Ahead of its SXSW Festival world premiere as the Closing Night Film on 16 March and its global launch on Prime Video on 2 May, the trailer for The Idea of You, based on Robinne Lee’s acclaimed contemporary love story of the same name, has been released today.
The film marks director Michael Showalter’s return to the SXSW Film Festival after six years, where he debuted and presented numerous projects including Hello My Name is Doris (2015) and The Big Sick (2017), both of which won the festival’s Audience Award. The Idea of You (which Showalter co-wrote with Jennifer Westfeldt) centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn’t long before Hayes’ superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
The trailer also features the lead single “Dance Before We Walk” from the film’s soundtrack, which is out now on Arista Records, and the full Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be available to coincide with the film’s release.
The film is produced by Cathy Schulman p.g.a., Gabrielle Union p.g.a., Anne Hathaway p.g.a., Robinne Lee, Eric Hayes, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick and executive produced by Douglas S. Jones, Jason Babiszewski, Jennifer Westfeldt, Kian Gass.
