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Bride Wars

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After an hour and a half long wait, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway finally arrived on the phone for a conference with nearly 40 newspaper editors around the country about their new film, Bride Wars. Such a long wait would put most writers in an onerous mood, but instead of wanting to harangue Hudson and Hathaway, I wanted to hug them. The two radiant actresses immediately presented bubbly, likable personalities echoing precisely why they have become the Hollywood titans prominently displayed on magazine covers and movie posters throughout the country for all to see. The actresses were tired, as they have undoubtedly been interviewing all day, yet they were still courteous and friendly to the copious amounts of reporters who would snap each others’ necks for a chance to ask one of the actresses a question.

Since the actresses were (understandably) running a bit late, there wasn’t too much time for small talk, and the appetizer portion of the interview was rendered trite so that the main course of questions about Bride Wars could be asked as quickly and as succinctly as possible. (Hathaway even joked that she would speak in a British accent so that listeners could tell between her and Hudson’s sparkly voices.)

When asked about the joys and pains of producing a film, Hudson, one of Bride Wars’ producers, explained that the film “was a nice one out the bat for me to be able to get going. But it was really a long process. It was a 5 year development process,” she said, “and now I think we’re about six-and-a-half years of this movie being in process.” Hathaway, on the other hand, has never produced a film, yet doesn’t render the notion obsolete, saying “It’s a long process producing something, developing something, so I’d like to make sure that it’s a story I want to tell. To be honest, if I produce, I most likely won’t act in it though.”

The conversation switched from business to pleasure as the question of dream weddings and fantasy wedding dates came up. Hudson exclaimed that “for me it was really more about who was going to be the guy that I would spend the rest of my life with, who would be my partner. And then when I met that partner, I was very excited about possibly calling up Vera Wang and seeing what she could do for me.” Hathaway, more lightheartedly told of how “Leonardo DiCaprio and I will meet at some point, and he’ll just see me walking down the street and fall in love with me, and that’ll be that,” to which Hudson quickly snapped, “Careful what you wish for!” Anne Hathaway ended this portion of the interview with worries about a smackdown from Leo’s girlfriend.

Next up is a question from Princess Young of Idaho State University, to which Hudson quickly asked, “Is your name Princess?” When her suspicion was confirmed, Hudson simply stated, “That is awesome!” The awesomely-named Princess asked the two actresses what they have learned from and about each other while making the movie. “Annie is a tough cookie, and I think I learned that professionalism that goes with living your life and going through things, and showing up, “she explained. “And Annie really shows up. That was a nice thing to watch,” said Hudson, to which her costar begins doting as well, proclaiming, “Thank you! Thank you. One of the things that I learned from Kate was Kate does something which is so incredibly rare in an actress, which is they are able to find the balance between being professional and having fun. And sometimes I can get lost and mired down in kind of the professional side things and Kate just — without sacrificing any of the work, without taking it any less seriously than anyone else — manages to just bring a sense of fun to absolutely everything.” Kate Hudson then hugged Anne Hathaway as Hathaway stated “I just always knew that Kate would be like a great mom and everything, but I had no idea what a spectacular mom she is. And Kate is exemplary in just about everything she does, but I think the thing you’re best at is being a mother. That’s rare, and that’s something that is really spectacular.” This portion of the interview ended with Hudson half-jokingly saying, “Oh my goodness ... I’m going to start crying!”

As the interview came to a close, Hudson explained that the film was close to her heart, and audiences will surely have a great time when they rush to the theater to see the two actresses’ unleash their inner Bridezilla. Bride Wars tells the tale of two best friends who will do anything to have their dream wedding at the Plaza Hotel, and when both weddings are scheduled on the same day and one party must budge, all hell breaks loose. The film is directed by Gary Winick, whose previous girl-centric film, 13 Going on 30, was absolutely wonderful, and with such talented stars in the leading roles there is no doubt that the cuteness factor of Bride Wars will be off the charts. Check out Bride Wars when it hits theaters on Jan. 9.