Colleen Hooverbooks are becoming some of the most highly coveted adaptations in Hollywood. Hoover is an author who primarily writes romance, with her book sales reaching around 32 million copies worldwide. She first gained widespread recognition for her2016 novelIt Ends With Us, which was adapted into the 2024 film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Though it received mixed reviews and was marred by controversy, the movie was a big box-office success that made over $350 million on a $25 million budget.
Following the financial success ofIt Ends With Us, more Colleen Hoover adaptations have entered development.Regretting You, based on the 2019 novel by Hoover, is set for a release later this year on October 24, starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, and Dave Franco in lead roles.Reminders of Him, based on her 2022 novel, is scheduled for release on July 01, 2025, a day before Valentine’s Day. Now,a new Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Anne Hathaway has set a spring 2026 release date.
Verity Sets A Spring 2026 Release Date
The Colleen Hoover Adaptation Also Stars Dakota Johnson & Josh Hartnett
Verityhas set a spring 2026 release date. The upcoming adaptation is directed by Michael Showalter (The Idea of You) and based on the 2018 novel by Colleen Hoover, whichfollows a struggling writer who is hired to finish a book seriesoriginally written by the titular author, who has suffered a mysterious accident, soon learning that an unfinished manuscript may contain secrets about the family’s past. Themovie stars Anne Hathawayin the titular role alongside Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordóva, and Brady Wagner.
Every Colleen Hoover Book Being Turned Into A Movie
After the success of 2024’s It Ends With Us, author Colleen Hoover is having even more of her romance novels adapted to the silver screen.
Now, the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation has a set release date. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Verityhas set a release date on June 23, 2025. The movie is sandwiched between the MCU’sAvengers: Doomsday,set for a release earlier that month on May 1, while theStar Warsmovie,The Mandalorian & Grogu, is scheduled for release a week later on May 22.
What Verity’s Release Date Means For The Movie
It’s A Clear Attempt At Counter-Programming
By positioning the movie between two major male-skewing tentpoles,Verity's release date on June 12, 2025 is a clear attempt at counter-programming. WhileAvengers: DoomsdayandThe Mandalorian & Grogushould dominate the box office with action-heavy spectacle,Verityoffers an alternative geared toward female-skewing audiences craving psychological thrills and romance-driven storytelling. With the built-in fanbase of Colleen Hoover and the star power of Anne Hathaway,Verityhas the potential to carve out a lucrative niche amid the blockbuster competition.
