes, maybe, and chooses to go a bit more understated than the set buzz had me believe, and almost all of Leguizamo’s scenes are just an old man getting picked on and looking downtrodden (apart from that wild puppy scene).

It’s A Missed Opportunity

Once again, none of this is to say The Odyssey is a bad movie or not worth your time. It’s a good movie that is worth your time. You should go see it because it’s (for the most part) an achievement in what’s possible and has a ton of scenes that work really well. There’s so much about the film that’s worth praising, but none of it has to do with character development, which is mediocre at best for Damon's Odysseus, as well as the other two leads Anne Hathaway (who makes the most of her one-note widow) and Tom Holland (who is decent as the one-note meek son).

I don’t know how Nolan could have possibly developed all these characters in three hours, but ultimately, he picked this story and this format. Maybe it should have been two movies. Maybe it should have been a miniseries. I don’t know what the answer was, but I think we should be honest that the path he picked has obvious limitations.

It sucks that the sirens were a three minute afterthought because there wasn’t time to develop their characters. It sucks that we didn’t get more from Theron or Bernthal or Nyong’o. It sucks that Morton’s Circe was only around for like ninety seconds before she showed her true intentions. All of these characters could have been the centerpiece of entire movies or episodes or at least hour long chunks. Instead, they’re underdeveloped. Instead, they’re part of a side character problem that can’t be overlooked.

Major spoilers for The Odyssey lie ahead, so read on at your own risk.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been acclaimed by critics, and it’s not hard to understand why. The filmmaker mostly stays true to Homer’s epic poem in this book-to-screen adaptation and sticks to the themes that make it such a timeless story. While there’s plenty of spectacle to be found, from daring sword fights to a “dank” encounter with a Cyclops, there are intimate moments that are also poignant. And, when lead actor Matt Damon spoke to CinemaBlend, he talked about being shocked by the final scenes.

At the center of the film’s story is the treacherous journey that Odysseus (Damon) and his men make in order to return home to Ithaca after The Trojan War. Odysseus is ultimately the only one to return and, in the film’s third act, he attempts to keep his identity a secret from his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland). During his interview with CB, Damon spoke about the irony or “twist” that resulted from his character actually making his way back to the aforementioned Greek island:

In time, a cloaked Odysseus finds himself having a confessional with Penelope, who’s unaware of his true identity. He then goes on to convey the shame he feels over the invasion of Troy, as it resulted in copious casualties. (One of those is even linked to Zendaya’s Athena.) For Damon, that scene was huge, and Hathaway contributed to that sense of awe in a key way:

Penelope and Odysseus’ scene is indeed an emotional gut punch, and both Damon and Hathaway act it out so beautifully. That’s a massive reason why the following scene, which sees Odysseus revealing himself and doing battle with Penelope’s various suitors, hits so hard. And, ultimately, Damon’s character doesn’t die in the film, but he emerges victorious and exiles himself. From there, he and Penelope sail west to honor the former’s fallen comrades and find solace in each other’s company.

This particular moment isn’t just a testament to the actors’ skills, but it’s also a credit to Christopher Nolan’s stellar screenplay. It’s nothing short of amazing that even throughout massive action sequences and surreal, creature-centric scenes, Nolan can still keep character at the forefront of the proceedings. As a whole, the film “walloped” me for that reason but, like Damon, I’ll also long be enamored by that reunion scene.

Check out The Odyssey, which is playing in theaters now alongside other 2026 movie schedule entries. With that, you’ll bear witness to all the tweaks Christopher Nolan made to the story as well as the scenes that ring true to the original text.

Among upcoming horror movies on the 2026 movie schedule is a mysterious one called The End Of Oak Street. For much of the year, I’ve been curious about what to expect from the J.J. Abrams-produced thriller, and now I have a much better idea. It’s a dinosaur movie with a twist – they're somehow invading a typical American suburb.

CinemaBlend had the opportunity to experience fourteen minutes of The End Of Oak Street in 4DX and hear from producer J.J. Abrams. It’s about a nuclear family with a dog led by Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway (in her fourth of five movies this year alone). They live in a quiet suburb, but one morning there’s a number of dinosaur sightings that rattle them enough to attempt to leave home. The problem is at the end of their street now has a cliff that leads to a prehistoric land. Here’s what Abrams said of how he got involved:

There’s absolutely a mystery afoot in The End Of Oak Street. But, when Abrams mentioned an “Amblin vibe” I was expecting a lot more comparisons to Jurassic Park than to Poltergeist. Between his comments and the footage we watched, I totally see what he’s saying. Check out this new clip:

This new summer flick and the actually cursed 1982 Spielberg movie feel like they come from the same DNA. Why? Because, it’s really more about the family and their dynamics than the creatures they are trying to survive. As Abrams put it:

The End Of Oak Street was written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, who was previously behind It Follows and Under The Silver Lake. In the same conversation, the filmmaker talked about wanting to connect “the average and mundane” with something fantastical. And, he had always wanted to make a dinosaur movie. In a quick interview with him at the event, I had to ask how much of his horror sensibilities to expect in the family-centered film. He said this:

How exciting! The End Of Oak Street may very much be a dinosaur movie, but it’s drawing from much different influences than I expected. And, that only has me more interested in it. The End Of Oak Street comes to theaters on August 14.

There's been a lot of talk about Zendaya having a big year, given she has four movies on the docket. However, I keep forgetting what a big year it is for Anne Hathaway as well, as she has five films out this year. Just looking at her movie schedule has me exhausted. Most recently, she's been promoting The Odyssey (her third film of the year) ahead of two additional releases later this year So how does she feel about all of this work? Well, she shared a great take:

It goes without saying that Hathaway is a talented actress, but the notion of her having five films on the 2026 movie schedule releases feels like a dream. On that note, she knows she’s having a big year, and I love the expressions of gratitude she shares with People:

Hathaway definitely has a lot of moments this year. She started the year with Mother Mary, which hit theaters back in April. The David Lowrey film is a psychological musical drama that's been heralded by critics as a “fascinating chamber piece.” The film has also been praised for the originality it uses to tell a story of celebrity and obsession.

Then in May, fans had their prayers answered when The Devil Wears Prada 2 hit theaters and reunited Hathaway with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt. Plenty of fans had high expectations, which were met when the actors seamlessly stepped back into their old roles. This also reunited them with the original director, David Frankel, who directed the first film.

Hathaway is now receiving rave reviews for her performance as Penelope in The Odyssey, which gives Christopher Nolan back his box office crown with an epic opening weekend. In the Homer epic brought to life, Hathaway plays Penelope, the wife of Matt Damon’s Odysseus and mother to Tom Holland’s Telemachus. So, all in all, she's been quite busy, so I'm glad a source also said this:

However, Hathaway will soon have more press to do, thanks to The End of Oak Street, which is set for an August 14 release. Somehow, this is the Hathaway film that surprised me the most. I wasn’t expecting the suburban prehistoric story when the trailer dropped, yet such a film makes sense coming from from producer J.J. Abrams, who works in tandem with director David Robert Mitchell. I know I’m not the only one curious with how it’s going to do at the box office.

Finally, Hathaway will end the year similar to how she started, with a psychological thriller. That film, Verity, is directed by Michael Showalter and will be released October 2. In it, Hathaway plays a bedridden author whose husband hires a ghostwriter (Dakota Johnson) to finish her book series. The two can be seen in the Colleen Hoover adaptation in the first trailer.

What amazes me above all the work Anne Hathaway has done, though, is that while promoting it, she's also expecting her third baby with husband Adam Shulman, and it's due sometime this year. Few stars have the kind of work ethic that Hathaway has, and I'm loving that she's continuing to thrive in Hollywood!

SPOILERS ahead for The Odyssey. Go see it before reading ahead!

Zendaya continues her reign over the 2026 movie schedule with the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. While the actress sadly has a small role in a film that’s nearly three hours long, I think she actually makes the biggest impact. I didn’t necessarily have set expectations for her role as the goddess Athena, but wow, did she steal one scene. That being said, there’s something about her character I’m not solid on.

I Think There’s Two Ways To Interpret Athena In The Odyssey

In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war. Throughout The Odyssey, Odysseus sees Athena as a vision as she acts as a confidant and mentor to him. But there’s something interesting the Chris Nolan movie does with her character that really makes her presence in the rest of the movie matter more.

Close to the end of The Odyssey, Odysseus recalls his experience at Troy to his wife in more detail. He says he watched “rage” run rampant that night in a way that betrayed his own morals. As he tries to go home after the war, he finds himself emotionally fighting himself over something. Odysseus details how the use of the Trojan horse was a deceitful way to fight an opponent. And, when his soldiers invaded Troy, he’s disgusted by the way the entire city was slaughtered with little mercy, even for the likes of innocent civilians. That’s when we see the face of Zendaya as a woman Odysseus witnesses getting beheaded by his men. At the same time, a statue of Athena earns the same fate.

Since seeing The Odyssey, the sequence has had me thinking about what the moment means. Was Zendaya’s Athena showing herself to Odysseus as the woman he watched be slaughtered through Odysseus’s visions? Or was Athena disguised as a human who sent herself there in that moment to haunt him for his betrayal of the rules of war? It’s definitely a reveal I wasn’t expecting from the movie, and it's really the scene that sticks the most with me.

But, I Think It’s Left Open-Ended For A Reason?

As a longtime viewer of Christopher Nolan movies, I know that the filmmaker likes an ambiguous ending that can lead to multiple interpretations from viewers. I definitely think the whole thing with Athena falls into that camp. Is it Athena the entire movie, or does the goddess come to Odysseus as a symbol of the humanity he gave up during the Trojan War? Either way, the meaning did its job of being powerful and gut-punching. It’s also something that I want to ask more people about now after they watch it. Honestly, I’m not sure there’s one answer to the question. Maybe the fact that it feels enigmatic plays into this quote from earlier in the film:

• Odysseus: "Why can’t gods speak in ways we understand?"
• Athena: "Who doesn’t understand thunder? Or fire? A child’s smile? A good harvest?"

Early in the film, Odysseus is frustrated by the way the gods communicate. And the scene where Athena is beheaded kind of underlines both their points at the same time. While it’s not going to be talked about nearly as much as the spinning top at the end of Inception, I think it has a similar effect. I think the point is to get viewers talking about the scene because it’s kind of the big thesis moment of Nolan’s The Odyssey.

I felt that Odysseus’s epiphany about the ways in which he deviated from his own moral code was thrilling to watch in theaters. Zendaya’s Athena being part of the scene was very effective… even if I’m not totally sure if I can quite explain Athena's arc in the story completely.

Let’s get this out of the way: I loved The Odyssey. The new Christopher Nolan film, which finally hits the 2026 movie schedule this weekend, isn't perfect, but I thoroughly enjoyed the full three-hour runtime of the epic. I applaud the technical achievements made by Nolan and the crew. However, there was one thing that completely pulled me out of the movie, and that was the Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR) in some scenes. I noticed it multiple times in the movie, and I know why it was necessary, but I need to make note of it.

Penelope And Telemachus On The Balcony

I first noticed it early in the movie in a scene between Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and Telemachus (Tom Holland). They are standing on the balcony of their castle, overlooking Ithaca, and Hathaway’s dialogue is clearly overdubbed. It completely distracted me for the whole scene. If you’re not familiar with the term, ADR is when actors overdub their lines in post-production because the on-set microphones don’t pick up the dialogue clearly due to any number of circumstances.

There are probably a couple of things at work in this scene that required the ADR from Hathaway. IMAX cameras are notorious for being loud and can be problematic when trying to pick up sound. Nolan and company mitigated this problem somewhat with a custom-built soundproof box for their cameras when filming the movie, but that could still be part of the issue. The other is a simpler explanation: it was windy on the wall overlooking the island. My guess is that it was a combination of the two, and while ADR is very common in modern filmmaking, it doesn’t usually stand out as much as this did to me. The same was true a few other times in the movie.

Overall, The Sound Quality Surprised Me

I saw The Odyssey in IMAX, so theoretically, I was seeing and hearing the movie in the perfect format. However, I was a bit surprised by how all over the place the sound was in the movie. In addition to the dialogue issues, I was also taken aback by how loud some moments were. I’m a music fan, and I see a lot of concerts, so loud doesn’t usually bother me, but at least in my screening, the sound was louder than I’ve ever experienced in a movie. I’ve seen many movies in the same theater and never heard anything like this.

At one point, my friend sitting next to me actually covered his ears. I can’t say whether this is due to the sound mixing in the movie or due to the theater I was sitting in, but it was LOUD to the point of being uncomfortable at times. Christopher Nolan movies are often controversial, but generally perfect when it comes to sound, so hearing both the ADR issues and the general volume of some of the action sequences wasn’t something I expected.

Let me be clear: as I was in the beginning, I still love the movie, and I think everyone should experience it in an IMAX theater, or at least on the biggest screen they can find. It’s visually stunning, and sound aside, I don’t think it will be nearly the same on even a big TV at home. I hope Nolan goes big like this the next time he makes a movie.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is one of the biggest releases on the 2026 movie calendar, and I can already tell that the movie is going to get review-bombed once the major review sites like Rotten Tomatoes open up. The movie, which hits IMAX screens this weekend, was immediately controversial for all kinds of reasons once the cast list was revealed and the first trailer dropped earlier this year. Well, I’ve seen the movie, and I think the controversies are way overblown.

People Want To Hate This Movie

A couple of weeks ago, when Universal dropped the final trailer for The Odyssey, it was immediately hit with hostility. Internet denizens immediately “ratioed” the YouTube video–meaning downvoting it with the hopes of burying it in the algorithm. As of this writing, the trailer video is sitting on more than 780,000 downvotes (to just 83,000 thumbs up). Some of that might just be a herd mentality to get in on the fun, but there is plenty of evidence out there in comment sections and editorials that people are not happy with the movie Nolan has made. At least, the movie they think Nolan has made.

If you haven’t read much into it, there are a few different buckets of complaints that have people fired up. The first is historically based. This is a group of people who are critical of the armor worn by Odysseus (Matt Damon) and his men being incorrect for the Bronze Age, and the style of ship they are using to travel home from the Trojan War.

There is another bucket of people who are upset that the casting didn’t include more Greek actors, and, more pointedly, people who are upset that actors like Elliot Page and Lupita Nyong’o are in the movie at all. There is a third bucket of critics who don’t like some of the casual nature of the dialogue Nolan has used in his screenplay (and I actually fall into this category).

Let me tell you, all of these are all overblown.

Some Criticisms Are Just Not Right

Even before I saw the movie, I wasn’t all that concerned that these criticisms would affect how much I would enjoy it. After seeing it, I feel the same, with a small caveat. For starters, I think some of the criticisms are totally fair to discuss, like the armor, boats, and the dialogue, which I’ll get into. The casting “controversies” are not fair. This is a myth told by a modern filmmaker for a modern audience; as far as I'm concerned, anyone can play anyone.

The race and ethnicity of the actors is of zero concern for me. Less than zero. It’s no different than Kenneth Branagh casting Denzel Washington in his 1993 Shakespearean masterpiece Much Ado About Nothing. Is it period-accurate casting for Elizabethan England? Of course not, but Washington is one of the best actors ever, so I’m happy to see him in anything, especially doing Shakespeare. The same goes for all of the actors in the stacked cast of The Odyssey.

Others' Criticisms Are Fair In The Right Context

When it comes to the historical nature of some complaints, I have more sympathy. I’m not a historian or a classicist, but I do really appreciate it when movies based on real history take that responsibility seriously. That said, the inaccuracy of the armor worn by the Greeks and the ships they traveled on really didn’t bother me in the slightest. I knew it wasn’t period-correct for what soldiers wore in Bronze Age Greece, but they looked cool, and a movie should look cool!

It looks great, and it honestly is more what I think of as “ancient” armor. Frankly, just look at an example of Bronze Age armor, the kind that would be period appropriate, and tell me it’s not hilarious looking. The armor looks ridiculous to a modern eye, and using it probably would have been way more distracting for most people in the audience (all due respect to the historians in the audience). In that regard, the ships match the armor.

Now, when it comes to the dialogue, well, honestly, I’m kind of with the complainers here. I didn’t like some of the overly casual nature of some of the lines. One thing that has been particularly focused on by some critics is Telemachus (Tom Holland) calling his parents “mom” and “dad.” I didn’t think that was going to bug me, but it did. It really took me out of the movie at times. Again, this is a modern filmmaker making a movie for a modern audience, so I’m not expecting Ancient Greek or anything, but there is a formality to the society in the story, and using words like “mom” and “dad” just felt out of step with that formality.

Nolan’s use of more casual modern language might not be my favorite creative decision here, but it hardly ruins the movie. It didn’t even factor in when I woke up this morning and wrote down my thoughts about the movie after sleeping on it. The Odyssey isn’t a perfect movie, by any means, but it is still one of the best of the year, and certainly one of my favorites. There are some choices I can nitpick, and a couple of places here or there where Nolan’s ambitious decision to film exclusively in IMAX may have actually hurt the overall product, but it’s so grand in scope and vision that those things are easily dismissed for the greater good.

This Is All Overblown

It's worth noting that the actors who seem to have upset a lot of people, namely Page and Nyong’o, and to a lesser extent Travis Scott and Zendaya, don’t really have huge parts. Their collective screentime is minimal compared to Damon, Holland, and Anne Hathaway. More importantly, though, is that they are all legitimately great in their roles. Travis Scott’s role is an addition to the story that I really loved.

While we don't all have to agree with the artistic choices in this book-to-screen adaptation, like the casting, the language, and the costumes, I do really appreciate that Nolan and company are taking a big swing here. So please, don’t listen to the peanut gallery chirping from the sidelines without having actually seen the movie.

The Odyssey has been one of my most anticipated 2026 movies. That being said, I rolled my eyes at the runtime of two hours and 52 minutes after I got my ticket. Christopher Nolan’s latest film isn’t his longest movie – that would be Best Picture winner Oppenheimer – but objectively, that’s too long to sit in a movie theater. That is, unless the movie earns it. Well, did The Odyssey? I have thoughts.

Is The Odyssey’s Long Runtime A Problem?

Don’t get me wrong, some of the best movies I’ve ever seen are around three hours. But, right before I go out and see one, I get kind of stressed out. I usually like to get concessions for a movie like The Odyssey. Ugh, but when the moment comes when I have to use the restroom, it’s a tough call. I then have to make the decision to sit there in pain or try to figure out the right time when I can step away.

I’ll never forget when I went to see Dune: Part One. I ended up leaving to use the facilities when a certain character dies. It kind of messed up my first viewing. And then on the other hand, buying a premium movie ticket for something that ends up being both bad and long just sucks. Or, what if I end up sitting close to someone smelly or with a severe phone addiction?

There’s an easy fix for this. I think long movies need to have intermissions like they used to in the old days. Since that doesn’t seem to be on the table, I wince at long movie runtimes. In the case of The Odyssey, I’m very happy to report that I took no issue with it. Personally, I didn’t look at my watch until two hours into it, and the last hour was awesome. (Sure, it also helps that in-movie bathroom decision gods smiled on me that evening).

Personally, I wouldn’t have cut a single scene. If anything, I would have even sat through more! I’m thinking about going to see it again, and let me tell you, that’s very much a rarity for me to say these days. Critics have also been kind to The Odyssey, with the movie currently holding a 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

What My CinemaBlend Colleagues Thought About The Runtime

As I mentioned before, a three-hour movie only works for me if it earns it. And, there was definitely enough within the pages of Homer’s The Odyssey for Nolan to adapt. Plus, he had to make tweaks to the source material to fit into one movie as is. I was curious about what my co-workers thought about the runtime. Here’s what a few of them said:

• “I love long movies when they are well constructed like The Odyssey. Because of the nature of the source material, the movie flows really well from scene to scene, and I don't think it drags at all.” - Hugh Scott, Syndication Editor
• “The Odyssey kept my attention for the entire 3 hours with its fast-paced storytelling and stunning visuals. If I had my way, it would have been 5 or 6 hours and split into two movies in order to more fully develop the side characters.” - Mack Rawden, Editor-In-Chief
• “I get why it's not two movies so that Nolan could end on a high note, but I thought the runtime was too long. I would definitely have taken two movies.” - Jessica Rawden, Managing Editor
• “I'm always wary of long movies; however, I didn't check my watch once watching The Odyssey. Those three hours flew by, and I was left wishing there was more time to dive even deeper into the story.” - Riley Utley, Weekend Editor

Of course, there’s a range of opinions here regarding the specifics, but overall I think we have a consensus: The Odyssey’s runtime works! If you, too, found yourself unsure about venturing to see it because of its length, I hope this helps reassure you it’s worth it. I know I would have appreciated knowing this before heading into it.

New York is still celebrating the Knicks’ victory, and so are the team's celebrity fans. Case in point, when Anne Hathaway appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote the release of The Odyssey, the Knicks and their win came up. It was for a very good reason, too, as she addressed the hilarious and serendipitous fact that the Knicks went on quite the run after The Devil Wears Prada 2, which features a cameo from Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns, came out.

Now, as the Knicks' playoff run was happening, there was constant talk about the fact that they kept winning, and that began right around the time The Devil Wears Prada 2 came out. Notably, Towns has a cameo in that movie, and Anne Hathaway is a massive Knicks fan. So, it’s all connected. So, I see why Seth Meyers asked The Princess Diaries star:

That’s certainly quite the coincidence, and it went viral online as the Knicks kept doing well. Between May 4 (three days after The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiered on the 2026 movie schedule) and June 13 (the day the Knicks won the NBA championship), they only lost one game.

During the playoffs, the team lost three games total (giving them a 16-3 record). However, when they entered the second series of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers, their win streak really got going, because they went undefeated in that series and did it again against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then they lost Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs in the finals, creating a 12-1 record since the premiere of Hathaway’s movie.

So, was that because of her film and Karl-Anthony Towns' cameo in it? Hathaway doesn’t think so. She gave credit to her third child, whom she’s currently pregnant with, telling Meyers:

Even though she didn't really give her movie credit, it didn’t stop Hathaway from fangirling about how cool this whole thing was and the fact that she shared the screen with Karl-Anthony Towns. She also brought it back around to the serendipity of the cameo and the Knicks going on to win it all this year, explaining:

The Devil Wears Prada 2 was filmed during the summer of 2025. A big part of the production took place in New York City, which was made abundantly clear through paparazzi photos that spoiled some outfits. That year, the Knicks made it to the conference finals in the playoffs. So, Hathaway spoke to Towns about it while they were filming, and then one year later, the team went all the way, as the actress recalled:

It was very cool, and this whole coincidence is another lovely thing that’s happened to Anne Hathaway this year. Along with her sports teams winning, she’s also pregnant with her third child. Also, by the end of 2026, she will have released five movies in one year -- Mother Mary and The Devil Wears Prada 2 are already out, The Odyssey hits theaters July 17, and The End of Oak Street and Verity come out on August 14 and October 2, respectively. So, she’s doing great, and so are the Knicks.

Is that because Hathaway and Karl-Anthony Towns were in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and it was released during the NBA Finals? I doubt it, and so does the actress. However, it’s fun to think about as the team continues to celebrate their win and the actress continues her epic year.

The Princess Diaries’ Mia Thermopolis may not be an official Disney Princess, but she certainly shares one popular thing many of them sadly have: a dead parent. But I just learned that Mia’s dad is very much alive in The Princess Diaries books. When it came to Meg Cabot's novels being turned into a movie from Walt Disney Pictures, the producers had a big reason for why they felt Mia's dad needed to be dead, and what a revelation!

Why are the characters in Disney movies always without parents? When it came to Cabot’s The Princess Diaries books, she had no intention of following that trend and leaving Mia without a father. However, here's why the storyline changed for the 2001 movie, per Cabot:

If you’re a reader who follows along with all the book-to-screen adaptations, you know that changes between the book and movie are inevitable. A film script just doesn’t have the kind of time to get into as much detail as a novel can, and characters being combined into one role is common. As Cabot also said in a new interview with CBS Mornings:

So, I’m never looking at The Princess Diaries movies the same again whenever I watch them with my Disney+ subscription. While it’s kind of sad that the studio felt they needed to give Mia a darker backstory, they also had a really good reason for it: Julie Andrews. And all they had to say was her name for Cabot to get on board, too.

When Julie Andrews was approached for The Princess Diaries, it became her first Disney film since 1964’s Mary Poppins; it was also a big deal because she only worked on six projects during the '90s. And, four years prior to signing on for The Princess Diaries, Andrews actually had surgery to remove a non-cancerous lesion on her vocal cords that ended up leaving her without the four-octave soprano range she once had.

Ultimately, Walt Disney Pictures made a good decision to give Andrews the bigger role as Queen Clarisse rather than balancing the characters of Mia’s grandma and dad in one movie. But, wow!

Cabot just released a graphic novel version of her classic middle-grade novel as we look forward to the third Princess Diaries movie that's currently in development. Cabot also recently said The Princess Diaries 3 script is “amazing,” and she’s “so excited” for it.

I'm also hyped after hearing that it's going to be shot in Europe and be a “wish fulfillment movie for queens” per the director's most recent update about it in May. Right now, the star of The Princess Diaries movies, Anne Hathaway, is booked and busy on her third press tour of the year, The Odyssey. (She's the lead of five 2026 movies). So, it's unclear when exactly production will begin on The Princess Diaries 3. However, we do know that it's being actively worked on.

I felt like Mia Thermopolis when she learned she was a princess when coming across this story of Mia's dead dad's origins, and I will feel that way again when my burning questions about The Princess Diaries 3 are answered. While we wait, you can grab The Princess Diaries graphic novel on Amazon and see Hathaway in The Odyssey when it hits theaters on July 17.

Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is still a few days away from hitting the 2026 movie schedule, but for months it's been in the firing line for angry people on the internet. I know it’s best to stay out of the comment section, but sometimes I can’t help myself. It doesn’t take long when I do dip my toes in to see some of the major complaints that people have even before seeing the movie. I have to say, none of these are concerns of mine. I remain highly optimistic about this epic that is about to unfold for all of us seeing the movie next week.

The Casting Seems To Be The Focus Of Many Commenters’ Ire

There is no question that Nolan has assembled one heck of a cast. Matt Damon leads the movie as Odysseus. Anne Hathaway is playing his wife, Penelope. Tom Holland is playing Telemachus, his son. Joining them, we’ve got stars like Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton (who has apparently killed it with her performance), and Jon Bernthal, along with many others. It’s stacked. There are two or three cast members who have some people upset, and it makes no sense.

Lupita Nyong'o (Helen of Troy), John Leguizamo (Eumaeus), and Elliot Page (Sinon) have drawn the most wrath, and Travis Scott (playing a bard) has also taken some shots. Of course, it’s easy to see why these four have been in the firing line, and frankly, I think it’s all silly (and offensive, of course). The Odyssey is a myth. It’s not history. Historical accuracy should take a backseat to storytelling in this case. Helen of Troy wasn’t a real person, so why does it matter if the actress playing the character doesn’t look Greek or Spartan? Nyong'o certainly fits the description of being beautiful, and she is one of the most talented actresses in the world. That’s by far enough for me.

The Accents, Armor, And Ships Are Also Popular Complaints

The second most common whine is that the armor Odysseus and his men wear is not period-accurate. I’m all for historical accuracy in film; in fact, it’s often a deciding factor in whether I like a movie or not (I’m looking at you, Napoleon), but again, this is a myth. I don’t care that Damon and his cohorts are dressed in armor that doesn’t fit the age. That’s not the point of the story here. Let’s be honest, period-accurate armor looks rather ridiculous, and so making it look “cooler” is just fine by me. The same goes for the ships used by our hero and his men. Yeah, they look more like Viking ships than boats from ancient Greece, but again, this story is a myth, so why care?

Another popular refrain seems to be that all of the actors are using American accents in the movie, even the Brits. I have to say, again, why is this something people are mad about? They aren’t speaking ancient Greek in this modern telling of the myth, either. No one is upset about that, because everyone understands why the movie is in English, so what does it matter which accents are being used? Nolan apparently was looking for consistency, and so this decision makes total sense. This is seriously just complaining to complain.

Luckily for me, none of these creative decisions bother me in the slightest, and I can say that this is by far my most anticipated movie of the summer.

There’s a level of seriousness to many Christopher Nolan movies that you don’t always get from big budget films. That’s not to say there aren’t moments of levity, but there’s something about his direction (and his red scripts) that makes it all feel really grand and important. At least that’s how it comes across to viewers when you’re watching Oppenheimer or The Prestige or The Dark Knight, and apparently, it’s how it comes across a lot of times on the set too.

That was especially true while shooting The Odyssey this time around, both because it’s an over-the-top mythic adventure and because the famed director made the practical decision to shoot all of it with IMAX cameras. He’s worked extensively with the high tech format in the past for action scenes, but on The Odyssey, he decided to shoot the entire movie with IMAX cameras, which means he could only shoot for three minutes before calling cut.

The combination of that pressure to get things right, plus the gravity of the material they were shooting was a lot to deal with, at least for star Anne Hathaway. She recently told CinemaBlend during an interview at The Odyssey junket that it felt like being in a “birthing suite.” Here’s a portion of her quote…

Anne Hathaway plays Penelope in The Odyssey, who is the wife of Matt Damon’s title character Odysseus. She has, by all accounts, quite a few intensely emotional scenes in the movie. She’s also, by all accounts, great in the film, and I’m sure a lot of that has to do with her being able to stay with the emotions of her characters while stopping every three minutes. Because of that, it makes a lot of sense that everyone remained really serious.

That’s not to say there wasn’t the occasional break in character though. Hathaway said some takes definitely got disrupted, but her rule of thumb was she couldn’t break character or interrupt the seriousness unless Christopher Nolan did. If he broke then all bets were off…

It’s hard to call a movie a Best Picture frontrunner in July, but there are high hopes for the movie to put it modestly. It’s at the top of pretty much everyone’s Oscar boards at this point, and the early buzz from the set and the screenings has been overwhelmingly positive. Fans are going to love it, and like everyone involved in the movie, they’ll take it very seriously.

The global press tour for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie is in full battle mode, and can we talk about how much Charlize Theron is slaying every appearance so far? Because Zendaya is among the cast, she’s often the center of attention for every red carpet and photo call, but I’m loving the specific flair Theron is also bringing to the scene.

I’m still not even over Theron turning up at the world premiere in London by pairing a black dress with over-the-top gloves, and she’s now there's already another gorgeous moment in Paris to talk about. Check it out:

OK, this is too good. I’m in love with this lace gown from Dior that may not count as method dressing, but is definitely giving "goddess". Theron shared the dress with the caption “Mama’s not dead yet”. Here’s another peek at the stunner of a premiere ensemble:

Charlize Theron is somehow 50 years old, and heading toward 51 in less than a month, but she redefines what being middle-aged can look like. A few of her celebrity colleagues took notice as well in the Instagram comment section. Here’s how they hyped her up:

• Jennifer Lopez: "You are killing it 🤍"
• Ariana DeBose: "Very much alive🙌🏾"
• Misty Copeland: "🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾"

Theron plays the role of Calypso, who is a nymph, which is a type of goddess in Greek folklore. In The Odyssey, the character famously keeps Odysseus captive on the island of Ogygia for seven years while he’s trying to return home to his family after the Trojan War. Odysseus actor, Matt Damon, recently complimented Theron on her attitude on set when he worked with her on the big-budget film, calling her someone who “won’t complain, ever” and “seriously tough”.

Clearly, Theron is embracing the sultry and powerful energy of the famed character for the press tour, and I don’t doubt she’s got even more epic things lined up to wear as she continues to promote the movie with the cast.

Theron deserves some flowers for her press looks, but so does the entire star-studded cast of The Odyssey. Zendaya has also been in goddess mode, between wearing a flowy dress and emulating a marble statue with a white corset at the London premiere. The movie features an extensive leading cast of ladies, also including Anne Hathaway as Odysseus’s wife Penelope, Lupita Nyong’o as both Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra and Mia Goth as Melantho.

Since The Odyssey has been screened by a select group of audiences, the movie has been earning a lot of rave first reactions for its massive scale, performances and adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek work. You can see Theron and the rest of the cast in The Odyssey when it hits theaters next Friday, July 17.

We’ve been waiting for this one, guys. We’re now less than two weeks away from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hitting the 2026 movie calendar — the director’s first project since Oppenheimer — and he literally couldn’t have chosen a more epic tale. First reactions are here for the fantasy flick, which comes with a staggering runtime and massive budget. But by these critics’ accounts, Nolan fans should start getting excited.

So what are people saying after catching early screenings of The Odyssey? Critic Perri Nemiroff says Christopher Nolan expertly weaves the story together to make you feel like you’ve experienced a significant portion of the characters’ lives. Her X (Twitter) post continues:

David Ehrlich of IndieWire notes that The Odyssey is “less despairing” than the Academy Award Best Picture winner from 2023, and despite some druthers, it’s a ride worth going on. In Ehrlich’s words:

Matt Neglia of Next Best Picture wrote an epic reaction of his own on X, praising Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland’s performances. He also writes that this level of storytelling is rare and deserves to be honored. The post reads, in part:

Jeremy Mathai of SlashFilm gives his stamp of approval, and while calling The Odyssey’s cast list lengthy would be an understatement, Mathai casts his vote for the most impactful performance, writing:

For critic Simon Thompson, it was two other actors — in addition to Matt Damon — to draw praise in a movie that he calls “flawless filmmaking.” He says:

Clayton Davis of Variety notes some of the tweaks Christopher Nolan made to the source material, calling out even more of the movie’s stars like Robert Pattinson and Samantha Morton as he declares The Odyssey “another hit for Nolan.” His post reads:

Erik Davis says everyone gets a chance to shine, though Robert Pattinson steals the show for him. Overall, Christopher Nolan’s latest is “the must-see cinematic event of the summer -- and quite possibly the year,” Davis says, writing:

I mean, if those first reactions don’t get you pumped for this movie, I don’t know what will. We’ll learn more when full reviews come out, but these comments are promising to read in the final days before the movie’s release.

Anne Hathaway’s massive year continues this month, with The Odyssey being the latest of her many 2026 movie releases on the way. Notably, the historical drama also marks her third time working with Christopher Nolan. But did you know the circumstances of Hathaway's first audition for Nolan? It revolves around a funny misunderstanding the actress had about what role she was auditioning for in The Dark Knight Rises.

It goes without saying that auditioning for a director like Nolan is no small feat, and Hathaway wanted to ensure she was prepared when they met for his final Batman film. Here’s what the actress recently recalled about how it went:

Now, Anne Hathaway isn’t alone in meeting a filmmaker for a superhero role she didn’t know about. A similar thing happened to the likes of Brie Larson for Captain Marvel and Paul Rudd for Ant-Man. But, in Hathaway’s case, she was under the impression that Nolan was looking for a Harley Quinn, and she dressed accordingly.

As she recalled to Happy Sad Confused, there was an the awkward moment when the filmmaker told her what role she was auditioning for, and the reveal led to her instantly change up her demeanor to adapt to it. In her words:

Hathaway says she thinks her misreading of the role actually “worked in [her] favor,” because Selina Kyle is “a chameleon”. I’d be so curious about Christopher Nolan’s recollection of his first meeting with Anne Hathaway for The Dark Knight Rises but, ultimately, she obviously made a good impression, considering she got the part!

Hathaway's hiring ended up being the first time an actress played the role of Catwoman in a live-action Batman movie since Michelle Pfeiffer’s version in 1992. Then, it wasn't until Zoë Kravitz played Selina Kyle in 2022's The Batman alongside Robert Pattinson’s version of the Caped Crusader that there was another big-screen Catwoman after the Devil Wears Prada star.

Hathaway may have been wrong about Harley Quinn at the time, but she was right about Warner Bros. wanting to bring the comic book character to life in a DC film. It was just four years later when Margot Robbie debuted her Harley Quinn in David Ayer's Suicide Squad.

For the time being, the current schedule of upcoming DC movies doesn’t officially include the return of Catwoman or Harley Quinn. However, I hope it won't be too long before these fan-favorite femme fatales come back somehow. For now, we’re excited to see Anne Hathaway reunite with Nolan to play Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, in The Odyssey, coming to theaters on July 17.

After Anne Hathaway successfully brought back one of her most beloved characters through The Devil Wears Prada 2, I’ve been curious about what’s been going on with The Princess Diaries 3. Thankfully, Meg Cabot, the author behind The Princess Diaries books, just shared a really exciting update about one of my most-anticipated upcoming Disney movies.

Anne Hathaway officially announced The Princess Diaries 3 was happening back in 2024 (via Instagram), but the actress and producer has also been busier than ever lately, between leading five films on the 2026 movie schedule and announcing that she's pregnant with her third child. Luckily, the book's author has an update about a return to Genovia, as she said:

Shut up! This makes me so happy to hear. Since The Princess Diaries 3 was announced, it sounds like there’s been a lot of work going on behind the scenes to make the movie the best it can be before cameras start rolling. I appreciate the care going into the movie, and what Meg Cabot told THR has me more excited that the film is finally shaping up.

She also said that she’s seen several versions of the sequel since it's been in development, and it’s now gotten to the point where she’s completely satisfied with where the script is now. In her words:

The Princess Diaries 3 is set to be directed by Adele Lim, who previously helmed the 2023 comedy Joy Ride and co-wrote both Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon. In the director’s latest update from last month, she said that it's been taking so long because she and the other producers are committed to “make the story right” since the franchise is “so beloved by so many people.”

Lim also hinted that the movie will be a rare wish-fulfillment movie about a queen, a “woman in her full power.” She also said they are planning to shoot the movie in Europe to “really show the audience Genovia in its full glory,” and fans of the first two movies can expect “a lot of fun returns.”

When it comes to who’s returning, aside from Anne Hathaway, I have a lot of questions and hopes. The main person I want to see back is Julie Andrews, who has previously said she’d be “happy” to do another one, but the 90-year-old hasn’t been doing much acting lately aside from voice work.

Considering everything on Anne Hathaway’s plate right now, I don’t see this movie fully taking off until next year, but Meg Cabot’s comments definitely have me anticipating the movie even more now.

Book to screen adaptations are quite commonplace in the film world, with fans of the source material eager to see their favorite stories on the big screen. Author Colleen Hoover's book It Ends With Us was made a movie (streaming with a Netflix subscription), although the project has become synonymous with the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Anne Hathaway will star in a film version of her novel Verity, and an alleged insider claims that the Oscar-winner needs so create some space from the It Ends With Us.

Anne Hathaway has a very busy year, and the forthcoming Colleen Hoover adaptation is only one of her new projects. We got our first look at Verity in April, and it should be interesting to see how closely it's associated with Blake Lively's infamous movie. A reported insider spoke to In Touch Weekly about the pressure Hathaway is reportedly under for the movie, saying:

While Lively and Baldoni reached a settlement, It Ends With Us continues to make headlines. And as such, some folks are wondering if Verity will be overshadowed or connected to that infamous movie adaptation. If this anonymous insider is to be believed, that's a major concern behind the scenes. The same individual was also quoted saying:

You may be asking, what are those other landmines? After all, Hathaway is an acclaimed actress who isn't associated with any beefs or BTS drama. Perhaps its all about It Ends With Us, and the fact that she's promoting so many projects in one year. The anonymous insider went on to share some concerns that are following Verity after the last Collen Hoover movie. They claim:

Prior to the It Ends With Us legal saga beginning, Blake Lively faced some backlash regarding the way she was promoting the movie. Namely her encouraging fans to wear florals in theaters, which some folks thought stood in juxtaposition to the movie's serious story about domestic violence. But Anne Hathaway's reputation is pretty sterling, so I'm not sure I share this alleged source's concerns.

Verity will hit theaters on October 2nd as part of the 2026 movie release list. We'll just have to wait and see how Hathaway promotes the movie.

From the outside looking in, Anne Hathaway is thriving. She's going to release three more films on the 2026 movie schedule, and she just announced that she’s pregnant with her third child! However, the good tends to come with a bit of bad, too, as the actress noted while talking about the struggles she's had with pregnancy before.

While The Princess Diaries actress was already having a big year with the releases of Mother Mary and The Devil Wears Prada 2, it just got bigger as she will be welcoming a new member to her family. However, Hathaway’s recent announcement brought me back to 2019 when she was pregnant with her second child. During an interview with AP News, she opened up about how trying to conceive wasn’t as easy as people may have thought:

Through these comments, the Rachel Getting Married actress is bringing awareness to a very real issue that many women face. It is a common misconception that getting pregnant is easy. But the reality is that the road to getting there can be challenging, whether it’s facing the strains of miscarriages or failing to conceive.

To further make her point, Anne Hathaway made sure to celebrate the pregnancy of her second child by posting her baby bump on Instagram, saying she was sending “extra love” to women who’ve dealt with fertility issues, as she had. The Interstellar actress continued to talk about what inspired her post and the message she wanted to send out there:

I love that she's so open about this and uses her platform to connect with other women. I have a feeling that the Bride Wars actress will continue to be an inspiration, as she’ll be juggling the pregnancy of her third child with her career. I mean, Hathaway described her insane run of 2026 movies as her own “Eras Tour,” and there's still a lot of work for her to do in 2026.

For starters, The Devil Wears Prada star has already released two movies this year. Now, she's gearing up to promote the releases of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and the sci-fi flick The End of Oak Street. After that, she'll release the book-to-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity. And, on top of all that, she's working on the movie Alone at Dawn and the adaptation of Yesteryear. Oh, and we can't forget that she confirmed Princess Diaries 3 is in the works!

But I know the Ella Enchanted actress will be a pro at multitasking work with her pregnancy. After all, she previously stated that she doesn’t do anything “half measure” and is all about commitment. As she’s been a loving mother already to her two sons, I know she’ll continue to find the perfect balance between attending to her growing family and her professional career. Take a look below at Hathaway showing off that baby bump for child #3:

I’m incredibly happy for Anne Hathaway, her family and their next bundle of joy. By bringing awareness to fertility struggles through her posts and demonstrating the balancing act of work and family, she’s truly a positive role model for many women.

Now, as Anne Hathaway prepares for her third child, make sure to catch her summer releases in theaters, as The Odyssey premieres on July 17th and The End of Oak Street drops on August 14th.

It may be Father’s Day weekend, but it looks like both Anne Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman have something to celebrate, as the actress announced that she is pregnant with their third child. After the 43-year-old Academy Award winner took to social media for the big reveal, many of her celebrity friends including Mindy Kaling, Gigi Hadid and Lily Collins chimed in to congratulate her and her family on becoming a party of 5.

Anne Hathaway gave a glimpse at her growing baby bump in an adorable Instagram video set to the tune of Barbara Lewis’ 1965 hit “Baby I’m Yours,” which you can see below:

In the video, Anne Hathaway walks into the frame wearing a flowy white crop-top and matching maxi skirt with her arms crossed over her midriff. She smiles before dropping her arms to reveal her bump, then wraps her arms around it in a hug as she giggles and dashes away.

As far as pregnancy announcements go, this one wasn’t as bombastic as Keke Palmer’s viral SNL bump reveal, and the stage is admittedly smaller than Rihanna’s epic Super Bowl announcement, but Anne Hathaway did it in way that was emotional and classically simple, which fits her style just perfectly.

Fans and celebrities alike were overjoyed with her big news, as some recognizable names hit the comments section in celebration, including:

• Gigi Hadid: YESSSS MOMMMYYYYY💖💖💘💘💘💝
• Lily Collins: Oh my!!! 😍😍😍😍 congratulations to you all!!! Soooooo happy
• Mindy Kaling: ❤️
• Tracie Thoms: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Oh, honey!!! I’m BEYOND thrilled for you!!!!! 😍😍😍
• Priyanka Chopra: 👏🥹😍yesss congratulations
• Dinah Jane: 🥹😭😭 congratulations princess of Genovia

The former Fifth Harmony member nailed it with the mention of Genovia, as many fans were referencing the beloved character from The Princess Diaries. Playing Mia Thermopolis even provided Anne Hathaway with the opportunity to glean some parenting advice from the royal family.

We already knew this was a huge year for Anne Hathaway, who has a whopping five projects hitting the 2026 movie calendar. In addition to Mother Mary and The Devil Wears Prada 2, which came out earlier this year, fans will be able catch her in The Odyssey next month, The End of Oak Street in August, and the upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Verity in October.

Little did we know that none of these would be the biggest arrival for Anne Hathaway this year.

The actress and Adam Shulman were married in 2012 and share sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6. Anne Hathaway has opened up in the past about fertility struggles, and she revealed in a 2024 interview that she had experienced a miscarriage in 2019.

You can see so much emotion in Anne Hathaway's face in the new pregnancy announcement, and we couldn't be happier for her and her family as they prepare to welcome a new addition. Here's hoping for all the health and happiness.

Warning! The following contains spoilers for The Devil Wears Prada 2. So read at your own risk!

One of the best movies of the 2000s, in my humble opinion, has to be The Devil Wears Prada. That's not only because of the comedy flick’s stellar cast but also because of its high emphasis on fashion, which would make anyone rethink their wardrobe. There's so much to take in when it comes to the film's outfits. Interestingly enough, when its lead, Anne Hathaway, first saw the book-to-film adaptation in theaters, spotted one fashion moment that initially didn’t catch her eye amid filming.

Anne Hathaway recently spoke to Elle for a wide-ranging interview about her career. During the chat, the Oscar winner couldn’t help but reflect on the “beetle-green” dress her DWP character, Andy, wore when she went to Paris Fashion Week with her boss, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Hathaway recalled how beautiful the outfit looked when the light hit it. Yet what apparently alluded Hathaway was a more subtle detail involving both her and Streep's characters. Here’s what she discovered:

That’s absolutely true! What made The Devil Wears Prada one of the funniest fish-out-of-water movies is that Andy initially has no true affection for the fashion world or being fashionable herself. However, when she wants to impress Miranda, she gets a total makeover by trading in her loafers for Chanel boots. In time, Andy seems like she’s ready to walk the runway herself.

So it makes a lot of sense that by the time Andy gets to go to Paris Fashion Week with Miranda, she’s subconsciously morphing into her icy Runway editor as evidenced by her sporting a similar look to hers. The film’s costume designer truly showed that fashion truly can speak volumes about a character’s identity and how a person's wardrobe can subtly reflect their personality change.

In The Devil Wears Prada’s long-awaited sequel, which set 20 years later, Andy and Miranda are on better terms. Following the characters' initial boss-assistant tension, the sequel provided one wish fans had — for the two to look at each other as equals.

Andy returns to Runway as its Features Editor in order to help save the publication. Ultimately, Miranda places trust in her former assistant like never before and even grants her permission for her tell-all book about the Runway editor. Not to mention, Andy’s fashionista wardrobe change prevents Miranda prevents Miranda from once again telling her ex-assistant she has “no sense of style.” After watching the dramedy follow-up, it's easy to see why Miranda and Andy are a great movie duo, in that they care about the power of journalism and shaping stories that matter.

It’s amazing when actresses like Anne Hathaway pick up on meaningful details in their own films after watching them back. By noticing Andy and Miranda wore a similar fashion look towards the conclusion of The Devil Wears Prada, she was able to see how much her character was starting to morph into Miranda, compared to being her own person. And, for the viewing public, I'd argue that a subtle, yet cool, detail like this is a testament to the importance of movie rewatches.

On that note, check Andy and Miranda’s initial interactions by streaming The Devil Wears Prada with a Disney+ subscription. Also, check out the characters' newly forged dynamic in The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is now playing in theaters alongside other 2026 movie schedule entries.

It kind of felt like everyone was in The Devil Wears Prada 2. From fashion icons to athletes to musicians and more, the list of cameos is long and legendary. However, one name I didn’t expect to be connected to this project on the 2026 movie schedule was George Clooney. However, he is, in fact, featured in this film (sort of), and now he’s shared his thoughts on his special cameo.

While George Clooney isn't in The Devil Wears Prada 2, his villa on Lake Como can be seen. That’s how he makes a cameo in this legacy sequel, and someone finally asked him about it. He, of course, had a cheeky and fun response, as he told Access Hollywood:

For context about this cameo, a portion of The Devil Wears Prada 2 takes place at Lake Como. Specifically, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Emily Blunt) travel there to have business talks about the future of Runway. According to People, you can see Clooney’s villa during the scene where Andy and Emily are riding to their destination in a boat.

Going back to Clooney’s reaction, the interviewer asked him if this all holds special significance. That's because Emily Blunt, one of the stars of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and her and John Krasinski’s love story includes the fact that they got married at Clooney’s house.

The couple tied the knot in 2010, so the home making a cameo in this movie has even more significance. Speaking to that point, his love for that house and his friendship with Krasinski and Blunt, the Ocean’s Eleven star said:

This interview happened before the film came out. However, now I'm thrilled to report that the sequel certainly was fun to see, and both critics and audiences agreed. The Devil Wears Prada 2 got solid reviews, and it was a box office success. Now, I really hope Clooney enjoyed it too. I also hope he was able to spot his house.

Really, just when you thought The Devil Wears Prada 2 couldn’t fit one more celebrity cameo in, it managed to in a very unique way. Before the movie came out, reports about celeb appearances in this film were running rampant. Then, once it officially hit the big screen, we got to see folks like Lady Gaga, Donatella Versace, Karl-Anthony Towns, Naomi Campbell, Jenna Bush Hager, Heidi Klum and so many more make appearances.

Now, we can add George Clooney…or, well, his house, to that list too. And it’s a worthy addition, because his Lake Como villa is very iconic and well-known.

So, with that being said, you can see the star-studded cast of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the Out of Sight actor’s villa by catching the legacy sequel in theaters now. Then, let’s all start hoping that if The Devil Wears Prada 3 ever happens, we can actually get George Clooney to appear in the film.