Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel "It Ends With Us" is coming to the big screen. Set to hit theaters Aug. 9, the adaptation will see Blake Lively bring to life one of Hoover's most memorable characters, Lily Bloom, who grapples with the cyclical nature of domestic violence.
The novel, which is inspired by , was first published in 2016 but became a staple recommendation on BookTok, the bookish corner of TikTok, during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 14, the book has spent But the book and its film adaptation has not gone without controversy, ranging from the subject matter to the casting choices. Lively recently aimed to ease any concerns the book's fans may have at Hoover's annual event, Book Bonanza 2024.
"Some people will always like a book better than a movie and some people like a movie better than the book, but I think that we just did our best to honor the book and honor the fans, and, I think, really make something that works even by itself,” Lively said. Read on to learn all about the film, including who makes up the cast, details on Hoover's book and when the film is being released. The official trailer for premiered May 16.
In the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, viewers see the heartbreaking love story between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s characters, Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. In the beginning of the clip, the couple appears to be very much in love, but then Lily “begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relat.
