Hartnett On Verity's Intimacy Coordinator Process — SkimNews
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- Josh Hartnett told ABC News Live Prime that an intimacy coordinator "played a big part" in filming Verity, his steamy scenes with Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.
- Michael Showalter directs the Colleen Hoover adaptation, and Hartnett credited him with keeping the set "alive and fun."
- Verity follows ghostwriter Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) who uncovers what appear to be Verity Crawford's (Anne Hathaway) autobiographical confessions about her husband Jeremy (Hartnett), blurring fiction from reality.
- Hartnett said he, Hathaway, and Johnson "became fast friends" and "laughed a lot" on set, joking that another project together "would have to be a comedy" because of their chemistry.
- Hartnett called Hathaway and Johnson "professional and intentional actors" and compared building their on-screen dynamic to fitting together "like a puzzle."
Why it matters: Hartnett's interview — citing director Michael Showalter and the Colleen Hoover source novel — promotes Verity ahead of release by emphasizing a collaborative, upbeat set, directly contrasting with review headlines from The Guardian and IndieWire that frame it as cold 'Fifty Shades erotic thriller territory.'
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