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Anne Hathaway’s Mother Mary Moves Into Final Edit After Intense Cologne Shoot

Director David Lowery is fine-tuning the edit with Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff completing a score shaped by Hathaway’s improvised performances.

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Overview

  • Post-production is under way, with David Lowery cutting together footage after the Cologne shoot without finalized songs.
  • Hathaway ad-libbed all on-screen singing due to incomplete tracks and will record her vocals for the film’s score in post-production.
  • Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff are composing original songs in tandem with the edit, shaping the soundtrack around Hathaway’s improvised performances.
  • Lowery likened filming a week-long, emotionally charged climactic sequence to shooting “Apocalypse Now,” highlighting Hathaway’s breakdown and Michaela Coel’s supportive response.
  • A24 has not announced a release date for Mother Mary, which centers on a pop icon’s existential crisis.