The Colleen Hoover revolution continues with Verity. The fourth adaptation of a Hoover book following It Ends with Us, Regretting You, and Reminders of Him, stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. I’ve been hearing so much about this film from Hoover’s fans, who tell me that even if I didn’t like the others, this one is so dark and twisted that it might be up my alley. For the record, I thought It Ends with Us was pretty good.
Nick Antosca, known for horror films The Forest and Antlers, wrote the most recent Verity script for director Michael Showalter. The psychosexual gothic story stars Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. She’s hired to finish writing the latest book from bestselling author Verity Crawford, played by Hathaway, who is unable to finish writing due to a mysterious accident. However, Lowen discovers a disturbing manuscript that forces her to rethink Verity’s sanity
The steamy new teaser shows Lowen slinking around the Crawford household in a nightie, making out with Verity’s husband Jeremy, played by Josh Hartnett, only to discover shockingly that it’s not him she’s kissing, but Verity herself.
Okay, yeah, I’m intrigued.
Also in the cast are Ismael Cruz Cordova, Brady Wagner, and Irina Dvorovenko.
Amazon MGM Studios will release Verity in theaters on October 2nd.
