Anne Hathaway’s New Colleen Hoover Adaptation Gets First Reaction From Bestselling Author

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gets a tantalizing first reaction from author Colleen Hoover.

Michael Showalter directs the new movie Verity, which follows recent adaptations of Colleen Hoover’s books, including It Ends With Us (2024) and Regretting You (2025). Coming later in 2024 after the release of Reminders of Him, the film stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, author Colleen Hoover shared her excitement about the upcoming film adaptation of “Verity,” saying she’s already seen an early version and believes audiences will love it. She described 2024 as a big year, with the release of “Reminders of Him” on February 13th followed by “Verity” in October, and expressed how thrilled she is for readers to experience the film.

When questioned about whether the fall release will surprise viewers, Hoover simply replied, “Yeah.” While it’s unclear exactly what to expect, it seems the new release might differ from the original story.

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Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer, gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to finish the novels of bestselling author Verity Crawford, who is now unable to write due to an injury. While living with Verity and her husband, Jeremy, Lowen begins to discover disturbing secrets about their lives.

In the new movie adaptation, Johnson will play the character Lowen, and Hathaway will be Verity. Hartnett will play Jeremy, and the cast also includes Asel Swango, Daniel Echevarria, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Michael Abbott Jr.

It’s still uncertain how well Reminders of Him will do in cinemas, but it follows the success of the film adaptation of Verity. While critics had mixed reactions to It Ends With Us, the movie was a huge financial hit, earning $351 million globally. Public interest fueled by off-screen drama involving stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni also helped boost its popularity.

While “Regretting You” didn’t receive as much positive feedback from critics or match the popularity of “It Ends With Us,” it was still a successful movie. It earned over $90 million worldwide, which is a great return on its $30 million production cost.

Featuring Hathaway and Johnson as the leads, Verity is expected to be more successful than Regretting You. While it’s uncertain if it will reach the same level of commercial success as It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover’s popularity continues to attract a large audience.

As a big thriller fan, I’ve noticed some interesting similarities between ‘Verity’ and ‘The Housemaid’ (2025). ‘The Housemaid’, based on Freida McFadden’s book, really took off when it hit theaters last December with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried – it actually made a huge $388 million worldwide, which was a really pleasant surprise for everyone involved, I think!

With the success of films like It Ends With Us and The Housemaid as a guide, Verity has the potential to be a big hit later this year. Although details about the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel are still emerging, recent comments from the author are building even more excitement.

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2026-03-05 21:58