Anne Hathaway's Verity Adaptation: Dark Secrets & Twists

0:00It's April 28th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered entertainment coverage. Colleen Hoover's blockbuster novel Varity is hitting the big screen with a killer cast. Anne Hathaway stars as the twisted author, Varity Crawford, Dakota Johnson, plays struggling writer Loan Ashley and Josh Hartnett is Jeremy Crawford, Varity's husband. Directed by Michael Schowalter, the Amazon MGM Studio's Flick Drops in theaters on October 2nd, 2026. The story follows Loan, whose broken grabs a dream gig, finishing Varity's hit book series after her mysterious accident. But digging into an unfinished manuscript, uncover some dark family secrets that flip everything upside down. Johnson is also executive producing, and this marks Hathaway's second team up with Schowalter after the idea of you. Hoover, who sold millions from herself published hit that top New York Times lists, called Riding Varity her favorite experience ever.

1:00She lit up social media in November 2024 when Hathaway's casting dropped, hyping the whole team and script. Filming kicked off late February 2025 in New York City, with paparazzi snapping Hathaway and Hartnett running hand in hand, then Johnson, covered in fake blood for a car crash scene. The first teaser hit April 27th, teasing steamy tension, screams, and Varity's chilling voiceover about heading into pure darkness. Expect twists that match the book's thriller vibe when it lands next fall. Hoover fans, this one's gonna pack theaters.