Verity has finally hit cinemas, and the ending has managed to start the exact same argument that has been going on since Colleen Hoover’s book came out in 2018. So, are you team manuscript or team letter? Here’s what the author and cast said about Verity’s ending. Basically, Lowen Ashleigh discovers Verity Crawford’s disturbing manuscript, believes it is a confession, and eventually gives it to Verity’s husband, Jeremy. Jeremy then kills Verity, with Lowen helping him cover it up. And just when you think that’s it, there’s a letter. In it, Verity claims the manuscript was never a confession. She says it was a writing exercise, while Jeremy was actually the dangerous one who tried to kill her in a car crash. Lowen finds the letter after Verity’s death but destroys it before Jeremy can read it. So, we’re back where we started: Team manuscript or team letter? Well, the cast and creator actually have some pretty clear opinions. So, what does Colleen Hoover think? View this post on Instagram A post shared by TODAY (@todayshow) In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager on the Open Book with Jenna podcast, Colleen Hoover said, “I was in Lowen’s head when I wrote it. So, I didn’t really dive into that part of things from Jeremy or Verity’s perspective. So, I walked away from it kind of feeling like Lowen felt, not being really sure. Now, as a reader, I have my opinion.” And her opinion is… “I’m Team Manuscript.” But after seeing the film, Hoover said her feelings about Verity had changed. Speaking to E! News, she said, “It did give me food for thought. I thought a certain way for so long after writing the book, that seeing the movie and seeing how Michael dove into every point of view, I started to find myself feeling sorry for the character I thought was more evil in the book.” Which team is the cast on? @capitalofficial @Colleen Hoover you need to spill the beans ASAP 👀📚 @Verity #veritymovie #dakotajohnson #joshhartnett ♬ original sound – Capital Dakota Johnson, who plays Lowen, has a slightly different view. Speaking to Capital, Johnson said, “Everyone disagrees, and that’s great. I had to be team manuscript, but I, Me, Dakota, I’m always team letter.” Anne Hathaway, who plays Verity, is also Team Letter. During a cast discussion about the ending, Hathaway explained, “On set, we all had to be team whatever our character needed to be. It was so much fun debating with Josh because he would tie himself up into cognitive knots, like defending Jeremy.” She added, “And the other day, we all hadn’t seen each other in a fair bit. And somebody was like, what team are you on? He’s like, oh, I’m team letter. And Dakota and I couldn’t believe it. He’s like, Jeremy’s innocent. Jeremy’s totally innocent.” As for where Anne Hathaway herself stands, she said, “So it was great for me because as Verity, I’m team letter as well. But I had to, during the parts where I was like embodying the manuscript, I had to understand team manuscript.” Hartnett’s own view changed between reading the script and talking to Hoover about what happened while making the film. He explained, “It changed from when I first read the script to when I talked to Colleen Hoover, who told me what really happened making the movie.” He added, “Sorry. We wanted it to be ambiguous. We wanted people to come in and argue about it after the fact. That’s what’s fun about going to the movies. I missed that about, like, 90s thrillers and things like that where you could have multiple perspectives. It just doesn’t exist anymore. So I’m not gonna say one or the other. I have my opinion, I’m holding it close to my vest, and everybody else can go fight about it after the film’s out.” ‘You get three different versions of the story’ Director Michael Showalter has been pretty open about deliberately keeping the ending unclear. He told E!, “You get three different versions of the story.” He added said, “I found myself not taking sides. I found myself wanting to honour each individual of our performers’ realities, to honour that in the filmmaking, so that we weren’t tipping the hat one way or the other.” Showalter also revealed that the team tried different versions of the ending while making the film before settling on the final one. So the ambiguity is basically the whole point. That’s also why the ending works differently depending on which character you believe. If you believe the manuscript, Verity is a killer who created the letter as a final cover-up. If you believe the letter, Verity was a frightened woman who was killed because Jeremy believed the manuscript was real. And if you’re still completely undecided after watching the film, congratulations. That’s basically exactly what Michael Showalter wanted. And if anyone cares, I’m team letter. For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, like our Facebook page. Post navigation Next story
