Another of Colleen Hoover’s novels is getting the big-screen treatment, this time with Anne Hathaway in the lead. Like many of Hoover’s books, Verity was a veritable (pun intended) BookTok sensation, for better and for worse. It was self-published in 2018 and has since sold over 2 million copies.
The upcoming film adaptation stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett — and it just got its first trailer.
Following the success of It Ends With Us (drama aside), Hoover’s Verity will boast an even more star-studded cast and is sure to generate hype. Here’s everything we know about the project.
No author can be as massively successful as Hoover without some backlash.
What is the plot of Verity?
SPOILERS HERE: Think of it this way: it’s Jane Eyre by way of true crime. Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is offered the opportunity of a lifetime when Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett), the husband of paralysed novelist Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), invites her to finish Verity’s series of novels. While living in the Crawford home, Lowen discovers writing by Verity that suggests she is actually a sociopathic child murderer. At the same time Lowen begins to suspect that Verity, confined to a bed in the home, may not be as paralysed as she seems, and she and Jeremy can’t deny the growing attraction between them.
Who has been cast in Verity?
Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, and Anne Hathaway are set to play Lowen and the Crawfords, respectively, with Ismael Cruz Cordova, Irina Dvorovenko, Lou Martini Jr., Michael Abbott Jr., K.K. Moggie, and Brady Wagner also taking roles, per IMDb.
Yes, and it looks wild. The trailer sees Lowen wandering through the Crawford home in a robe while Verity sleeps. Then, Lowen kisses Jeremy before realising there is blood in her mouth — and suddenly, she's kissing Verity. This certainly promises to be a twisty, turny, psychological thriller.
What about the creative team?
Michael Showalter is directing. Through primarily known for comedy, Showalter recently directed Hathaway in The Idea of You, another film based on a popular novel. Variety reports that the shooting script was penned by Nick Antosca after previous versions by Hoover and Lauren Levine; Hillary Seitz; Angela LaManna; and Will Honley and April Maguire.
When does it come out?
Verity is heading to cinemas on 2 October — so get ready!
This post will be updated.
A version of this article originally appeared on Glamour (US).
