Jared Leto went through an intense, months-long method transformation to become WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann in the limited series, Anne Hathaway’s portrayal as his wife, Rebekah, should not be overlooked.
The actress, who is starring in her first TV series since the beginning of her acting career, delivers a captivating performance as one-half of the Neumann couple who thought they could “elevate the world’s consciousness” with their real estate tech startup. “She is someone who so identifies as a spiritual person, so I tried to identify and really get to know her that way,” Hathaway tells ET about channeling Rebekah.
In addition to working with a researcher, the actress also watched many of Rebekah’s on-camera interviews and read a lot of the same books she said had a big influence on her.
Hathaway even got serious about her yoga practice, doing it almost daily for months. “But at the end of the day, I was one member of a team and I trusted the writing and hoped I was doing her justice.” In the first three episodes, which are now streaming on Apple TV+, the series sees Adam working hard to launch the first Manhattan location of WeWork while Rebekah, a yoga instructor and struggling actress, tries to figure out her own place in the world.
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