The media is having a hay day with this one. Today, Gyllenhaal (Co-star in "Brokeback Mountain") and plays a pharmaceutical rep, was on Live with Regis & Kelly talking about the movie. Anne Hathaway stars as his girlfriend (who plays the role of a 20+ woman with young onset Parkinson's ).
"In a recent interview with Reuters, Hathaway talked about love, how she prepared for her role, and about life since "Brokeback," but one thing she would not talk about was her battle with depression."
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http://www.thirdage.com/news/anne-ha...#ixzz15miARJha
The article continues
"Concerning her performance in the film, which is currently gaining Oscar buzz, Hathaway said that she "watched a lot of YouTube videos" of people with Parkinson's. She also "spoke with people who have it at different stages of their diagnosis. There was always an awareness to keep it authentic...we had to be really specific about when her symptoms manifested themselves and when they didn't."
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Watched YouTube?!?! I can hardly wait to see how she plays this role. I have seen snips of he movie, and she certainly never looked like a PWP.
(But then, some of us don't appear to have PD either)
There are lots of sexy scenes, which means it will be a highly watched movie. Here's a trailer (if you dare! lol) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO0X4DQZKqk