“CinemaCon Unveils ‘Verity’ First Look Featuring Johnson and Hathaway”
Amazon MGM Studios offered a first look at its film Verity on Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The presentation included a for-the-room-only trailer for the adaptation.
Michael Showalter directs the movie. He reunites with Anne Hathaway after their rom-com The Idea of You.
Dakota Johnson stars as Lowen Ashleigh. Anne Hathaway plays Verity Crawford. Josh Hartnett portrays Jeremy. The cast also includes Ismael Cruz Córdova and Brady Wagner.
Premise
Verity adapts the bestselling psychological thriller by Colleen Hoover. A struggling writer is hired to finish a bestselling series when its author becomes incapacitated.
Inside the Crawford home, the writer uncovers an unfinished manuscript. The discovery hints at disturbing truths and complicates relationships.
Trailer details
The CinemaCon footage focused on the first meeting between the two women. The sequence shows Lowen reacting to Verity’s condition and preparing notes to continue the series.
Jeremy expresses that he would want a respectful writer to take over the books. The scene adds an uneasy intimacy and a creeping tone.
Release and industry context
Verity is scheduled to open in theaters on October 2. The film arrives amid growing studio interest in Hoover’s work.
Other Colleen Hoover adaptations
- Sony’s It Ends with Us became a major commercial success, grossing over $351 million worldwide.
- Paramount’s Regretting You, starring Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace, surpassed $90 million.
- Universal’s Reminders of Him, featuring Maika Monroe, earned more than $84 million.
The runaway success of these adaptations has boosted studio investment. A legal dispute involving It Ends with Us creatives Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni briefly threatened to overshadow that film.
At CinemaCon, the studio delivered a clear first look at Verity starring Johnson and Hathaway. Filmogaz.com will follow further updates and release materials as they become available.
