Anne Hathaway dons navy-blue frock in NYC... as Brokeback Mountain director describes her surreal audition for the film on its 10th anniversary
Anne Hathaway looked chic in a sleeveless navy-blue frock and matching purse/shades while running errands in Manhattan Thursday.
The 31-year-old Oscar winner - who later donned tortoiseshell glasses - coordinated her cute brown sandals with a business-like leather briefcase.
The Grounded thespian appeared to be make-up free for her sunny stroll and she slicked her growing bob into a tidy updo.
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Alabaster beauty: Anne Hathaway looked chic in a sleeveless navy-blue frock and matching purse/shades while running errands in Manhattan Thursday
Headed for a meeting? The 31-year-old Oscar winner - who later donned tortoiseshell glasses - coordinated her cute brown sandals with a business-like leather briefcase
Squinty: The Grounded thespian appeared to be make-up free for her sunny stroll and she slicked her growing bob into a tidy updo
It's hard to believe it's been a decade since Anne played rodeo queen Lureen Newsome, the wife of closeted cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), in Brokeback Mountain.
The successful LGBT drama - also featuring married couple Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams - earned rave reviews and grossed $178.1M worldwide.
Brokeback's Oscar-winning director Ang Lee wasn't familiar with Hathaway's work before she attended the audition on the Universal lot.
Yee-haw! It's hard to believe it's been a decade since Anne played rodeo queen Lureen Newsome, the wife of closeted cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), in Brokeback Mountain
Considered mainstream: The successful LGBT drama - also featuring married couple Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams - earned rave reviews and grossed $178.1M worldwide
'She used her lunch hour to audition': Brokeback's Oscar-winning director Ang Lee wasn't familiar with Hathaway's work before she attended the audition on the Universal lot (pictured in 2006)
The 60-year-old filmmaker recalled to Variety: 'Anne came in, wearing heavy makeup and dressed as a princess, because she was shooting [the Genovian Independence] parade scene for The Princess Diaries 2'
Not a problem! Lee told the Lip Sync Battle champ she was brilliant and reassured her that she was going to be playing a 'Texas princess' anyway (pictured with Héctor Elizondo and Julie Andrews)
'The casting director [Avy Kaufman] told me the next actress coming in to read was going to apologize for her clothes and makeup,' the 60-year-old filmmaker recalled to Variety last month.
'Then Anne came in, wearing heavy makeup and dressed as a princess, because she was shooting a parade scene for The Princess Diaries 2 on the Universal lot. She used her lunch hour to audition for the part.'
Lee told the Lip Sync Battle champ she was brilliant and reassured her that she was going to be playing a 'Texas princess' anyway.
Unlikely BFFs: The Interstellar star will next play Jules Ostin, a fashion e-commerce company CEO, who bonds with her 70-year-old intern (Robert De Niro) in Nancy Meyers' The Intern
The Intern: The Warner Bros. comedy - also starring Snoop Dogg, Rene Russo, Nat Wolff, and Andrew Rannells (L) - hits US theaters on September 25 and UK theaters on October 2
The Interstellar star will next play Jules Ostin, a fashion e-commerce company CEO, who bonds with her 70-year-old intern (Robert De Niro) in Nancy Meyers' The Intern.
The Warner Bros. comedy - also starring Snoop Dogg, Rene Russo, Nat Wolff, and Andrew Rannells - hits US theaters on September 25 and UK theaters on October 2.
Hathaway will celebrate her third wedding anniversary on September 29 with husband Adam Shulman, who co-produced her indie musical drama Song One.
The silver-haired 34-year-old spends his time crafting baubles like 'The Asterope Bangle' for his company James Banks Design.
Missing on Monday: Hathaway will celebrate her third wedding anniversary on September 29 with husband Adam Shulman, who co-produced her indie musical drama Song One (pictured June 16)
'Inverted diamond pyramids with diamond tips': The silver-haired 34-year-old spends his time crafting baubles like these earrings for his company James Banks Design
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