Hold onto your bookshelves, CoHo fans—the “Verity” era has officially arrived, and it is even more twisted than we imagined.
Amazon MGM Studios sent shockwaves through Las Vegas this week during their CinemaCon presentation, unveiling the very first footage of the big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s mega-bestseller, Verity. The psychological thriller stars Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson in a high-stakes face-off that has already set social media ablaze.
The viral buzz started almost immediately after the footage rolled, with fans on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok losing their minds over one specific, jaw-dropping moment: a shocking kiss between the two leading ladies.
The trailer kicks off with an iconic meta-moment, showing Hathaway’s character, the famous author Verity Crawford, appearing as a guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast. It’s a glamorous start that quickly descends into a gothic nightmare.
Dakota Johnson stars as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer who lands the job of a lifetime—or a lifetime of terror. She’s hired by Jeremy Crawford, played by a brooding Josh Hartnett, to finish the book series started by his wife, Verity, after she is left incapacitated by a mysterious accident.
As Lowen moves into the Crawfords’ stunning but eerie mansion, the tension builds. She soon finds herself questioning everything after discovering a secret, unfinished manuscript that hints at a dark history within the family.
In the footage, a nervous Lowen asks Jeremy about his wife’s condition: “Can she speak? Does she even know what’s going on?”
Jeremy’s response only adds to the chill: “Would you have come if you had known the truth?”
The trailer really ramps up the “creepy” factor when Lowen catches a glimpse of Verity seemingly moving normally through a window. “I feel like I’m losing my mind,” she panics—a sentiment echoed by fans who have been waiting years to see this story come to life.
But the moment that has everyone talking occurs when the two women sit face-to-face. In a startling move, Verity suddenly grabs Lowen’s face and kisses her, pulling away with a haunting smirk that only Anne Hathaway could deliver.
The footage closes with a chilling declaration of war from Lowen: “You have this perfect life, everything anyone could ever want… and I’m going to take it from you, all of it.”
Director Michael Showalter, who recently worked with Hathaway on the hit The Idea of You, is at the helm for this project. With a theatrical release set for October , it’s clear Amazon is positioning this as the must-see thriller of the fall.
Author Colleen Hoover, who serves as a producer on the film, is currently dominating Hollywood. Verity joins a massive slate of her adaptations, following the success of It Ends With Us and upcoming projects like Regretting You and Reminders of Him.
For Hathaway, Verity is just one piece of a massive . The actress is having a legendary run, with Mother Mary and the highly anticipated The Devil Wears Prada hitting theaters in the coming weeks, followed by The Odyssey later this year.
If the reaction in Vegas is any indication, we’re all going to be talking about that smirk—and that kiss—until October.
As one fan perfectly put it on Instagram: “I read the book and I’m STILL not prepared for what Anne Hathaway is about to do to us.”
