After (2019)
- Before Josephine Langford was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
- During the filming of After, Josephine Langford improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Jenny Gage's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
After is a 2019 American romantic drama directed by Jenny Gage, based on Anna Todd's 2014 novel that originated as One Direction fan fiction on the platform Wattpad. Josephine Langford stars as Tessa Young, a dedicated, straight-A college freshman whose carefully planned life is upended when she falls for Hardin Scott, played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin, a brooding, troubled British student with anger issues and a dark past. Their intense, volatile relationship challenges everything Tessa thought she knew about love and herself as she discovers that Hardin's interest in her may have begun as a cruel bet among his friends.
After became a surprise commercial success, earning $69 million worldwide on a $14 million budget, and demonstrated the commercial viability of adapting fiction from online platforms β Todd's original Wattpad story accumulated over one billion reads before being published as a traditional novel. The film launched a five-movie franchise that traced Tessa and Hardin's tumultuous relationship across years and continents. Hero Fiennes Tiffin, nephew of Ralph Fiennes, brought a smoldering intensity to the moody Hardin that resonated with the book's enormous existing fanbase.
The franchise's success on streaming platforms significantly exceeded its theatrical performance.
