It Ends With Us is one of Colleen Hoover’s most popular novels. It quickly rose to popularity during the pandemic, and amid massive fanfare, the book’s much-anticipated big-screen adaptation is all set for a 9th August release. The film will see Blake Lively play the titular character Lily Bloom, a woman faced with a complicated choice when her past and present collide. After a trailer that captivated audiences, many believed Lively to be the perfect casting choice, praising the actress for bringing Lily Bloom to life.
Blake Lively knew from the start that she was working with very special material. “I saw a window display of her books—Colleen Hoover, Colleen Hoover, Colleen Hoover,” Lively recalls. “Her name was everywhere. She speaks to an audience—her voice resonates with people. The stories she tells and how she tells them reaches out and grabs so many people.”
“I just fell in love with Lily,” Lively says. “I wanted to tell her story because her emotional roadmap was so clear to me, yet there are so many ways she could be portrayed. I knew if I took her on, I would make sure she wasn’t a delicate flower, but a woman with both feet firmly on the ground. Someone in her skin. I thought it was important to see someone you think is settled in themselves get lost. It makes you realize you never really know what people are going through. We’re all on messy journeys that don’t always have a clear beginning, middle, and end. I hoped it might help people feel less alone to see Lily simultaneously strong and vulnerable, put together and fallible, lost and found.”
Set for a theatrical release in India on 9th August 2024, IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.
Directed by Justin Baldoni, the film stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton and Brandon Sklenar. Sony Pictures Entertainment India will release ‘It Ends With Us’ in Indian cinemas on 9th August 2024.
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