Overview
- This week Hathaway told director David Lowery on The A24 Podcast that she “interrogates everything” in pre‑production so she won’t need to ask questions on set.
- She told Elle that early footage of her singing and dancing made her consider quitting the film before deciding there would be no shame in being fired but shame in quitting.
- After that decision Hathaway took months of dance lessons, spent about a year working on her vocals in postproduction, and returned to the studio with Jack Antonoff to re‑record most of her songs.
- Mother Mary premiered this spring to a divided critical reaction and has since been released on VOD, but it grossed only about $2.8–$3 million worldwide against a reported roughly $20 million budget.
- The film’s outcome contrasts with Hathaway’s busy 2026 slate, which includes Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set for IMAX release on July 17, and underscores the gap between intensive craft work and commercial returns.