Every upcoming Colleen Hoover film after it ends with us

Despite the (ongoing) drama surrounding “It Ends With Us” — and especially its two stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the latter of whom also directed the film — the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling 2016 novel of the same name earned a lot When the film was released in theaters in the summer of 2024, money was tight at the box office. Why do I mention the film’s financial success? the apparent, alleged feud between Baldoni and Lively? Because studio execs most likely saw It Ends With Us overwhelming the summer box office and thought, “What other Colleen Hoover books could we possibly adapt?”

As for Hoover herself, she worked closely with the It Ends With Us team to make the film – she was quite present during the press tour – and narrated The Hollywood Reporter that she loved seeing her work adapted for the screen. “It’s very surreal,” Hoover said in August 2024. “I think it’s all the emotions. I’m able to separate it, in the sense that I see the book and the movie as two completely separate things. But at least.” At the same time, I think they managed to adapt this book into a film so well that I’m very happy with this adaptation.

All in all, Hoover is a fairly prolific writer – so it is not surprising that several of her other novels are also being made into films. (In fact, it’s surprising that only a handful have been chosen at this point, given the wide variety to choose from.) Some of them even involve Oscar winners and other big names, it seems at this point that’s Colleen Hoover Cinematic Universe is just about to really take off. Here are all of the Hoover projects following the runaway success of It Ends With Us.

Before It Ends With Us even hit theaters – May 2024 to be exact – it was announced that one of Colleen Hoover’s other hit novels, Verity, was in development… and after It Ends With Us did Also proved would be a box office hit, “Verity” was an attempt. At the end of November of the same year deadline exclusively broke the news that Anne Hathaway would star in the film adaptation of “Verity,” reuniting her with director Michael Showalter after the two teamed up for Hathaway’s 2024 romantic comedy “The Idea of You.” (Showalter is also known for “The Big Sick,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and “Wet Hot American Summer.”) A month later diversity revealed that Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson would star in the film alongside the Oscar winner (meaning Hathaway, who won a supporting actress trophy in 2012 for Les Misérables). What is “Verity” about and who do these three strong actors play?

Hathaway will play the titular Verity Crawford, a best-selling author who is left completely immobile after an accident and needs someone to ghostwrite her work; Hartnett will portray Jeremy Crawford, Verity’s husband, who visits said ghostwriter and finds troubled author Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson). The way Verity unfolds is rather predictable to be honest, but with Showalter at the helm and a really talented trio at the helm, “Verity” at least has a good chance of being good. So when can we expect this? There’s no release date yet, but it probably won’t be long.

End of August 2024 deadline reported that Josh Boone — known for directing the whiny teen drama “The Fault in Our Stars,” which hit theaters in 2014 — has signed on to direct an adaptation of another Colleen Hoover hit, “Regretting You.” has. In a statement to the outlet, Boone said: “When I read ‘Regretting You,’ I was fascinated by the characters and knew we needed to partner with a great cast to make it a reality,” Boone said. “I’m thrilled to be bringing Colleen Hoover’s novel to the screen with friends old and new.” By “old friends,” Boone means some of his producing partners… but who are the “new” friends and who do they play in the film?

In “Regretting You” Allison Williams (“Girls”, “Get Out”, “M3GAN”) will take on the role of Morgan Grant, who at a young age cares for her child Clara (Mckenna Grace, known for the modern “Ghostbusters” films). gets and struggles with motherhood as Clara becomes a teenager. When mother and daughter have terrible accents, things become even more difficult for them. Dave Franco and Mason Thames (“How to Train Your Dragon”) will also appear in the film as Jonah and Miller, respectively; According to Deadline’s previous reporting, filming will begin in March 2025.

Unlike the other Colleen Hoover projects in the works, there is no casting information on the adaptation of her book Reminders of Him – other than this one does have a release date. Accordingly The Hollywood Reporterwho reported on the film in October 2024, the film “Reminders of Him” is scheduled to hit theaters on February 13, 2026…just in time for Valentine’s Day. Hoover will write the screenplay and film alongside her creative and producing partner Lauren Levine Also being the first under the banner of Hoover’s production company Heartbones Entertainment.

“I’m excited because ‘Reminders of Him’ also holds a special place in my heart,” Hoover told THR in a statement announcing the film. “I am confident that Universal is the right partner to do this story justice. What better way to launch Heartbones Entertainment, my company with producing partner Lauren Levine? Our goal is to create something special for everyone.” So what’s “Reminders of Him” all about? The story centers on Kenna Rowan, mother of a four-year-old daughter, who is trying to reunite with her child after five years in prison. When she returns to her small town, the only person she can contact is Ledger Ward, her late husband’s best friend. The two keep their relationship secret because everyone suspects the worst for Kenna. The roles of Kenna and Ledger have not yet been cast, but if you look at the casts of Verity and Regretting You, agents of various Hollywood stars are currently vying for these roles.