Anne Hathaway's performance in Mother Mary was inspired by Jessica Chastain

Anne Hathaway's performance in Mother Mary was inspired by Jessica Chastain.

The 43-year-old actress performs a spooky dance routine in the new psychological drama-thriller film, and Anne has revealed that Jessica, her showbiz pal, inspired her dance.

The Oscar-winning star - who appears in the movie alongside the likes of Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, and FKA Twigs - told Entertainment Weekly: "I have to give a shout out to Jessica Chastain, who, when she did A Doll’s House, did a danse macabre on stage that I saw right before I left to start this, and it just blew my mind and made me wanna go even deeper than I already had gone."

Anne claimed that the key to her performance was mastering the art of looking "possessed" while dancing.

The acclaimed actress said: "It’s not just about the performance, it's about looking like something else is coming through, that you are actually possessed by something."