The movie «The End of Us» based on the novel by Colleen Hoover: news about filming, actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni
16 april 2025 в 09:37
Fans of romantic novels were thrilled when the news broke that bestseller Colleen Hoover’s «It Ends With Us» had been adapted into a film. Colleen announced on January 26th that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni would play the lead roles in the upcoming movie, which had not yet started filming. «It Ends With Us» was published on August 2, 2016, and was «inspired» by Colleen’s parents' relationship. It tells the story of Lily, a young woman who falls in love with Ryle before her past love reappears and complicates the situation. According to USA Today, the novel had sold over 4 million copies by October 2022.
HollywoodLife provides the latest updates on the highly anticipated film «It Ends With Us», - which cannot come soon enough. Find out about the release date, cast, and more below.
The film «It Ends With Us» was released on August 9, 2025. The film was in development with Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios, founded by Justin Baldoni.
The casting of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was announced by Colleen in a video on Instagram. Blake plays Lily Bloom, and Justin plays Ryle Kincaid. Blake dyed her hair brown to match Lily’s hair color after being chosen for the role. Justin, who also directs the film, is best known for his role as Rafael in «Jane the Virgin».
In the video, Colleen, the bestselling author, excitedly told her followers, «We have our cast. And I will tell you who our Ryle and Lily are». Thanking her mother for inspiring the book, Colleen revealed, «Our Lily will be played by Blake Lively. Blake Lively, guys! She is my dream Lily». Colleen continued, «And when I met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film, I immediately wanted him to play Ryle. I just thought he had everything to become this character. And the good news is that he will be Ryle. So we have our Ryle and our Lily».
«I think Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have everything they need to bring these characters to life», - Colleen also said. «I can’t wait for you to see this happen. I’m so excited». Colleen also confirmed that she had read the script for the film.
According to Deadline, Christie Hall is adapting the screenplay for the film «It Ends With Us». The producing team includes Blake, Justin, Colleen, Christie, Alex Saks, Jamie Hit, Steve Sarowitz, and Andrew Calof. Colleen will be a consultant on the film.
It is expected that the film «It Ends With Us» will closely follow the plot of the novel. The beloved book tells the story of Lily Bloom, a college graduate who moves to Boston and falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. Lily harbors resentment towards her father, who recently passed away, for abusing her mother, who kept it a secret from Lily. Lily’s life becomes even more complicated when she reunites with her first love, Atlas Corrigan. Atlas and Lily’s relationship has a significant impact on her relationship with Ryle.
Colleen’s novel was «inspired» by her mother’s life. In her Instagram video, Colleen showed her followers her childhood home and emotionally thanked her mother for what she had done for their family. «I just want everyone to know how grateful I am to my mother, who got us out of a terrible situation when I was little, and brought us to this house, which doesn’t look like anything special», - she said. «But this house was full of love and joy. So thank you, mom, for making that very difficult decision. This house holds only wonderful memories for me because of her»
HollywoodLife provides the latest updates on the highly anticipated film «It Ends With Us», - which cannot come soon enough. Find out about the release date, cast, and more below.
The film «It Ends With Us» was released on August 9, 2025. The film was in development with Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios, founded by Justin Baldoni.
The casting of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was announced by Colleen in a video on Instagram. Blake plays Lily Bloom, and Justin plays Ryle Kincaid. Blake dyed her hair brown to match Lily’s hair color after being chosen for the role. Justin, who also directs the film, is best known for his role as Rafael in «Jane the Virgin».
In the video, Colleen, the bestselling author, excitedly told her followers, «We have our cast. And I will tell you who our Ryle and Lily are». Thanking her mother for inspiring the book, Colleen revealed, «Our Lily will be played by Blake Lively. Blake Lively, guys! She is my dream Lily». Colleen continued, «And when I met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film, I immediately wanted him to play Ryle. I just thought he had everything to become this character. And the good news is that he will be Ryle. So we have our Ryle and our Lily».
«I think Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have everything they need to bring these characters to life», - Colleen also said. «I can’t wait for you to see this happen. I’m so excited». Colleen also confirmed that she had read the script for the film.
According to Deadline, Christie Hall is adapting the screenplay for the film «It Ends With Us». The producing team includes Blake, Justin, Colleen, Christie, Alex Saks, Jamie Hit, Steve Sarowitz, and Andrew Calof. Colleen will be a consultant on the film.
It is expected that the film «It Ends With Us» will closely follow the plot of the novel. The beloved book tells the story of Lily Bloom, a college graduate who moves to Boston and falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. Lily harbors resentment towards her father, who recently passed away, for abusing her mother, who kept it a secret from Lily. Lily’s life becomes even more complicated when she reunites with her first love, Atlas Corrigan. Atlas and Lily’s relationship has a significant impact on her relationship with Ryle.
Colleen’s novel was «inspired» by her mother’s life. In her Instagram video, Colleen showed her followers her childhood home and emotionally thanked her mother for what she had done for their family. «I just want everyone to know how grateful I am to my mother, who got us out of a terrible situation when I was little, and brought us to this house, which doesn’t look like anything special», - she said. «But this house was full of love and joy. So thank you, mom, for making that very difficult decision. This house holds only wonderful memories for me because of her»
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