Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett are set to star opposite Anne Hathaway in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel Verity, which is set up a at Amazon MGM Studios.
The film is described as a “gothic, psychosexual thriller” in the vein of Rebecca and Gone Girl.
Johnson will take on the role of Lowen Ashleigh, “a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime — to complete the remaining books in a successful series by best-selling thriller author Verity Crawford (Hathaway).”
Hartnett plays Verity’s husband Jeremy, “who hires Lowen after his wife is unable to finish the books after a mysterious accident.”
In the story: “Upon arrival at the lavish Crawford estate, Lowen slowly learns that things are not exactly as they seem with the discovery of a secret, unfinished manuscript that may divulge chilling admissions about the family’s past.
“As Lowen ingratiates herself with Jeremy and his young son Crew, she must discern if Verity’s writings are merely lurid works of fiction or an ominous warning by a deranged psychopath.”
The movie is being directed by Michael Showalter from a script written by Nick Antosca, after previous versions were written by Hoover and Lauren Levine.
Source: Variety
