Get the latest gossip

Hayden Panettiere Talks 'Amber Alert' and Using Motherhood as Inspiration


Hayden Panettiere opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about her new film ‘Amber Alert,’ how motherhood affects the roles she takes and more

Amber Alert has plenty of those jump scare moments Panettiere has perfected, but the fast-paced thriller is a “different kind of horror” than she’s done before; it’s based on real life terrors this time, not a mystery figure sporting a white mask. With law enforcement unable to catch up quickly, Jaq and Shane enter a high-speed game of cat and mouse in an attempt to save the child’s life — and end up putting their own lives on the line in the process. Panettiere, who is mom to 8-year-old daughter Kaya, said she “absolutely” feels more urgency in taking on roles like Jaq now that she’s a parent herself, sharing that there are “a lot of topics and projects” she hopes to cover in the future” that send important messages to the audience.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Us Weekly