Anne Hathaway will star in the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's hit book "Verity," from director Michael Showalter.

They quickly took to social media to lambast Hathaway's decision to take the role after the news broke on Deadline on Wednesday, November 20. The backlash came with a variety of reasons, though one of the biggest ones seemed to be suggesting that the 42-year-old Oscar winner was above the role.