The first full trailer for “Verity” dropped today, and it sells the Colleen Hoover adaptation as a gothic psychological thriller, not a romance. Anne Hathaway plays Verity Crawford, a bestselling novelist left unable to walk or talk after an accident. Dakota Johnson is Lowen Ashleigh, the struggling writer her husband hires to finish her book series.
Josh Hartnett plays the husband, Jeremy. Lowen moves into the Crawfords’ remote house, finds what looks like Verity’s unfinished autobiography on a flash drive, and starts reading confessions about the family that she can’t unread. “A writer’s words should be honest and bloody and a little bit terrifying,” Verity says in voiceover. Then: “I was his drug, and he was mine.” Then: “This is your final warning, only darkness ahead.”
Michael Showalter directed. Nick Antosca wrote the screenplay. Hoover produced alongside Hathaway, Stacey Sher, Jordana Mollick, and others, with Alex Cooper appearing as herself in a podcast cameo.
The 2018 novel is a BookTok phenomenon and one of Hoover’s most divisive titles, with readers split for years over whether Verity’s manuscript is a confession or a writing exercise. Early trailer reactions lean optimistic on the cast and the oppressive house, with book readers calling the atmosphere a step up from the page.
“Verity” opens in theaters October 2.
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Photo by Verity.A woman lies in a hospital bed with eyes closed while another person leans in close beside her.A woman with long dark hair and dark oval sunglasses sits reclined in a power wheelchair outdoors, a snowy landscape blurred behind her.A woman wrapped in a plaid scarf stands in a snow-covered winter landscape, her blue eyes carrying a quiet intensity.Photo by Verity.Seen from above, a woman sits on a carpeted floor surrounded by handwritten index cards organized by chapter, alongside scattered notes, photos, and open notebooks.A silver USB drive engraved with the initials “V.C.” is held between two hands with dark-painted nails, a keyring attached at one end.A young woman with dark hair and blue eyes rests her chin thoughtfully on her hand, her mismatched nail polish catching the dim light.A woman with dark hair stares into the distance, her face half-lit in cool blue light, caught in a moment of quiet intensity.A woman with dark hair and bangs gazes intently off-frame in a cool, blue-toned cinematic close-up.A woman gazes upward with a contemplative, slightly parted-lip expression, caught in a cinematic close-up with soft backlit window light.A woman with dark hair and red lips sits on a couch in front of a large painting, wearing a white top and gold earrings.A young boy in a striped tee glances sideways while eating something off a fork, caught in a candid, quietly intense moment.
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