Justin Baldoni

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.

The movie is being developed by Sony Pictures and Baldoni's banner Wayfarer Studios. Lively and Hoover are also executive producers along with Steve Sarowitz ...

It Ends With Us was the top-selling print book with a mention in the bestseller list of The New York Times for over 90 weeks. Blake Lively is set to star in the film adaptation of the bestselling Colleen Hoover novel It Ends With Us along with Justin Baldoni. The relationship is difficult and seems doomed as Lily seeks closure with respect to her old love, Atlas.

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,"

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.

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."

Jane The Virgin's Justin Baldoni will be directing and producing Sony Pictures' It Ends With Usadaptation.

[directorial debut](https://www.avclub.com/blake-lively-seconds-directing-edgar-wright-scott-pilgr-1848861817) with a film adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel Seconds. [I Am Not Okay With This](https://www.avclub.com/sophia-lillis-gives-a-superpowered-performance-in-the-m-1841790424). Ultimately, Atria Books later announced they would [“not move forward”](https://twitter.com/AtriaBooks/status/1613297796634841088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1613297796634841088%7Ctwgr%5E1813fa9d6e1982bc84d0852a04cde8f4fead37fd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2023%2F01%2Fno-more-colleen-hoover-it-end-with-us-coloring-book.html) with The Official It Ends With Us Coloring Book in a statement on their Twitter. Recently, Hoover came [under controversy](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/13/colleen-hoover-apologises-for-tone-deaf-colouring-book-based-on-domestic-violence-novel) when reports that a coloring book based around It Ends With Us was to be released, with many fans of the novel speaking out against the odd choice. [criticisms](https://msmagazine.com/2022/09/07/it-ends-with-us-book-review/) of It Ends With Us’ depiction of domestic violence have been often voiced online. When Atlas returns back into her life, “everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened,” reads the

Justin Baldoni married his wife, Emily Baldoni, in July 2013 after an epic flash mob proposal — relationship timeline.

[Jane the Virgin ](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/jane-the-virgin-cast-where-are-they-now/)alum told [Makers ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGx95ZSvJ4)in an October 2017 interview. In the clip, [the Man Enough author](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celeb-scribes-2010227/) lip-synced to various love songs, [ participated in a flash mob](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/big-bang-theory-cast-performs-flash-mob-to-backstreet-boys-song/) and made his own action movie trailer while “on his way” to the restaurant. When I met Emily, [it was unlike all my other experiences](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-couples-first-met-love-stories-2014106/).” “The rest is none of your business.” My home. The master.” “He’s the master of surprises. My help mate. “My dearest wife. “I just kept telling myself, ‘This is not a proposal! This is not a proposal! [tied the knot three months later](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-weddings-2013-2013176/).

Author Colleen Hoover announced on Instagram Thursday that her bestselling romance novel “It Ends With Us” will star Blake Lively as Lily and Justin Baldoni ...

The story follows the couple’s toxic relationship and spotlights domestic abuse. “It Ends With Us” tells the story of Lily, a college graduate who falls in love with a man named Ryle while also wrestling with a past love. [announced on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn5XqEZg2c9/) Thursday that a film based on her bestselling romance novel “It Ends With Us” will star Blake Lively as Lily and Justin Baldoni as Ryle.