Hartnett and Dakota Johnson will join the film adaptation of Hoover’s bestseller.

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Josh Hartnetthas found his next thriller (and no, it’s not aTrapsequel).

Hartnett will play Jeremy Crawford, the husband of Hathaway’s bestselling thriller author, Verity.

Josh Hartnett attends the Rome photocall for “Trap” at Cinema Barberini on August 02, 2024 in Rome, Italy

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Hoover originally self-publishedVerityin 2018 before it grew into a phenomenon and was acquired by Grand Central Publishing in 2021.

It sold more than one million copies in 2023 alone and has spent months on theNew York Timesbestseller list.

But for his part, he’s relishing the chance to do more diverse and interesting work.

Josh Hartnett attends “La Trampa” photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel on August 01, 2024 in Madrid, Spain; Dakota Johnson attends the “Madame Web” photocall at Claridge’s Hotel on January 31, 2024 in London, England; Anne Hathaway attends Prime Video’s “The Idea Of You” New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City

Josh Hartnett; Dakota Johnson; Anne Hathaway.Pablo Cuadra/Getty; Dave Benett/WireImage; Cindy Ord/Getty

“As an actor, I want to constantly switch the trajectory and mess with people’s expectations.

I was so young.”

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Veritywill be the next adaptation of one of Hoover’s novels.

and over $346 million at the worldwide box office.