Anne Hathaway will star in a film adapted from the novel by a Harry Styles fan

Anne Hathaway will star in the film adapted from Robinne Lee's bestselling novel,

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The actress will be Sophie, a 40-year-old divorcee, who finds herself with her daughter at Coachella and meets Hayes Campbell, 24, the singer of the hottest boy band on Earth, August Moon.

If this band reminds you of One Direction and the lead singer Harry Styles, you've got it.

The author, now 48, had confirmed that she had come across videos of the performers of

and had been captivated by the singer-turned-actor.

recalls

, she had inquired about him and discovered that he had often fallen in love with women older than him.

"The seed of the story was planted," confirmed Robinne Lee.

Filming imminent

The writer nevertheless denies having wanted to make it "a book on Harry Styles", even if her work is akin to fan fiction.

“It was meant to be the story of a woman approaching her forties who reclaims her sexuality and rediscovers herself, just when society traditionally strikes women off the list of desirable, viable and whole persons,” said she told

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The film is due to go into production in October.

Anne Hathaway, who will soon be seen in James Gray's

, will also produce the feature, along with director Michael Showalter and book author Robinne Lee, reports Entertainment Weekly.

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