Pregnant Anne Hathaway Stuns at Verity NYC Premiere Alongside Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett

New York got its first look at one of the fall's most anticipated thrillers — and its star stole the show before the movie even started. Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett walked the red carpet for the New York City premiere of Verity on Tuesday night, September 29, at AMC Lincoln Square 13, per entertainment reporting.

Hathaway, who is pregnant with her third child — news she announced in June — wore a black lace mermaid-cut gown with sheer glittery cape detail from Prabal Gurung's atelier. It was a look that managed to be both glamorous and joyful, a red-carpet moment befitting one of the year's biggest book-to-screen events.

Red Carpet Style

Dakota Johnson matched the evening's elegance in a custom Calvin Klein Collection white iridescent sequin-embroidered top paired with a high-slit column skirt. The two leads, playing opposite ends of the film's psychological chess match, made for a striking pair on the carpet.

They were joined by co-star Ismael Cruz Cordova, director Michael Showalter, screenwriter Nick Antosca, and author Colleen Hoover herself, along with Hartnett's wife Tamsin Egerton. For Hoover's devoted readership, seeing the author alongside the cast was its own event.

Notably, Hathaway could not travel for the London premiere the week before because of her pregnancy, making the New York appearance her big moment with the film — and she made it count.

The Adaptation Arrives

The Colleen Hoover adaptation arrives in US theaters on October 2, per entertainment reporting. Johnson plays Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer hired to ghostwrite for Hathaway's Verity Crawford, while Hartnett plays Jeremy Crawford — the husband at the center of the story's dark secrets.

Hoover adaptations have become a genuine theatrical force, and Verity arrives with some of the strongest pre-release buzz of any of them. The premiere's star wattage suggests the studio knows exactly what it has.

Hathaway's Monumental Year

Verity is Hathaway's fifth film of 2026, capping what can only be described as a monumental year. Her 2026 slate includes The Devil Wears Prada 2, which grossed $693 million, The Odyssey, which grossed $1.72 billion, along with Mother Mary and The End of Oak Street, per entertainment reporting.

Two billion-dollar-scale hits and a prestige thriller in a single calendar year is the kind of run most actors dream about. On Tuesday night in New York, Hathaway looked every bit like a star at the peak of her powers — with one more premiere-worthy performance still to come.