Anne Hathaway’s hilarious reaction to Mariah Carey attending The Intern premiere

MC: In the film, Jules is a working mother who feels a bit of a stigma about being one-her husband is a stay-at-home dad, and she has to navigate the politics of the moms at school.

“That’s just the best glamorous ever”. What were your thoughts when you first read the script?

So true. Even when I started browsing for screenshots I noticed how many classics weren’t even going to be in this quiz. 2005’s “Hitch” stars Will Smith as a coach to men in relationships who then finds he can’t conduct himself well when he’s involved in a relationship of his own. “The writing process takes a while and I also like to take a year off after a movie. (I told him) “I think you’re very condescending”.

“He had a fun idea for me to play this character and it was just a thing I was curious to do”.

Before nabbing the female lead in forthcoming movie The Intern, the Oscar-winning actress auditioned twice for two different Nancy Meyers films. A cute setup sees 70-year-old Ben (De Niro) apply for a senior internship at a successful online fashion retail company, run by extremely busy micro-manager Jules Ostin (Hathaway).

Recalling the freakish incident, Brockes claims De Niro appeared “depressed” and answered her questions “glumly” before she apparently upset him by asking how he resists the temptation to go into “autopilot” on set. “I felt sort of done with the romantic story”, she said. “First of all, Annie made herself super available during the prep period”.

“She’s now an arm’s length away”, she said, “I love that you’re getting this on camera”.

In this exclusive featurette, the cast and crew of The Intern look back on some of Meyers’ most memorable films, and how The Intern delivers Meyers’ signature comedic style.

She’s really given De Niro a chance to shine. It was really nice, and it’s a great ice-breaker. Watching Jules slowly open up to Ben and while I think the advice was often too one-sided (I think Ben also had a lot to learn from someone like Jules), their dynamic was the most rewarding part of the film. “So, that was a pleasure for me”.

According to Hathaway though, she and De Niro actually hit it off while filming the movie.

“I didn’t have to write a dinner date!” Instead, the two form a legitimate friendship and they both share their individual aspirations and fears with each other.