Summary

Director Michael Showalter, author Colleen Hoover and production designer Amy Williams discuss building the claustrophobic setting for the upcoming film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Harnett. Some stories refuse to stay on the page. The Hollywood Reporter’ s Beyond the Book column explores what happens when books make the leap to screen and beyond — unpacking what stayed, changed, how it was done and why it matters with the creatives who made it.

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