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Colleen Hoover's “Verity” starring Hathaway opens Oct 2

4/29/2026

Summary

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“Verity” will open in U.S. theaters on October 2, 2026.
Amazon MGM Studios adapts Colleen Hoover’s 2018 novel, with Michael Showalter directing a Nick Antosca script.
Anne Hathaway stars as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford.
The April 27 teaser shows Lowen entering the Crawford house, kissing Jeremy, who transforms into Verity before a bloody kiss, hinting at a secret manuscript exposing family secrets.

History

Historical Context

Universal Pictures turned the self-published erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey into a 2015 film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, starring Dakota Johnson, with a $40 million budget that earned $569.7 million worldwide. The blockbuster proved that high-budget, star-driven literary thrillers can dominate box-office charts, a pattern Amazon MGM Studios hopes to repeat with its upcoming adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Verity.

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Story summary

“Verity” will open in U.S. theaters on October 2, 2026.
Amazon MGM Studios adapts Colleen Hoover’s 2018 novel, with Michael Showalter directing a Nick Antosca script.
Anne Hathaway stars as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford.
The April 27 teaser shows Lowen entering the Crawford house, kissing Jeremy, who transforms into Verity before a bloody kiss, hinting at a secret manuscript exposing family secrets.

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