Anne Hathaway hopes her children grow up like Tom Holland: 'He's like a dream son'

Anne Hathaway said she hopes her children grow up like Tom Holland, calling him a 'dream son' and praising Matt Damon and Christopher Nolan
Anne Hathaway praised her onscreen son Tom Holland while promoting their upcoming film, 'The Odyssey' (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Anne Hathaway praised her onscreen son Tom Holland while promoting their upcoming film, 'The Odyssey' (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Anne Hathaway has praised her onscreen son, Tom Holland, as the pair appeared in an interview to promote their upcoming movie, 'The Odyssey.'



The actress even shared that she hopes all of her children grow up "as wonderful" as Holland.

Anne Hathaway responds to Matt Damon compliment

In Christopher Nolan's directorial, releasing on July 17, Hathaway will play Penelope, while the 30-year-old actor portrays her and Odysseus' only son, Telemachus.

Anne Hathaway poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Odyssey' on Monday, July 6, 2026, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Anne Hathaway poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Odyssey' on Monday, July 6, 2026, in London (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

During a recent eTalk interview, the host addressed the the 'Devil Wears Prada' star, saying, “She’s mother, and I want to talk about you bringing that mother energy in all its forms to this interpretation of Penelope and creating that yearning soulmate bond who says that you carried his performance.”

To which Hathaway, who is currently pregnant with her third child, replied, “No, he’s saying that being nice, that’s over generous,” before going on to talk about being a mother both on-screen and off-screen.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 22: Tom Holland attends the German Fan Event for
Tom Holland attends the German Fan Event for 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' at Uber Platz on June 22, 2026 in Berlin, Germany (Gerald Matzka/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment Deutschland GmbH)

Anne Hathaway praises Tom Holland as 'dream son'

The 43-year-old is already a mother of two sons, whom she shares with her husband, Adam Shulman.

The Academy Award winner said, “Well first off I have to say as a mom in real life…I very much hope all of my children grow up to be as wonderful as my onscreen child. Tom is like a dream son and honestly is kind of the key to it.

“We have this amazing script, brilliant actors but like also I just really love Tom and I really love Matt and I love Chris,” Hathaway asserted.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Anne Hathaway is seen in Financial District on June 30, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Aeon/GC Images)
Anne Hathaway is seen in Financial District on June 30, 2026 in New York City (Aeon/GC Images)

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The Primetime Emmy Award winner further explained that she “just feel even though this was a big epic movie, it’s really grounded in intimate appreciation of each other, respect for each other. I don’t think any of us wanted to let Chris down.”

“So, we all kind of harness our highest strength, highest passion, and we just tried to be an actor that was worthy of being in a Nolan movie,” Hathaway added. 

Tom Holland reacts to the action court-side on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Tom Holland reacts to the action court-side on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2025 in London, England (Karwai Tang/WireImage)

This came as Holland said in an interview with BBC that playing Telemachus marks the start “of a new chapter of my life” and described the experience as “a real pinch-me moment.”

The 30-year-old star also stated in the interview that “the thing that I love the most is that it feels a little bit like the last chance for me to play a boy.”

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