Amazon MGM Studios has officially cast Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett in the upcoming movie Verity, it’s an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling psychosexual thriller novel. Johnson is set to portray a writer named Lowen Ashleigh, while Hartnett will play Jeremy Crawford. Johnson will also serve as an executive producer. Anne Hathaway will lead the project as she has signed on for the titular role of Verity Crawford.
“Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford (Hartnett), husband of best-selling thriller author Verity Crawford (Hathaway), has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series that his wife is unable to finish after a mysterious accident,” reads the official synopsis. “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.”
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