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Colleen Hoover Expands Film Production Company Heartbones Entertainment

Author Colleen Hoover and film veteran Lauren Levine are aiming to turn their production company into a major industry player following multiple film adaptations.

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Author Colleen Hoover and film producer Lauren Levine are expanding their production company, Heartbones Entertainment, Publishers Weekly reported. The duo founded the studio in 2023 with the initial goal of adapting Hoover's popular novels for the screen. [1]

Heartbones Entertainment has released three feature films based on books by Hoover, according to Publishers Weekly. The production company is also currently developing a television series, and the founders plan to expand the business beyond Hoover's own intellectual property. [1]

Feature film adaptations of Hoover's books include the 2026 romance movie Reminders of Him, directed by Vanessa Caswill from a screenplay by Hoover and Levine, according to Wikipedia. Additionally, as FTMQ Books reported earlier, the film adaptation of her novel Verity achieved a global opening weekend box office total of 62.1 million dollars. [2][3]

Levine worked as a producer on children's and family films for nearly 15 years before teaming up with Hoover, Publishers Weekly reported. Hoover originally began her career as a self-published writer before finding widespread commercial success. [1]

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In short

  • Colleen Hoover and Lauren Levine launched Heartbones Entertainment in 2023.
  • Heartbones Entertainment has produced three feature films based on Colleen Hoover's books.
  • The film adaptation of Verity earned 62.1 million dollars globally in its debut weekend.

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  1. [1]Colleen Hoover Takes HollywoodPublishers Weekly, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Reminders of Him on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Colleen Hoover Film Adaptation Verity Scores 62 Million Debut FTMQ Books, 19d ago

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