Anne Hathaway is set to star in an Amazon MGM Studios film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Verity, Deadline reports.
Hoover’s novel, self-published in 2018 and reissued by Grand Central in 2021, follows Lowen Ashleigh, a writer who is hired by a man named Jeremy Crawford to finish uncompleted books by his injured wife, Verity. Lowen discovers the draft of an autobiography that contains shocking secrets. The book was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
Hathaway, known for her roles in films including The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, and Les Misérables, will star as Verity in the film, which will be directed by Michael Showalter (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Idea of You). Writing the screenplay is Nick Antosca (The Forest, Antlers). Producers include Hoover, Hathaway, and Showalter.
Hoover’s novel It Ends With Us was adapted into a film released earlier this year, directed by Justin Baldoni and starring Baldoni, Blake Lively, and Jenny Slate; the movie was a box-office hit despite garnering mixed reviews. An adaptation of Hoover’s novel Regretting You is also in the works, with Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, and Dave Franco set to star.
Hoover shared news of Hathaway’s casting on Instagram, writing, “@annehathaway as Verity! Michael Showalter directing! @amazonmgmstudios! Verity is coming to theaters and I am so excited for this cast and the script and the director and the whole team bringing this to life. Cannot wait. More coming soon!”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
