Fans of Colleen Hoover won’t have to wait long for another page-to-screen adaptation for the author. Amazon MGM has released the trailer for Verity, the twisted thriller from the prolific author. This marks Hoover’s fourth novel adaptation in two years. Her three prior films were It Ends With Us, Reminders of Him, and Regretting You, all of which were box office hits.
Hoover takes a bit of a turn with Verity, setting aside the usual romantic complications to delve into a seductive, psychological thriller.
Verity follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity’s chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.
The teaser opens in Lowen walking the halls of the Crawford home in a billowing white satin robe. She makes her way to the makeshift bedroom, where Verity is asleep, and diverts towards where Jeremy is watching TV on the couch. With Verity out of the picture the two quickly spark up a romance. But as they kiss, Lowen notices that something is wrong. Suddenly, it’s Verity she’s kissing, not Jeremy.
“There is no light where we’re going. Darkness ahead,” Verity says ominously.
This seems like an obvious box office win for Hoover. The popularity of her previous three films guarantees a built-in audience for Verity, and the change of tone may also entice new fans. The star power is certainly a draw, too, especially with Hathaway taking on a role like Verity Crawford. Only time will tell, but this first teaser looks promising.
Verity opens in theaters on October 2.
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