16-05-2025
Everything We Know About Paramount's ‘Regretting You' Adaptation So Far
Colleen Hoover's next book to hit the big screen is Regretting You.
The book, which came out after Hoover's beloved thriller Verity, also turning into a film currently in production starring Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway, has a star-studded cast set to bring the story to the big screen.
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First packaged ahead of the TIFF market by and WME, the film rights were nabbed by Paramount Pictures.
Find everything we know about Paramount Pictures' Regretting You movie adaptation below:
When is coming out in theaters?
The Paramount Pictures production is set to release in theaters October 24, 2025.
Has started production?
Production wrapped on the film in May. Author Colleen Hoover and the film's social media account posted the news with the cast posing with the book.
Who is in the film adaptation?
Allison Williams was one of the first stars to sign on in the role of Morgan Grant. McKenna Grace came next, and she will play Clara, Morgan's daughter. Dave Franco will star as Jonah, Morgan's love interest following the loss of her husband, Clara's father. Mason Thames (How To Train Your Dragon) will star as Miller.
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Deadline first reported the next two castings, those of Willa Fitzgerald and, a few days later, Scott Eastwood.
Deadline also exclusively broke the news of the casting of Sam Morelos (Summer of 69, That '90s Show), Clancy Brown (Shawshank Redemption, Highlander, and John Wick: Chapter 4), and Ethan Samuel Costanilla (Oh. What. Fun).
Who else is behind the film adaptation of ?
The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone will direct the film from a script written by After's Susan McMartin. Robert Kulzer is producing for Constantin Film alongside Harbinger Pictures' Brunson Green, Frayed Pages Media's Anna Todd, and Flavia Viotti. Hoover will also serve as executive producer alongside Williams, Franco, and Grace.
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What is about? What happens in the book by Colleen Hoover?
Morgan Grant (Williams) had her daughter Clara at a very young age, sacrificing some big dreams for motherhood. Clara's father's death in a car crash ratchets up the tension between her and her mother.
Paramount's logline for the film reads: A shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets. The people left behind can't move forward without looking at the past. Regretting You explores what's left behind after a tragedy, the messiness and grief, but also the beauty of life and love.
Does Colleen Hoover have other books getting adapted into movies?
Yes. After It Ends With Us landed in theaters last August, Regretting You will land in theaters next. Then Verity, which is being adapted by Amazon MGM Studios, will arrive in May 2026. A more recent novel from Hoover, Reminders of Him, is getting underway with casting and team behind the Universal adaptation.
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