I was scrolling on Instagram as one does, and I saw news that The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood was being adapted into a movie. I read The Love Hypothesis in 2021 when it was released, and loved it. Ali Hazelwood is one of my favorite authors, and I have enjoyed every book she has written. To say that I was excited for the film adaptation would be an understatement. The cast was also revealed, with Lili Reinhart posting on Instagram with The Love Hypothesis. Lili is playing Olive while Tom Bateman is playing Adam Carlsen. I can’t wait for this movie.

The Love Hypothesis was inspired by a Reylo fan fiction story. For those who have no clue what that means, Reylo fan fiction is short stories where Rey and Kylo from Star Wars end up together. I’m not here to shit on what other people love, but I am not a fan of Reylo. Kylo Ren is not a good person, and I find Reylo fan fiction glosses over all the evil atrocities Kylo’s done. If there were any Star Wars fan fiction that I’m in favor of, it would be Finn and Poe. Anyway, reading The Love Hypothesis and the way the characters are described, Olive has brown hair, and Adam is tall, dark, and broody. This tracks considering what I just said.

Interestingly enough, Tom Bateman is married to Daisy Ridley, who played Rey in the films. With The Love Hypothesis’s origins, I find it hilarious that Tom is playing Adam and is married to Daisy in real life. I have no idea if that played a role in Tom Bateman getting the part of Adam, but that feels too perfect to me. The other ask I’d like from this movie is for Adam Driver to have a cameo. I don’t care where he is in the movie, but he needs to be there. The budget for the film may not be able to afford Adam Driver, but I think it would make the film even better. Quite frankly, throw Daisy Ridley into this, too. It wouldn’t be too much to ask, considering her husband is one of the leads.

I don’t think I have been this excited for a book-to-movie adaptation in a long time. The Love Hypothesis absolutely deserves a movie, and I cannot wait for this movie to have a release date.