Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him Movie to Star Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe, who hit mainstream success with last year’s horror hit Longlegs, has closed a deal to star in Reminders of Him, Universal’s adaptation of the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover.

Vanessa Caswill, who directed the Netflix romantic drama Love at First Sight that starred Haley Lu Richardson, is helming Universal’s romantic drama.

Universal describes the adaptation as “a transformative feature film about motherhood, forgiveness and the power of one love to heal even the most shattered heart.”

The book by Hoover, also known for It Ends With Us, tells of Keena Rowan, a troubled young mother who yearns for a shot at redemption in her life after a tragic mistake. The tome has sold more than 6 million copies in the United States.

Hoover wrote the script with Lauren Levine. The duo are producing through their production company Heartbones Entertainment. Gina Matthews is also producing through Little Engine Productions.

Robin Fisichella is executive producing.

Director of production development Christine Sun will oversee the project for the studio. 

While Monroe had developed a thriving career with her thrillers and horror fare, she hit a massive breakout with last year’s Longlegs, which became the highest-grossing indie movie of the year and catapulted her into the top tier of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses. She has wrapped production on The Hand That Rocks the Cradle for 20^th Century Studios.

Monroe is repped by WME, Entertainment 360, and Felker Toczek.