First Look: Lainey Wilson Stars In Her First Film, ‘Reminders Of Him’

The official trailer for Universal Picture’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestseller Reminders of Him has dropped, giving fans the first look into Lainey Wilson’s feature film debut.

Within the nearly three-minute clip, the story unfolds between the main characters Kenna (Maika Monroe) and Scotty (Rudy Pankow), whose romance begins at her workplace once he gains the courage to finally ask her out after his repeated purchases of single yellow plates. Unfortunately, we see their love take a devastating turn one stormy night when Kenna makes a tragic mistake that leads to Scotty’s death and lands her behind bars for seven years.

“There was before you and there was during you,” Monroe says in the narration that plays over the dramatic footage. “For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.”

After her release, Kenna returns to her hometown in Wyoming, where she struggles to rebuild her life with a criminal record. She also learns that nearly everyone in town, including her daughter’s grandparents, Grace and Patrick (Lauren Graham and Bradley Whitford), is determined to keep her from reconnecting with her only child.

While not much is known about Wilson’s character, we do learn that she goes by the name Amy and becomes one of the people who shows Kenna compassion and support when she needs it the most.

The country superstar briefly appears in the trailer when she is seen talking to Kenna about the tragedy she recently faced and how her life has changed for the worse as a result.

“What’s your trauma?” Wilson asks with her signature Louisiana twang that has noticeably softened.

Kenna explains that she can’t seem to find a place that will hire her as she “just got out of prison.”

Wilson responds, “Sh**, you win.”

Kenna also unexpectedly befriends former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger (Tyriq Withers). Other cast members include Jennifer Robertson (Schitt’s Creek) as Kenna’s landlord, Zoe Kosovic (The Smashing Machine) as Kenna’s daughter, Diem, Hilary Jardine (Holidazed) and Nicholas Duvernay (The White Lotus) as Ledger’s bar team, and Monika Myers as Kenna’s neighbor, Lady Diana.

Vanessa Caswill has been tapped to serve as the director of Reminders of Him, with the screenplay written by Hoover and Lauren Levine. Both of these writers are also producing the film through their production company, Heartbones Entertainment alongside Gina Matthews through her Little Engine Productions. Additionally, Robin Fisichella is executive producing, while Director of production development Christine Sun will oversee the project for the studio.

Lainey Wilson’s connection to Universal goes beyond her upcoming film debut. In 2024, her original track “Out of Oklahoma” appeared the Twisters soundtrack, which earned multiple award nominations from the Guild of Music Supervisors and the Society of Composers and Lyricists. The full soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and snagged a Grammy nod.

This also won’t be her first time acting, as she previously appeared in a recurring role on Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone. In Season five, she was introduced as a musician named Abby, who was written specifically for Wilson after the show began featuring her music back in Season 2.

First published in 2022, Reminders of Him has sold more than 6 million copies in the United States and has been translated into 45 languages. Universal secured the film rights in a bidding war and is set to release the movie to theaters on March 13, 2026.

The film will mark the third to adapt one of Hoover’s many novels following 2024’s It Ends With Us and Friday’s Regretting You.