Gabrielle Union says her Might-December marriage to retired NBA star Dwyane Wade impressed her to supply the rom-com movie “The Thought of You,” starring Anne Hathaway.
The Thought of You relies on Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel a few divorced mother, Solene, who’s in love with a youthful pop star.
Union, 51, mentioned that she noticed some similarities between the film and her personal marriage to a youthful man.
“Being impressed by Robinne’s e-book and understanding that Solene’s story was a really particular story. I used to be like ‘I need in.’ I reside this! I’ve received a youthful man with a giant life,” Union mentioned.
One scene specifically reminded her of Wade, 42. A second when Solene goes on trip with a youthful group of buddies.
“She comes along with her issues as a result of she’s fearful about solar safety and all the kinds,” Union mentioned. “I adore it as a result of it jogs my memory of once I trip with a few of my husband’s buddies. It’s like, ‘Oh so nobody’s heard of [the group] Jefferson Airplane?’”
Anne Hathaway, who performs Solene within the movie, additionally referred to as The Thought of You each a “rom-com” and “a murals” throughout a promo in New York Metropolis.
“These two issues are usually not mutually unique. The quantity of care and craft that was put into this film was as high-level as any movie I’ve ever labored on,” mentioned Hathaway, who additionally served as a producer on the movie.
Union explored an analogous storyline in her Netflix movie The Good Discover final 12 months.
Within the movie, Union performed an older govt, Jenna, who eagerly beds her boss’s son, Eric (Keith Powers).
“I’ve been Jenna time and time and time once more in my grownup life, a girl hitting all-time low and having to search out her approach again to herself, along with her soul and scruples intact,” Union mentioned on the time. “I’ve additionally dated youthful guys and skilled all the great, unhealthy, ugly and detached that comes with that.”
Watch “The Thought of You” trailer under.