Anne Hathaway has said films in which dogs die should automatically receive an R rating, reflecting audiences’ strong emotional response to such scenes. Her comments came as viewers speculated about the fate of a dog named Starbuck in her new film, The End of Oak Street, and she reassured them that the film may not break that particular rule.

Hathaway linked the concern partly to the killing of a dog in John Wick, which she suggested had left audiences wary of similar storylines. The End of Oak Street stars Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents whose family is transported to a dinosaur-inhabited location; it follows a busy 2026 for Hathaway, with Verity also due for release in October.