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The wait for the anticipated adaptation of <\/a>The Love Hypothesis<\/a> <\/i>is reaching a fever pitch, <\/i>thanks to star Lili Reinhart<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s latest set teaser.<\/p>\n Reinhart, 28, shared a nine-second clip<\/a> of costar Tom Bateman<\/strong> masterfully picking her up and fireman-carrying her off into the distance. (The Riverdale <\/i>alum is playing lead Olive Smith while also serving as a producer of the film.)<\/p>\n Bateman, who is set to play love interest Adam Carlsen, sported an all-black outfit as Reinhart wrapped an arm around his shoulder. Within minutes, Bateman, 36, hoisted Reinhart up and impressively balanced her entire weight on one arm.<\/p>\n The video quickly went viral on social media, with fans clamoring for more updates on The Love Hypothesis<\/i>.<\/p>\n The Love Hypothesis\u2019 Connection to \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Explained After Tom Bateman\u2019s Surprise Casting\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis is how you promote a MOVIE,\u201d one TikTok user wrote, with another fan adding, \u201c\u2018How many times did you watch this?\u2019 Yes.\u201d<\/p>\n A third social media commenter commented, \u201cYou don\u2019t understand how loud the gasp that just left my body was.\u201d<\/p>\n Other fans couldn\u2019t help but point out how similar Bateman\u2019s lift was to a specific scene in Ali Hazelwood<\/strong>\u2019s original novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n \u201cHer heart skipped what felt like a dozen beats when Adam swept her up into a full bridal carry,\u201d a passage reads. \u201cShe yelped, and he carried her to their [hotel] room, all because she had a blister on her pinkie toe. Without much of a choice, she closed her arms around his neck and sank against him, trying to make sure she\u2019d survive if he decided to drop her. His hands were warm around her back and knee, forearms tight and strong.\u201d<\/p>\n Reinhart confirmed in July that she was set to star as Olive, a PhD candidate opposite Adam\u2019s biology professor, in the film adaptation<\/a> of Hazelwood\u2019s bestselling novel.<\/p>\n \u201c\ud83d\udc40\ud83e\uddec\u2764\ufe0f<\/span> #thelovehypothesis,\u201d she wrote via Instagram on July 16, sharing a selfie of herself wearing a lab coat and holding a copy of the book.<\/p>\n That same day, Reinhart uploaded a TikTok video of herself wandering through a bookstore.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking for a book that could be turned into a really good romantic comedy,\u201d she said, leading an off-camera friend to present her with a copy of Hazelwood\u2019s book.<\/p>\n