Anne Hathaway Shows Her Baby Bump in a Black Prabal Gurung Gown at the 'Verity' Premiere
This recaps a specific, already-concluded event (the Sept. 29, 2026 New York premiere), so the facts don’t change, but it’s written as fresh, trending news. Corrected Oct. 2, 2026: the film’s US/Canada release day is Friday, Oct. 2 (not Thursday); the London-premiere absence is now attributed to coverage rather than a stated medical reason; and the gown description now notes where outlets disagree. Once ‘Verity’ has been in wide release for more than a week, treat this as a dated record of the premiere rather than current news — no box-office or review content should be added here.
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- 🔑 Anne Hathaway made her first red carpet appearance for ‘Verity’ at the film’s New York premiere on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at AMC Lincoln Square, wearing a black custom Atelier Prabal Gurung gown that showed her pregnancy. She had not attended the film’s earlier London premiere, staying in New York for press instead.
- The New York event was not ‘Verity’s’ world premiere — that was a gala screening at London’s Curzon Mayfair on Thursday, September 24, 2026, where co-stars Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett walked the carpet without Hathaway, who was doing press in New York that night.
- Hathaway’s gown was a strapless black Atelier Prabal Gurung design with a sweetheart neckline, a fitted embroidered bodice and a sequin-embroidered skirt, styled with Bvlgari jewelry by stylist Erin Walsh. Outlets differed on the shape below the waist: some described a full pleated tulle skirt with a long train, others a mermaid cut with a sheer, glittering cape.
- Dakota Johnson wore a custom Calvin Klein look — a tiny iridescent sequin-embroidered top with a high-slit column skirt and crystal fringe — while director Michael Showalter, author Colleen Hoover, and co-star Ismael Cruz Córdova also joined the New York carpet.
- Video from the carpet showing a visibly pregnant Hathaway good-naturedly directing photographers on where to stand and when she’d turn went viral within hours, with fans online praising the calm, ‘motherly’ way she organized the chaotic scrum herself.
- ‘Verity,’ Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, opened in US and Canadian theaters on Friday, October 2, 2026. In a recent interview, Hathaway said she plans to step back from the spotlight after its release until she begins filming ‘Days of Thunder 2’ in March 2027.
Anne Hathaway made her first “Verity” red carpet appearance at the film’s New York premiere on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, wearing a black custom gown by Atelier Prabal Gurung that put her pregnancy on full display. The Oscar winner, expecting her third child, had not attended the film’s earlier London premiere and instead made her first carpet appearance for the film at AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan, alongside co-stars Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett.
What did Anne Hathaway wear to the Verity premiere?
Hathaway wore a black, custom Atelier Prabal Gurung gown with a strapless, sweetheart-neckline bodice that hugged her bump. Fashion outlets agreed on the basics: a fitted bodice finished in floral-chiffon and crystal-bead embroidery with sequin detail, a sequin-embroidered skirt, and a sheer, trailing finish behind her. They described the shape below the waist differently. theFashionSpot and Reality Tea wrote of a voluminous pleated tulle skirt sweeping into a long train, while W magazine, Fox News and Hello! described a mermaid silhouette with a sheer, glittering cape or watteau back. The Zoe Report called it a drop-waist ballgown with a tulle cape. Her stylist, Erin Walsh, completed the look with Bvlgari jewelry, including earrings with green-and-gold detailing, per theFashionSpot. One fashion site, Red Carpet Fashion Awards, called it a completely different approach from her earlier maternity dressing.
Why wasn’t this Verity’s world premiere?
Because that had already happened five days earlier, in London, without her. “Verity’s” actual world premiere was a gala screening at the Curzon Mayfair cinema on Thursday, September 24, 2026, where co-stars Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett walked the carpet. Hathaway did not attend, and the coverage we reviewed gave no official reason. Coverage noted that she was doing press in New York that night, and some outlets observed that air travel is typically discouraged late in a pregnancy. She made her first carpet appearance for the film five days later, at the US premiere in New York.
Who else was on the New York carpet?
Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, director Michael Showalter, author Colleen Hoover and co-star Ismael Cruz Córdova all joined Hathaway at AMC Lincoln Square. Johnson wore a custom Calvin Klein look, styled by Kate Young: a tiny, iridescent, sequin-embroidered top and a high-slit column skirt finished with a curtain of crystal fringe.
| Star | Designer |
|---|---|
| Anne Hathaway | Atelier Prabal Gurung |
| Dakota Johnson | Calvin Klein |
Hartnett wore a dark suit; formal outfit credits for the rest of the group were not reported.
What was the viral moment from the carpet?
Hathaway was filmed calmly directing the photographers, telling them where to stand and which way she’d turn next. As the scrum outside AMC Lincoln Square grew chaotic, video showed a visibly pregnant Hathaway taking informal charge of the shot sequence herself rather than waiting for it to settle. Clips of the moment spread quickly online, with viewers describing her manner as “motherly” and joking that she had effectively run the red carpet.
What is Verity about, and when did it open?
“Verity” is Amazon MGM Studios’ adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2018 psychological-thriller novel, and it opened in US and Canadian theaters on Friday, October 2, 2026. Directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Nick Antosca, it stars Dakota Johnson as a struggling writer hired to complete a bestselling author’s unfinished book series, Anne Hathaway as that author, and Josh Hartnett as her husband — an arrangement that unravels into a discovery of dark family secrets once the writer moves into the couple’s home.
Is Hathaway taking a break after Verity?
She says she plans to. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hathaway said of the film’s release before it opened: “The movie releases on October 2nd. And on October 3rd, I’m going to vanish in a plume of smoke and you’re not going to see me until you have to.” She noted she is next due back on camera in March 2027, to begin filming “Days of Thunder 2” with Tom Cruise — capping what outlets have described as her busiest press-tour year yet, spent promoting multiple films while pregnant.
Hathaway’s “Verity” press run has capped what she’s called her busiest promotional year yet, and it’s her last big red-carpet moment before the break she’s promised herself. For another look at her packed 2026 slate, see our coverage of The End of Oak Street , the psychological thriller she led earlier this year.