Anne Hathaway has been cast as the titular character in an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel Verity — and fans are not happy. They quickly took to social media to lambast Hathaway's decision to take the role after the news broke on Deadline on Wednesday,

An upcoming addition to the Colleen Hoover cinematic universe now has a star. Anne Hathaway is set to lead in the Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of the Texas author’s bestselling novel "Verity," according to Deadline .

Okay…I am officially in Anne Hathaway heaven. Another installment of The Princess Diaries, an official sequel to The Devil Wears Prada, confirmation that Hathaway and Zendaya are starring in Christopher Nolan’s next film and now this—the announcement that she and Michael Showalter are teaming up again for an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel Verity.

Anne Hathaway is set to star in an all-new Colleen Hoover movie adaptation. According to Deadline, the Oscar-winning actress has landed the lead role in upcoming thriller Verity based on the novel of the same name by the It Ends With Us author.

Anne Hathaway has been cast in the new movie Verity, but it’s receiving criticism for its ties to It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover.

Anne Hathaway is set to star in Amazon MGM Studios ‘ feature adaptation of Colleen Hoover ‘s thriller novel Verity.

Hoover saw the first of her book-to-movie adaptations hit the big screen in August: It Ends with Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who also directed the romantic drama. Whether the sequel book, It Starts with Us, will get a movie treatment remains unclear, though the first film was a box-office success.

Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in a movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel, "Verity."

(CNN) – Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in “Verity,” the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling book. Hathaway will play Verity Crawford, a famous author who becomes incapacitated in a car accident, leaving her unable to finish her latest book series.

Anne Hathaway is set to lead in the Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of the Texas author’s best-selling novel Verity, according to Deadline. Hathaway will be reuniting with director Michael Showalter, who previously collaborated with her on The Idea of You. A release date for the film has not been announced.