Why Fans of The Love Hypothesis Are Struggling to Accept Tom Bateman's Role in the Rom-Com; His Wife Daisy Ridley May Not Approve

The most recent news regarding a new book-to-film adaptation comes from Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis. The film will feature Riverdale's Lili Reinhart and Behind Her Eyes star Tom Bateman in the leading roles. Reinhart is also serving as an executive producer on the Amazon MGM Studios film. But why are fans so excited about Bateman joining the project? The book originated as a Star Wars

fanfic for the ship Reylo. Bateman's wife, Daisy Ridley, portrayed Rey in the new trilogy alongside Adam Driver's Kylo Ren. We delve into why fans are reacting so enthusiastically to this surprising casting.

Fan reaction to Tom Bateman on The Love HypothesisReinhart's casting was revealed a day prior, and the studio released a Reel featuring the pair as Olive Smith and Dr. Adam Carlsen. Fans who were already aware of the story's origins were particularly excited.




One fan succinctly captured the situation by posting, "how do we explain to locals that tom bateman is married to daisy ridley which plays rey the inspiration behind olive and the love hypothesis fanfic." A fan on Instagram expressed, "This was the best uno reverse card you could’ve pulled on us… not Adam… but REYS HUSBAND hahahahhahahahah. This is perfection." Fans are already having a great time imagining Ridley visiting Bateman on set. Others are hoping for The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, Driver, and Ridley to all appear at the film's premiere.
Head over Feet fanfic The Love Hypothesis initially began as fan fiction online in 2018, featuring Rey (Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Driver) as the central ship. Hazelwood later adapted it into a novel with Olive as a PhD candidate and Carlsen as a Stanford professor who enter into a fake relationship. The Star Wars references were omitted; Carlsen's first name is said to be a tribute to Driver.
More about The Love Hypothesis The script for The Love Hypothesis is being penned by The Sleepover's Sarah Rothschild, while Set It Up filmmaker Claire Scanlon is at the helm as director. Production is already in progress, and The Love Hypothesis is anticipated to be released next year. In the meantime, both book and film fans will be closely monitoring its development.