Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman first met when he hosted the Academy Awards in 2009, and became friends when they co-starred in 2012’s “Les Misérables” — which brought him an Oscar nomination for best actor and her a win for supporting actress.
This year, Jackman drew raves for his role in HBO’s “Bad Education” as a charismatic school superintendent living a double life.
In Amazon’s anthology series “Modern Love,” Hathaway played Lexi, a lawyer with bipolar disorder, whose life is a movie musical when she’s on a high — but when she’s low, she’s bedridden.
During their conversation, the two exuded warmth toward each other.
And when it came to an end, Hathaway suggested they have a “Zoom date” with their spouses, Deborra-Lee Furness and Adam Shulman.
“Done!” Jackman said.
“I’ll text you after this.” They talked to each other over video chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors issue.
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