Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson have sparked major buzz after appearing in a provocative new trailer for the upcoming psycho-sexual thriller Verity, which features an intense on-screen kiss between the two stars.
Released on Monday by Amazon MGM Studios, the nearly two-minute trailer also shows Johnson sharing a brief kiss with co-star Josh Hartnett before Hathaway enters the scene, escalating the tension into a dramatic and unsettling moment that ends with a shocking bloody bite.
Directed by Michael Showalter and adapted by Nick Antosca from the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover, Verity is scheduled for theatrical release on October 2.
The story follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, who is hired to complete a successful author’s book series after a mysterious accident leaves novelist Verity Crawford (Hathaway) incapacitated. As Lowen moves into the couple’s secluded estate, she uncovers a disturbing unpublished manuscript that raises unsettling questions about Verity and her husband Jeremy (Hartnett).
The trailer has already ignited strong reactions online, with some viewers expressing excitement over the star-studded cast while others debated the controversial source material.#newsafro_
