Everything to Know About Blake Lively's Upcoming MovieIt Ends with Us
Mar. 15, 2025Blake Livelyis coming back to the big screen!
TheGossip Girlalumna will star in the film adaption of Colleen Hoover’sIt Ends with Usalongside actorJustin Baldoni.
Based on the 2016 novel of the same name, the film will follow Lily, a woman who moves to a new city following college graduation and meets and falls in love with a man named Ryle. Her newfound bliss isn’t long-lived, however, as a blast from the past comes back in the form of her ex-lover who turns her world upside down.
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in “It Ends with Us”.Nicole Rivelli
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From plot points to casting details, here’s everything to know aboutIt Ends with Us.
What isIt Ends with Usabout?
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According toDeadline, It Ends with Ustells the story of Lily, a fresh college graduate who has moved to a new city and meets and falls in love with a man named Ryle.
Though Ryle has a “complete aversion to relationships,” Lily becomes the exception to the neurosurgeon’s “no dating rule,” adescription of the book explains. As the two continue to get closer, Lily’s first love comes back into her life and throws a wrench in the new life she’s creating.
It Ends with Ushas been published in 43 languages and was the top-selling print book in 2022, cementing its spot onThe New York TimesBest Seller List for more than 90 weeks,Deadlinesaid.
Who is in the cast ofIt Ends with Us?
Jenny Slate and Blake Lively in “It Ends with Us”.Jojo Whilden
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Hoover also revealed that Baldoni would be playing Ryle, telling fans, “I just thought that he had what it takes to play that character. The good news is he’s gonna be Ryle. So we have our Ryle and our Lily.”
She also expressed her gratitude saying, “The little girl who used to sleep in that bedroom thanks you for all the support.”
Blake Lively and Jason Baldoni in “It Ends with Us”.Nicole Rivelli
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On April 20, it was confirmed that1923’sBrandon Sklenarhad signed on to play Atlas — Lily’s old flame — in the screen adaptation, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Days later,Deadlinereported thatJenny Slatehad joined the cast as Allysa — Ryle’s sister and another crucial character in the book.
In the months that followed casting,Hoover faced backlashbecause Lively, 36, and Baldoni, 39, are significantly older than theirIt Ends with Uscharacters. In June 2023, Hoover explained why she went with more mature actors, noting that making the literary characters younger was a mistake. “I didn’t know that neurosurgeons went to school for 50 years," she said. “There’s not a 20-something neurosurgeon.”
“As I started making this movie, I’m like, ‘We need to age them out because I messed up,’ ” she added. “So that’s my fault.”
In January 2024,Deadlinereported that the team had cast Lively and Baldoni’s younger counterparts with the addition of Isabela Ferrer as young Lily and Alex Neustaedter as young Atlas.
Is there a trailer forIt Ends with Us?
Thefirst official trailerforIt Ends with Usdropped in May 2024. The two-minute clip, set to the tune ofTaylor Swift’s “My Tears Ricochet,” follows Lily Bloom as she opens her flower shop in Boston, meets Ryle, and reunites with her childhood beau, Atlas.
“We all have an idea of what love can be, that special connection you feel, that first kiss. But 15 seconds, that’s all it takes to completely change everything,” Blake Lively, who plays Lily, can be heard saying. “As hard as this choice is, we break the pattern or the pattern breaks us.”
Who will be directingIt Ends with Us?
Justin Baldoni behind the scenes of “It Ends with Us”.Jojo Whilden
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In addition to the news that Baldoni would be leading the cast with Lively, Hoover revealed theJane the Virginalumnus will also be directing the project and Lively will executive produce.
Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios optioned the book back in 2019, and have been working with Hoover on it since, reportsDeadline.
Who isIt Ends with Usauthor, Colleen Hoover?
Colleen Hoover.Lm Otero/AP/Shutterstock
Colleen Hooveris aNew York Timesbestselling author who’s penned more than 20 novels and novellas. She has garnered more than 2 billion views on “BookTok,” sold more than 20 million books and is currently the best-selling novelist in the United States,according toDeadline.
It Ends with Uswon Hoover the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance — an award she also won in 2015 forConfessand 2017 forWithout Merit, per her website.
When didIt Ends with Usstart filming?
In May 2023,Lively was spotted filmingalongside Baldoni in Jersey City. The actress was seen donning a tan halter dress and fuchsia coat as well as bright red hair for the role.
However, production shut down a month later due to the ongoing writers' strike, though filmingpicked back up in early 2024.
Blake Lively and Brandon Sklenar in “It Ends with Us”.Jojo Whilden
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When willIt Ends with Usbe released?
PEOPLE confirmed in April 2024 that the movie has been pushed back seven weeks from its June 21 release date and will now bein theaters on Aug. 9, 2024.
Originally,It Ends With Uswas scheduled for a Feb. 9 release before it was pushed back to the summer, making this the second time that the date has changed.
source: people.com
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