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 .

Anne Hathaway is set to star in Amazon MGM Studios' adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity, to be directed by Michael Showalter.