Lauren Levine

Lauren Levine is a producer and writer. Levine is the co-head of Heartbones Entertainment with Colleen Hoover.[1][2] Together they have co-produced and co-written adaptations of Hoover's novels Reminders of Him and Verity. Levine produced 2007's Bridge to Terabithia, which was nominated for a BAFTA.[3][4]

Career

MTV

Levine began her career as a production assistant at Channel 4 on Max Headroom.[5] She moved from the UK to New York in 1992, where she continued to work as a producer and then as executive producer at MTV of shows like MTV Beach House,[6] MTV US Top 20 Countdown,[7] 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, The Grind, Alternative Nation.

Movies and Series

In 2003, Levine optioned the book, I Am David.[8] The film, I Am David, was written and directed by Paul Feig.[9]

Levine joined Nickelodeon in the early aughts where she was executive producer on a variety of Nickelodeon productions such as (2007) The Last Day of Summer[10] Bridge to Terabithia directed by Gabor Csupo, and Shredderman Rules, (2008) Gym Teacher directed by Paul Dinello, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, (2009) Spectacular! ,[11] (2010) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,[12] (2011) Best Player starring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor[13] and A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner,[14] (2012) A Fairly Odd Christmas, Big Time Movie, and Rags, (2013) Swindle, starring Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck.[15]

In 2017, Levine was a producer on Confess, a seven-episode series.[16] Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess, it streamed on Verizon's go90.com, and starred Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper.[17] It was the first scripted series out of Awestruck, a digital vertical from AwesomenessTV.[18]

Heartbones Entertainment

In 2022, Levine and Colleen Hoover formed Heartbones Entertainment,[19] with an intention to adapt Hoover's material to film in-house.[20] Their first film, Reminders of Him, written by Hoover and Levine,[21][22] was released in February 2026, and starred Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.[23]

Levin is the executive producer of Verity, a book adaptation of the New York Times bestselling 2018 book.[24] It stars Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter will be released in 2026.[25][26]

Filmography

YEAR TITLE CREDIT NETWORK NOTES
1984 MTV US Top 20 Countdown Writer, Producer MTV Hosted by Daisy Fuentes, Adam Curry, John Norris
Headbangers Ball Executive Producer MTV Hosted by Riki Rathman, Adam Curry
1991 120 Minutes Producer MTV Hosted by Dave Kendall
The Grind Executive Producer MTV Host by Eric Nies, Michelle Visage
MTV Beach House Executive Producer MTV Hosted by Carson Daly, Bill Bellamy
Alternative Nation Executive Producer MTV Hosted by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Toby Amies, Henry Rollins
Lassie Executive Producer Cast includes Corey Sevier, Tim Post, Walter Massey
Musicians Executive Producer MTV Hosted by David Wild
2003 I Am David Executive Producer MTV Written and directed by Paul Feig

Cast includes Jim Caviezel

2007 The Last Day of Summer[10] Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Jansen Panettiere, Daniel Samonas, Jennette McCurdy
Bridge to Terabithia Executive Producer Nickelodeon Directed by Gabor Csupo

Nominated for BAFTA

Cast includes Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophie Robb, Zooey Deschanel

Shredderman Rules Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Tim Meadows, Devon Werkheiser, Daniel Roebuck
2008 Gym Teacher Executive Producer Nickelodeon Directed by Paul Dinello

Cast includes Christopher Meloni, Avon Jogia, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris, Chris Kattan, Chelah Horsdal, David Allen Greir

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast Includes Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bailee Madison, Jerry Trainor
2009 Spectacular! Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Victoria Justice, Avon Jogia, Jesse Moss
2010 The Boy Who Cried Wolf Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Victoria Justice, Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison
2011 Best Player Executive Producer Nickelodeon Starring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor
2012 A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Drake Bell
Big Time Movie Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega
Rags Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Keke Palmer, Avon Jogia, and Drake Bell
2013 Swindle Executive Producer Nickelodeon Cast includes Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck[15]
2017 Confess Executive Producer Verizon's go90.com & Awestruck Seven episode series.

Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess

Cast includes Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper.

2026 Reminders of Him Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter Heartbones Entertainment Cast includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.[23]
Verity, Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter Heartbones Entertainment Cast includes Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter.

References

  1. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2026-03-12). "Colleen Hoover on Taking Ownership of Her Movie Adaptations and Whether 'It Ends With Us' Sequel Will Ever Be Made". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  2. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2026-03-11). "'People Underestimate the Book World': Can Colleen Hoover's Box Office Wins Save the Genre From Streaming?". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Feature Film". Bafta. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Home". oneFifty stories. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  5. ↑ Puig, Yvonne Georgina (2008-10-03). "Lauren Levine". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  6. ↑ Seabrook, John (1994-10-03). "Rocking in Shangri-La". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  7. ↑ "SUN AND FUN AT THE MTV BEACH HOUSE". Hartford Courant. 1994-07-20. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Movie Reviews". lively-arts.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  9. ↑ Koehler, Robert (2004-08-26). "I am David". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  10. 1 2 Stewart, Susan (2007-07-20). "Middle School Sounds Scary, and Summer Is No Picnic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  11. ↑ Nordyke, Borys Kit,Kimberly (2008-03-30). "Nickelodeon preps 'Spectacular' musical". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Nickelodeon. "Number-One Nickelodeon Brings Upfront Presentation to Los Angeles for First Time Ever". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  13. ↑ "Nickelodeon Commences Production on All-New Original TV Movie "Best Player": Shooting Begins Oct. 24 in Vancouver, BC, for a 2010 Premiere". www.studentfilmmakers.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  14. ↑ animation_magazine (2011-06-20). "'Fairly OddParents' Movie Mixes Live-action, Animation". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  15. 1 2 "Nickelodeon All-Stars Team Up In A Heroic High Stakes Caper In A New Original TV Movie, Swindle". CNBC. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  16. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (2016-12-07). "AwesomenessTV's Awestruck To Premiere First Scripted Project, 'Confess', On Go90". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  17. ↑ Radish, Christina (2017-04-11). "Confess: Katie Leclerc & Ryan Cooper on Art and Romance". Collider. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  18. ↑ Johnson, Jocelyn (2016-12-07). "Awestruck Sets Up First Scripted Series "Confess" with go90, Sherilynn Fenn & Katie Leclerc…". VideoInk. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  19. ↑ Aswad, Angelique Jackson,Jem (2025-04-30). "Lainey Wilson to Make Feature Film Debut in Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders of Him' for Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ craig, matt. "Inside The Colleen Hoover Cinematic Universe".
  21. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2024-10-07). "Universal Nabs 'Reminders of Him' from 'It Ends With Us' Author Colleen Hoover". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  22. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2024-10-07). "Universal Bringing Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders Of Him' To Big Screen; Sets February 2026 Release". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  23. 1 2 Gleiberman, Owen (2026-03-11). "'Reminders of Him' Review: The Latest Colleen Hoover Movie Is a Pleasingly Restrained Weeper About the Passion of Motherhood". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  24. ↑ Stephan, Katcy (2025-03-25). "Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' From Director Michael Showalter Sets May 2026 Theatrical Release". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  25. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (2024-12-20). "Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett Join Anne Hathaway in Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' Movie Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  26. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2025-07-11). "Amazon MGM Studios' Colleen Hoover Movie 'Verity' With Anne Hathaway & Dakota Johnson Stakes Out Release Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
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