Anne Hathaway chats with director Olivier Masset-Depasse on the New Jersey set of Mothers’ Instinct

Oscar winner Anne Hathaway chatted with Belgian director Olivier Masset-Depasse (Sanctuary, Illégal) on the New Jersey set of their early sixties-set film Mothers’ Instinct on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old actress wore a Jackie Kennedy-style wig and pearl necklace, while clad in her own clothing and Birkenstocks, ahead of shooting a scene as grieving mother Celine.

Anne – who’s also producing – then donned her costume consisting of a patterned cardigan over a black A-line shirt-dress and matching slingbacks.

Action! Oscar winner Anne Hathaway chatted with Belgian director Olivier Masset-Depasse (L) on the New Jersey set of their early sixties-set film Mothers’ Instinct on Tuesday

The psychological thriller reunites Hathaway with her Interstellar castmate and ‘incandescent buddy’ Jessica Chastain, who produces and stars as Celine’s neighbor/best friend Alice.

The Bulgari brand ambassador and the 45-year-old Oscar winner also co-starred in James Gray’s film Armageddon Time, which received a seven-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19.

Mothers’ Instinct is a remake of Masset-Depasse’s own 2018 film Duelles starring Anne Coesens and Veerle Baetens.

‘Life’s perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident,’ the logline for the American reboot read.

BTS: The 39-year-old actress wore a Jackie Kennedy-style wig and pearl necklace, while clad in her own clothing and Birkenstocks, ahead of shooting a scene as grieving mother Celine

Period film: Anne – who’s also producing – then donned her costume consisting of a patterned cardigan over a black A-line shirt-dress and matching slingbacks

‘Guilt, suspicion, and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond, and a psychological battle of wills begins as the maternal instinct reveals its darker side.’

Both Mothers’ Instinct and Duelles are loosely based on Barbara Abel’s 2012 novel Derrière la Haine.

‘It takes actors of Jessica and Anne’s caliber to communicate the intricacy of these two roles,’ Olivier, winner of the Cannes SACD Prize, said in a statement.

Blonde ambition: The psychological thriller reunites Hathaway with her Interstellar castmate and ‘incandescent buddy’ Jessica Chastain (pictured last Friday), who produces and stars as Celine’s neighbor/best friend Alice

Origin: Mothers’ Instinct is a remake of Masset-Depasse’s own 2018 film Duelles starring Anne Coesens (L) and Veerle Baetens (R)

‘The relationship between a mother and child is the most powerful connection between two human beings. When this bond is severed, it calls into question conventional morality and even sanity. 

‘In the behind-closed-doors atmosphere of 1960s America, Mothers’ Instinct becomes a terrifying, high-pressure powder keg.’

On May 11, Deadline reported that Neon (Pig, Titane, Spencer) has already acquired US rights to distribute Mothers’ Instinct.