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Grace, who is known for her roles in the films \"I, Tonya,\" \"Gifted\" and \"Ghostbusters: Afterlife,\" as well as the series \"The Handmaid's Tale,\" said that what drew her to the film was the script. She added that she \"wasn't aware that it was a book\" at the time that she signed on for the film.

After reading Hoover's 2019 book, Grace said it was the relationship between a mother and daughter at the novel's core that touched her most.

\"It was the story of the mom and the daughter and the way that they're working through their grief together,\" she said.

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\"My character has a lot of anger toward herself and toward her mother,\" she added. \"I think it's beautiful to watch her through that and end up growing closer together.\"

\"Regretting You\" follows \"It Ends With Us\" as one of Hoover's latest book-to-film adaptations. \"It Ends With Us,\" an adaptation of Hoover's 2016 bestselling novel, starred Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and more.

Hoover's books \"Reminders of Him\" and \"Verity\" will also be heading to the big screen.

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