Is Verity a secret comedy?

We are two-thirds of the way through Anne Hathaway’s Big Year. Her penultimate film of 2026, The End of Oak Street, opens this Friday, and in October comes her final film, Verity, Michael Showalter’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name. A new trailer for Verity dropped yesterday, and the vibes remain excellent.Watching this new trailer, I wonder if Michael Showalter, who has an extensive comedy background, might do something akin to A Simple Favor with Verity.