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Anne Hathaway nods to the protective characteristics she and her The Odyssey <\/em>character Penelope share as mothers while speaking with PEOPLE at the movie\u2019s premiere in London on July 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Hathaway portrays Penelope, the wife of Matt Damon\u2019s Odysseus and mother to Telemachus (Tom Holland) in the movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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In real life, she shares two sons with husband Adam Shulman and is now expecting their third child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Anne Hathaway<\/a> embraced aspects of her own approach to real-life motherhood in her performance as Penelope in The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\nHathaway, 43, caught up with PEOPLE at the movie\u2019s world premiere in London on Monday, July 6, as critics\u2019 positive first reactions to the movie rolled in<\/a> ahead of The Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s July 17 release date.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m a little bit of a mama bear, nothing comes between me and my cubs,\u201d she says, nodding to the \u201cprotective\u201d moments in her performance throughout the movie. \u201cAnd I definitely think, given everything all that Penelope was going through, given how high the stakes were, given how targeted her son in particular was without his father there, she knew that she had to be protective in more than one way.\u201d<\/p>\n
In real life, Hathaway shares two children<\/a> \u2014 sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6 \u2014 with her husband Adam Shulman<\/a>, whom she has been married to since 2012. The actress announced that she and Shulman are expecting a third child<\/a> on June 19.<\/p>\nIn The Odyssey<\/em>, her character Penelope is the wife of Matt Damon<\/a>\u2018s title character Odysseus. The film follows Odysseus\u2019 years-long journey to his home island Ithaca after he helps Greek forces win the Trojan War.<\/p>\nWhile Odysseus sails across ancient Greece and meets obstacle after obstacle, Penelope and their son Telemachus (Tom Holland<\/a>) contend with a group of suitors on Ithaca (led by Robert Pattinson<\/a>\u2019s Antinous) who seek to wed Penelope and usurp Odysseus\u2019 throne in his absence.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nAnne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus in The OdysseyCredit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
The Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s premiere comes more than two weeks after Hathaway announced that she is expecting her third child with Shulman, 45. The Academy Award<\/a> winner is navigating pregnancy during an especially busy moment in her career: The Odyssey<\/em> marks the third movie Hathaway has starred in this year, following Mother Mary<\/em> and The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>.<\/p>\nBefore 2026 is up, she will also costar with Ewan McGregor<\/a> in the thriller The End of Oak Street<\/em><\/a>, and Verity<\/em><\/a>, in which Hathaway leads alongside Dakota Johnson<\/a>. (She also appeared on the cover of PEOPLE\u2019s World\u2019s Most Beautiful issue<\/a> in April.)<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m excited. This is very, very fun. It\u2019s extremely surreal,\u201d Hathaway says on the red carpet of how she is feeling at this time in her life. \u201cBut I\u2019m at an age and a moment in my career where I know stuff like this doesn\u2019t come around very often, certainly doesn\u2019t last forever, so I\u2019m just gonna surf this wave for as long as it lasts. I\u2019m going to enjoy being on my board and then when I fall in the water, that\u2019ll be that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Mia](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/07\/7db13192-4b95-3f31-bcd9-718550fb5285\/b26d2861-172e-477e-bfc3-6259b6d011ff.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nMia Goth as Melantho and Anne Hathaway as Penelope in The OdysseyCredit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
A source told PEOPLE on June 19 following her pregnancy announcement that Hathaway\u2019s \u201cwork ethic is unbelievable\u201d after she conducted a global press tour for The Devil Wears Prada<\/em>\u2019s sequel a month before her pregnancy announcement.<\/p>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n\u201cShe\u2019s a superhero. She\u2019s having the year of her career and now a baby<\/a>,\u201d the source added. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty incredible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Odyssey<\/em> is in theaters July 17. Zendaya<\/a>,\u00a0Elliot Page<\/a>, Jon Bernthal<\/a>,\u00a0Mia Goth<\/a>,\u00a0Charlize Theron<\/a>, Benny Safdie, Himesh Patel<\/a> and Samantha Morton<\/a> also star in the movie.<\/p>\n
Anne Hathaway nods to the protective characteristics she and her The Odyssey <\/em>character Penelope share as mothers while speaking with PEOPLE at the movie\u2019s premiere in London on July 6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Hathaway portrays Penelope, the wife of Matt Damon\u2019s Odysseus and mother to Telemachus (Tom Holland) in the movie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In real life, she shares two sons with husband Adam Shulman and is now expecting their third child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Anne Hathaway<\/a> embraced aspects of her own approach to real-life motherhood in her performance as Penelope in The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Hathaway, 43, caught up with PEOPLE at the movie\u2019s world premiere in London on Monday, July 6, as critics\u2019 positive first reactions to the movie rolled in<\/a> ahead of The Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s July 17 release date.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a little bit of a mama bear, nothing comes between me and my cubs,\u201d she says, nodding to the \u201cprotective\u201d moments in her performance throughout the movie. \u201cAnd I definitely think, given everything all that Penelope was going through, given how high the stakes were, given how targeted her son in particular was without his father there, she knew that she had to be protective in more than one way.\u201d<\/p>\n In real life, Hathaway shares two children<\/a> \u2014 sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6 \u2014 with her husband Adam Shulman<\/a>, whom she has been married to since 2012. The actress announced that she and Shulman are expecting a third child<\/a> on June 19.<\/p>\n In The Odyssey<\/em>, her character Penelope is the wife of Matt Damon<\/a>\u2018s title character Odysseus. The film follows Odysseus\u2019 years-long journey to his home island Ithaca after he helps Greek forces win the Trojan War.<\/p>\n While Odysseus sails across ancient Greece and meets obstacle after obstacle, Penelope and their son Telemachus (Tom Holland<\/a>) contend with a group of suitors on Ithaca (led by Robert Pattinson<\/a>\u2019s Antinous) who seek to wed Penelope and usurp Odysseus\u2019 throne in his absence.<\/p>\n Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus in The OdysseyCredit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The Odyssey<\/em>\u2018s premiere comes more than two weeks after Hathaway announced that she is expecting her third child with Shulman, 45. The Academy Award<\/a> winner is navigating pregnancy during an especially busy moment in her career: The Odyssey<\/em> marks the third movie Hathaway has starred in this year, following Mother Mary<\/em> and The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n Before 2026 is up, she will also costar with Ewan McGregor<\/a> in the thriller The End of Oak Street<\/em><\/a>, and Verity<\/em><\/a>, in which Hathaway leads alongside Dakota Johnson<\/a>. (She also appeared on the cover of PEOPLE\u2019s World\u2019s Most Beautiful issue<\/a> in April.)<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited. This is very, very fun. It\u2019s extremely surreal,\u201d Hathaway says on the red carpet of how she is feeling at this time in her life. \u201cBut I\u2019m at an age and a moment in my career where I know stuff like this doesn\u2019t come around very often, certainly doesn\u2019t last forever, so I\u2019m just gonna surf this wave for as long as it lasts. I\u2019m going to enjoy being on my board and then when I fall in the water, that\u2019ll be that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Mia Goth as Melantho and Anne Hathaway as Penelope in The OdysseyCredit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n A source told PEOPLE on June 19 following her pregnancy announcement that Hathaway\u2019s \u201cwork ethic is unbelievable\u201d after she conducted a global press tour for The Devil Wears Prada<\/em>\u2019s sequel a month before her pregnancy announcement.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a superhero. She\u2019s having the year of her career and now a baby<\/a>,\u201d the source added. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n The Odyssey<\/em> is in theaters July 17. Zendaya<\/a>,\u00a0Elliot Page<\/a>, Jon Bernthal<\/a>,\u00a0Mia Goth<\/a>,\u00a0Charlize Theron<\/a>, Benny Safdie, Himesh Patel<\/a> and Samantha Morton<\/a> also star in the movie.<\/p>\n<\/div>