'The Idea of You' Director Michael Showalter Talks Harry Styles Comparisons

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Director Michael Showalter chats with THR on the red carpet for 'The Idea of You' and reveals why Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway were perfect leads for this film. Plus, he touches on those Harry Styles comparisons.

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00:00 Well, congratulations. What is it like to finally be able to put this film out there into the world?

00:04 Very exciting. Very exciting. We've worked on it for a long time. We're really proud of it.

00:08 We had a great time making the movie.

00:11 And it plays really well in front of an audience, in front of people.

00:15 So we're excited to let the whole world hopefully see and enjoy the film.

00:20 What would you say makes Anne and Nicholas the perfect leads for this movie?

00:24 They're both very genuine people and I think that comes through.

00:30 There's an authenticity to their performances. You see two real human souls up there.

00:36 And we tried to tell a story about two people and make you really believe that these people are real

00:45 and having these experiences. And I think Anne and Nick both portray that beautifully.

00:49 Anne had previously talked about how Nicholas nailed the chemistry read.

00:53 And you were in that room too. So what was it that you saw that made you go, "Okay, that's our guy"?

00:58 He's confident. He's confident, but he's not cocky.

01:03 He's funny. He's charming. He's great looking. He's a great musician. He's a great actor.

01:10 But he's also very open and he's very nimble.

01:12 And so all of those qualities together, we could just tell they would be a great pair.

01:17 I know a lot of people have been making comparisons between Hayes Campbell and Harry Styles.

01:21 What do you make of all those comparisons?

01:23 I think there's comparisons there to be made. There's comparisons with lots of public figures.

01:28 But I think Hayes touches a nerve. There's a feeling about this character and these two characters

01:35 that I feel like is something that's very current in our society right now,

01:38 whether it's Harry Styles or a whole bunch of other interesting public figures that we could mention.

01:43 And I just think that's part of what's great about this story. It certainly drew me in.

01:48 And finally, I know everyone has a version of August Moon for themselves.

01:51 Who is that for you? Who is a band or an artist?

01:54 For me, it's a new edition. Yes, Candy Girl.

01:57 Candy girl, you're on my world. I need your lovin' each and every day.

02:06 Okay, so that's mine. Yes.

02:08 Amazing. And that was your inspiration, I'd say.

02:10 And everyone do that on stage for August Moon, right?

02:13 Absolutely. Yes.

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