A teaser forVerityhas been shown atCinemaCon. The adaptation of theColleen Hoover bookstars Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford, and Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh. Lowen is asked by Jeremy to complete a manuscript that Verity was unable to complete due to a mysterious accident.
At Amazon MGM’s CinemaCon panel, which was attended byScreenRant, a teaser was shown. The footage begins by focusing on Verity and Jeremy meeting and seeing how their relationship initially developed. There are also shotsteasing the state that Verity is in after her accidentand the impact that the mysterious incident has had on her psychological welfare. Check out the description of the footage below:
The teaser begins with Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway meeting each other in a bar, and Hartnett hitting on her. She turns him down. We cut to a shot of her presumably paraplegic. We then see Anne dreaming, seeing a version of herself that’s darker and more sinister. It ends on a cop asking Dakota Johnson’s character, “Are you by any chance working on the next Verity book?” She responds, “It’ll be the best one yet.”
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While little is shown in the teaser forVerity,the emphasis is on the psychological state of Hathaway’s titular characterand the impact this will have on the story.Hathaway’s best movieshave consistently demonstrated her ability to capture a wide range of emotions. With Verity dreaming of darker and more sinister versions of herself, Hathaway’s range will once again be on display, and will be one of the movie’s main selling points.
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Following the commercial success ofIt Ends With Us, there will be high expectations for this Hoover adaptation to also perform well. Based on this teaser,Verity’s marketing will lean into the story’s many unsettling aspectsand heighten the intrigue surrounding it. Much like this first look, Hathaway should be at the forefront of the marketing, along with Hartnett and Johnson bringing their star power to make the movie appealing as well.
Our Take On Verity’s Teaser
Verity Can Build On The Success Of It Ends With Us
Verity’s castis one of the most appealing parts of the movie, and the CinemaCon teaser gives even more reason to look forward to their performances. Hathaway, Hartnett, and Johnson are all strong casting choices to play these characters from Hoover’s psychological thriller novel. These strengths could allowVerityto build on the success ofIt Ends With Usandbecome another box office hit based on Hoover’s popular novels.
