Anne Hathaway poses as she is honored with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Might 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Picture
NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) – The rise and fall of office-sharing firm WeWork has been become a tv collection with Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto on the helm.
“WeCrashed,” an eight-part restricted collection about founders Rebekah and Adam Neumann, will start streaming on Apple TV + on Friday. The present particulars the couple’s love story, successes and errors.
In 2019, when WeWork first tried to launch an preliminary public providing with Adam Neumann as chief government, the proposed share sale imploded spectacularly after buyers balked on the firm’s hefty losses, Neumann’s administration fashion and WeWork’s company governance lapses.
Leto stepped into the position of Adam Neumann, an Israeli businessman, after filming “Home of Gucci,” concerning the well-known style household, and stated the transition was difficult.
“Massive characters, very, very completely different characters,” Leto stated. “Simply beginning with the accents alone. There was loads to study.”
A part of that studying course of was a secret assembly with Adam Neumann that was arrange with out the information of the filmmakers, the place Leto supplied the businessman recommendation.
“I stated to him, ‘do not ever watch it.’ And which I stand by, you already know, I imply, there is no actually no – he… initially, he lived it, why, why, why dwell via it once more? Nevertheless it’s so subjective and a bit like this.”
Hathaway portrays Rebekah Neumann and stated she was cautious to not “drag” or “decide” her.
“These are human beings that we’re speaking about, and to place ourselves able of superiority to me is lacking the purpose,” she stated. “This is a chance to grasp individuals.”
Each Leto and Hathaway stated they wished the story to be honest.
“It was necessary for me to not simply be a part of a takedown piece, however to actually look at the humanity, the complexity of those individuals,” Leto stated.
Reporting by Lisa Richwine; enhancing by Diane Craft
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