Video: Anne Hathaway Transforms Into a Global Pop Star in MOTHER MARY Trailer

The first trailer has been released for Mother Mary, the music-driven A24 film led by Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. In the movie, Hathaway stars as pop star Mother Mary, who reunites with her estranged Best Friend and former Costume Designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance. The film arrives in theaters in Spring of 2026.

The trailer teases a dark roller-coaster of a movie, featuring witchcraft, betrayal, and a longtime friendship gone sour. The movie also stars Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Alba Baptista, Isaura Barbé-Brown, with Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs. 

Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX wrote original songs for the new film (which will be performed by Hathaway, as seen in the trailer) in addition to a score from Daniel Hart. The movie is written and directed by David Lowery, who previously helmed The Green Knight and Peter Pan & Wendy.

In a previous interview with Vogue, Hathaway spoke about the demands of the film, including making herself believable as a major pop star. “I had to submit to being a beginner. The humility of that—showing up every day knowing you’re going to suck. And it has to be okay. You’re not ‘bad.’ You’re just a beginner. Getting to that mindset—I had to shed some things that were hard to shed. It was welcome. But it was hard, the way transformational experiences can be hard.”

Hathaway is the recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In February 2002, Hathaway starred in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival! in her New York City stage debut.

In 2012, she played Fantine in the film adaptation of Les Misérables, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film credits include The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Ocean's 8, Armageddon Time, The Witches, and more. In addition to Mother Mary, she will next be seen in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey.

Michaela Coel is known for her hit series HBO's I May Destroy You. She won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, making her the first Black woman to take home that trophy. She was recently seen in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Donald Glover's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Onstage, Coel has been seen at the Royal National Theatre in Blurred Lines, Home, Chewing Gum Dreams, and Medea.