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Blake Lively has found her next big movie role in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book It Ends With Us, alongside Justin Baldoni.

[For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! Colleen released the sequel It Starts with Us in October 2022, which landed on BookTok's top 10 trending searches of the year. Some TikTokers said Blake reminded them more of the titular character from Colleen's book Verity. "She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. As for the behind-the-scenes team, both actors and the author will have creative say as executive producers on It Ends With Us. The actress, 35, will star in the movie adaptation of the best-selling romance novel It Ends With Us, E!

Lively will star alongside actor-director Justin Baldoni in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.

The book centers on themes of domestic abuse and is loosely based on Hoover's own childhood. "I just want everyone to know how appreciative I am to my mother, who got us out of a scary situation when I was a little girl and brought us here to this house which doesn't look like much, but this house was full of love and joy," Hoover told her followers. "As Lily finds herself becoming the exception to [Ryle's] 'no dating' rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place," the book's description reads. Justin Baldoni will direct the film, and star alongside Lively as Ryle Kincaid, the neurosurgeon Lily meets upon her arrival who has an aversion to serious romance. "As questions about her new relationship overwhelms her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan -- her first love and a link to the past she left behind. Hoover also announced the news on her Instagram.

Few books that have made as much of an impact on BookTok like Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us. The cast of the film was just announced today, and if you're ...

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Colleen Hoover's film adaption for “It Ends With Us” has found its stars.

After fans expressed that the story of abuse was being marketed as a love story. Hoover is the best-selling author in the U.S. Hoover described the home as a place “full of love and joy” and filled with wonderful memories for her. The film is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. She concluded her video by saying, “The little girl who used to sleep in that bedroom thanks you for all the support...Blake Lively. “Our Lily is going to be played by Blake Lively,” Hoover said in her video.

It's a well-known fact that many actors have dated their co-stars while working on a movie or TV show together. Examples of celebrity couples that first ...

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley started dating in 2007 while filming the first season of Gossip Girl. And the fact that they were able to play on-screen romantic interests in several seasons after breaking up is a true testament to their professionalism and incredible acting skills. However, after the pair were spotted kissing on the set of Gossip Girl, they quickly confirmed that they were dating, although they kept most aspects of their relationship under wraps. They wanted us all to wear the same clothes that we’re wearing on the show. [Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson](https://www.thethings.com/how-did-tom-hanks-and-rita-wilson-meet/), who first met on the set of Bosom Buddies in the 80s and have been married for over 30 years now. The “will they-or-won't they” nature of their relationship was a big part of the show during its six seasons.

The book, which went viral under TikTok's Booktok tag, centers on Lily, who is about to enter college when she meets Ryle and she falls for him. As she is ...

[update on the sequel](https://www.justjared.com/2023/01/18/anna-kendrick-shares-update-on-a-simple-favor-sequel/) to A Simple Favor. [Blake Lively](https://www.justjared.com/tags/blake-lively/), [Justin Baldoni](https://www.justjared.com/tags/justin-baldoni/) The book, which went viral under TikTok’s Booktok tag, centers on Lily, who is about to enter college when she meets Ryle and she falls for him.

And the story is now on its way to the big screen. In an Instagram video posted Thursday, Hoover revealed that Blake Lively will play Lily Bloom, a small-town ...

She praised her mother for "getting us out of a scary situation" and bringing the family to the house. "Blake Lively, y'all," Hoover says in the video. And the story is now on its way to the big screen.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will star in the movie adaptation of 'It Ends With Us,' the BookTok favorite by Colleen Hoover. Baldoni will also direct the ...

I’m so excited, y’all.” [Per Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/01/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-sony-wayfarer-studios-adaptation-colleen-hoover-it-ends-with-us-1235242008/#recipient_hashed=a4ce6a4ce333e9d2f45073423f0d0bd9ddd1e881cc1eeb61edd6c222586d0922&recipient_salt=3e6bf6f513c42d850dc794ebe658e7e74e327980ad88a59be1f21c27f8daad37), [I Am Not Okay With This](https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/i-am-not-okay-with-this-finale-review.html) writer Christy Hall is adapting the script for the screen. [met an early end](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/no-more-colleen-hoover-it-end-with-us-coloring-book.html), but the It Ends With Us movie is just beginning. The It Ends With Us movie is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. [Blake Lively](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/paul-feig-blake-lively-anna-kendrick-make-a-simple-favor-2.html) and [Justin Baldoni](https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/jane-the-virgin-star-alleges-sexual-harassment-by-producer.html) will respectively star as Lily and Ryle, whose romance devolves into domestic violence. According to Hoover, the original book is “loosely inspired” by her mom, who “got us out of a scary situation” when she was young. [Colleen Hoover](https://www.vulture.com/article/colleen-hoover-best-books-most-romantic-riskiest.html) confirmed today that the film adaptation of her bestselling [BookTok favorite](https://www.vulture.com/article/colleen-hoover-fans-booktok.html) has found its lead actors.

The actors are also set to executive produce the project, with the 'Jane the Virgin' alum directing the film based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel.

Baldoni, known for acting in CW’s Jane the Virgin and who last directed the music-centric Disney+ feature Clouds, is repped by WME and Jonesworks. Since then, he’s been working closely with the author, who is consulting on the film. The novel was released in 2016 but became a “BookTok” phenomenon in 2021, with more than two billion views on its TikTok hashtag. Baldoni is set to direct and executive produce the film through his Wayfarer Studios banner, alongside his partner, Andrew Calof. Lily then meets a guy named Ryle and she falls for him. As she is developing feelings for Ryle, Atlas, her first love, reappears and challenges the relationship between Lily and Ryle.” [I Am Not Oka](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/i-am-not-review-1280905/) [y](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/i-am-not-review-1280905/) [ With This](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/i-am-not-review-1280905/), penned the screenplay and will also produce. [A Simple Favor](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-simple-favor-sequel-movie-blake-lively-anna-kendrick-1235144744/), is represented by WME, Entertainment 360 and Sloane Offer. Lively, who is also set to star in the sequel to the Paul Feig-directed Baldoni’s interest in the book dates back to 2019 when he and Wayfarer Studios optioned the rights to adapt it for the big screen. According to the book’s synopsis, It Ends With Us “follows a girl named Lily who has just moved and is ready to start her life after college. [Share this article on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&title=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=1153511048447777) [Share this article on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&text=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98It%20Ends%20With%20Us%E2%80%99%20Adaptation&via=thr) [Share this article on Email](mailto:?subject=thr%20:%20Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation&body=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/%20-%20Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation) [Show additional share options](#) [Share this article on Print]() [Share this article on Comment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/#respond) [Share this article on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation%20-%20https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/) [Share this article on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&title=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation&summary&source=thr) [Share this article on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&title=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation) [Share this article on Pinit](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&description=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation) [Share this article on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-sony-adaptation-1235311038/&posttype=link&title=Blake%20Lively%20and%20Justin%20Baldoni%20Set%20to%20Star%20in%20Sony’s%20‘It%20Ends%20With%20Us’%20Adaptation) [Blake Lively](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/blake-lively/) and [Justin Baldoni](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/justin-baldoni/) will star opposite each other in Sony’s adaptation of It Ends With Us, based on Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Blake Lively has found her next big movie role in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book It Ends With Us, alongside Justin Baldoni.

Colleen released the sequel It Starts with Us in October 2022, which landed on BookTok's top 10 trending searches of the year. Some TikTokers said Blake reminded them more of the titular character from Colleen's book Verity. "She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true." As for the behind-the-scenes team, both actors and the author will have creative say as executive producers on It Ends With Us. The actress, 35, will star in the movie adaptation of the best-selling romance novel It Ends With Us, E!

Blake Lively will star opposite Justin Baldoni in It Ends with Us, a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 2016 bestselling romance novel.

Baldoni will serve as the director, and Lively will executive produce. Steve Sarowitz, Andrew Calof and Baldoni will also executive produce for Wayfarer. As the two get closer, an old flame comes back into Lily's life and threatens her and Ryle's growing romance, according to Deadline. As for Baldoni's character, Hoover said, "When I first met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film for It Ends with Us, I immediately wanted him to be Ryle. The good news is he's gonna be Ryle. I can't say it enough."

Blake Lively will star opposite Justin Baldoni in It Ends with Us, a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 2016 bestselling romance novel.

From what I understand, Colleen Hoover books are to Gen-Zers what the Twilight series was to millennials. BookTok (that's book TikTok for the unitiated) is ...

[Blake Lively](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/blake-lively-pregnant-fourth-child/). one person [tweeted](https://twitter.com/tajiareed/status/1618782653251227648). Iris writes about everything from celebrity news and relationship advice to the pitfalls of diet culture and the joys of exercise. [Blake Lively](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/blake-lively-most-body-confident-after-kids/) will lead the movie adaptation of It Ends With Us, in the role of Lily Bloom, has divided people to no end. She has many opinions on Harry Styles, and can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate. [View More ▸](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/) AAAHHHHHHHHH" [said](https://twitter.com/maraolimyers/status/1618899107116105729). "I can’t deal. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/NicoleVampirex/status/1618912710921719808). [Lively](https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a7164/blake-lively-feature/) will star opposite Justin Baldoni as Ryle Kincaid, according to [E! News](https://www.eonline.com/news/1362867/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-to-star-in-colleen-hoovers-it-ends-with-us-adaptation).

The movie is based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel. Author Colleen Hoover has been a BookTok sensation as of late, pushing her ...

She's also well-known for starring in the original Gossip Girl series. She has had an expansive career across genres, starring in films such as The Shallows, The Age of Adaline, and A Simple Favor. [It Ends with Us](https://www.colleenhoover.com/portfolio/it-ends-with-us/) was optioned for film, and she recently revealed the first casting announcements for the movie via [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@colleenhoover/video/7193106107492011310?_r=1&_t=8ZMWG3PTsP0). In the book, Lily is a young woman who moves from small-town Maine to Boston to start her own business. Despite struggles along the way, she's a hard worker who's determined to make the life she wants. She shows viewers her now-vacant childhood home, talking about how her mother got them out of "a scary situation" and created a space "full of love and joy."

Colleen Hoover says Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni "have what it takes to bring these characters to life."

Last year, the book made its way back to USA TODAY's bestsellers list ahead of its sequel, "It Starts With Us," which arrived Oct. Her 2016 book "It Ends With Us," which follows Ryle and Lily's complicated relationship when a man from Lily's past shows up, is one of Hoover's most popular and well-received novels. She thanked her mother whom she said "got us out of a scary situation when I was little." The good news is he's going to be Ryle. "Then when I first met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film for 'It Ends With Us,' I immediately wanted him to be Ryle," she said. She's my dream Lily,"

Blake Lively shared a new selfie in which she has dark brown hair, a stark difference from the blonde fans are used to seeing on her.

"I'm going to do my best to sneak y'all as much footage as I can without getting kicked off the set. "I think that Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have what it takes to bring these characters to life and I cannot wait for you guys to see that happen," Hoover said in an Instagram A throwback?

Blake Lively traded her signature blond locks for dark hair after news broke that she'll star in the movie adaptation of “It Ends With Us."

[Another person wrote](https://twitter.com/annagarzon_/status/1618775967408992257) they don’t “like Blake Lively playing Lily” because “Lily is a redhead,” adding, “I hope at least she dyes her hair.” [shared a self-deprecating snap](https://pagesix.com/2020/12/22/blake-lively-shows-off-her-quarantine-hair-in-unfiltered-selfie/) showing off her tangled quarantine hair. [share a very bad hair day](https://pagesix.com/2022/12/12/blake-lively-shares-photo-of-bad-hair-day-tags-ryan-reynolds/) on Instagram in December.

BookTok is all abuzz with the news that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will be starring in a movie based on the bestselling romance novel, "It Ends With ...

So we have our Ryle and our Lily.” “The good news is he’s gonna be Ryle. “Blake Lively, y’all.

Blake Lively has found her next big movie role in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book “It Ends With Us,” alongside Justin Baldoni.

We fell head over heels in love with the "People We Meet on Vacation" and "Beach Read" author's latest offering and dare we say she is the millennial Nora Ephron? In this 2022 prequel to Silvera's bestselling phenomenon "They Both Die at the End," two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. That is the enticing set-up for this 2020 romance novel about a young woman who is sent to live with her father's stepbrother and his two sons in the mountains of Colorado after her famous parents pass away. Colleen released the sequel "It Starts with Us" in October 2022, which landed on BookTok's top 10 trending searches of the year. As for the behind-the-scenes team, both actors and the author will have creative say as executive producers on "It Ends With Us." As the three men take her under their wing, lines blur, rules become easy to break and your emotions will run wild in this melodrama about a taboo love. Told in alternating timelines between then and now, this charming 2018 novel, co-authored by long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billing, tells the love story of Macy and Elliott. The actress, 35, will star in the movie adaptation of the best-selling romance novel "It Ends With Us," E! "She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. Would you be able to turn the page once you saw how things would have been if you had made other choices? And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true." She'll act alongside "Jane the Virgin" star