It Ends with Us movie storyline. Based on Hoover’s book—which helped the author outsell the actual Bible in 2022—the film follows a Boston flower-shop owner recently out of college. At the time we meet her, Lily is struggling over the death of her abusive father. But then she meets Ryle, a handsome doctor with whom she sparks an immediate rapport. Although he’s not interested in any form of real commitment, he eventually agrees to something like a relationship between the two of them. Initially, their love affair is electric, but it’s not long before his arrogance gives way to violence.
As such, the story is tricky to classify as a “romance,” even if millions of fans, a.k.a CoHorts, find it profound. A tale consumed with the thorny dynamics of love and abuse, It Ends With Us has also earned its fair share of criticism for, intentionally or not, glorifying domestic abuse—or at least irresponsibly framing it. (A coloring book version of It Ends With Us, for instance, was recently pulled after serious backlash.)
After staking her flag in the rolling hills of BookTok, bestselling author Colleen Hoover is taking her empire to Hollywood, and she’s bringing Blake Lively with her. Her smash-hit sensation It Ends With Us has more than just a film deal; it has Lively as the star, set to play protagonist Lily in the “romance,” even if that genre label might be something of a misnomer. (We’ll get to that in a bit.) In the meantime, here’s what little we know about the movie so far.
It Ends with Us (2024)
Directed by: Justin Baldoni
Starring: Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, Justin Baldoni, Amy Morton, Isabela Ferrer, Hasan Minhaj, Steve Monroe, Alex Neustaedter, Daphne Zelle, Michelle Santiago
Screenplay by: Justin Baldoni, Christy Hall
Production Design by: Russell Barnes, Annie Simeone
Film Editing by: Robb Sullivan
Costume Design by: Eric Daman
Set Decoration by: Carrie Stewart
Art Direction by: Marci Mudd, Annie Simeone
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Release Date: June 21, 2024
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