Anne Hathawayplays a mysterious prison psychologist in her latest role.
On Tuesday, Neon released the trailer for Hathaway’s latest movieEileen, which stars theAcademy Awardwinner, 40, and Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit,Last Night in Soho) as employees at a prison in 1960s Massachusetts who strike up an unusual friendship that eventually proves sinister.
The trailer shows McKenzie, 23, as her title character Eileen meets Rebecca (Hathaway), a platinum-blonde, cigarette-smoking psychologist who takes on something of a mentorship role toward the younger employee.
As the pair grow closer, Rebecca asks Eileen whether she can confide in her and promises to reveal a mysterious secret to the younger woman. Eileen’s own life appears to begin spiraling afterward, with her father (Shea Wigham) noting that his daughter seems different.
Eileen is shown kissing a character who appears to be a prison guard, embracing Rebecca herself and even holding a gun at the elder woman at one moment in the trailer. Rebecca, however, seems unaffected and even praises Eileen for her work with the weapon.
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Eileenis the second of two fall 2023 releases Hathaway stars in as a psychologist. She also appears in the new romantic dramaShe Came to Mealongside Peter Dinklage and Marisa Tomei.
“I sawEileenat Sundance and then I saw [She Came to Me] at Berlin, and I thought, ‘Oh my god, I scream in two independent films this year,' " Hathaway toldIndieWirein Octoberwhile promoting the latter movie, which has made an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA amid itsongoing strike.
Eileenreleases in New York and Los Angeles-based movie theaters Dec. 1 and everywhere Dec. 8.
source: people.com
