125 million views! This Anne Hathaway movie is breaking records even before its release

It was a tearful Anne Hathaway who came to a preview of her next film, The Idea of ​​You, in which she shares a poster with a young Nicholas Galitsyn. She plays Solenn, a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.

Prime Video is more powerful than Netflix

If the 41-year-old actor is moved, it’s especially because the feature film broke a record well before its release: The Idea of ​​You trailer. 125 million views on different platforms. An unheard of movie for streaming. Prime Video, which will offer the film next May, has thus outdone its main competitor. Netflix previously held the record with Agent Stone (Gal Gadot) and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

It must also be said that Amazon made a bold choice by banking on these two talents. If Anne Hathaway’s popularity is still at its peak, actor Nicholas Galitzin is one of the rising stars on the streaming side. In the past, he has already collaborated twice with the platform: on the musical remake of Cinderella, where he played the prince, and on the gay romantic comedy My Dear F**ing Prince (where he also plays the heir).

Harry Styles in the air…

But we should not rely on the popularity of only two actors to explain this success. The Idea of ​​You is primarily an adaptation of Robin Lee’s 2007 novel of the same name. The latter turned out to be inspired by the singer Harry Styles (then a member of the English boy band One Direction).

“I was browsing the Internet when I came across a young man whom I did not know and had never heard of. He was so perfect physically that I was surprised. It was… art. I spent hours studying him, trying to figure out who he was. I discovered that he often dated older women. The seed was planted. ” he explained in the interview.

Fans of Harry Styles (with 48 million followers on Instagram) reacted to the release of the trailer a few days ago. But they’ll still have to wait a little while to find out your idea which will only be released on May 2 on Prime Video.