Anne Hathaway resisted doing English accent for 'The Hustle'

Anne Hathaway spent three days fighting with the director of her latest movie, "The Hustle," over her character being British, as she finds the accent difficult.

"If I could have gotten away without doing it, I would've been very happy not to do it. I find it really hard doing a British accent because they're so nuanced," Hathaway said.

Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star in the comedy "The Hustle." [Photo: IC]

Hathaway and Rebel Wilson play a pair of con artists plying their trade in a stunning seaside town in the south of France. Both have penchant for defrauding gullible, wealthy men from all corners of the world, but are thrown together and bring their own distinctive skills to the art of the con.

Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star in the comedy "The Hustle." [Photo: IC]

Hathaway worked closely with costume designer Emma Fryer in the film.

"If I couldn't sleep, I would be on different sites sending her this South Korean designer and this emerging designer, and somehow she just kind of got them all. I really enjoyed the story about the way women dress for men and the way we dress for ourselves, you know... and it was really lovely," she said.

"The Hustle" will be released in the U.S. on May 10th.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)