Blake Lively (A simple favor) And Justin Baldoni (Joan the Virgin) will star in a film adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s popular novel It ends with us. Baldoni will also direct the film from a screenplay adapted by Christy Hall. The project is in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures.
The story follows a girl named Lily” who has just moved away and is ready to start her life after college. Lily then meets a boy named Ryle and falls in love with him. While she is developing feelings for Ryle, Atlas, her first love, reappears and challenges Lily and Ryle’s relationship.
The book exploded in popularity on TikTok as it became a “BookTok” cultural phenomenon with over 2 billion views on Hoover’s TikTok hashtag. Hoover is currently the best-selling author in the United States, with over 20 million books sold, and she has written five of the top 10 best-selling print books of any genre in 2022.
Obviously I’m out of the loop because this movie announcement is the first I’ve heard of this book and the author. But it’s great that the author is seeing success in her work! Hoover will also serve as a consultant on the film.
Alex Saks will produce for Saks Picture Company, along with Jamey Heath, who will produce on behalf of Wayfarer Studios. Lively and Hoover are executive producers along with Steve Sarowitz, Andrew Calof and Baldoni on behalf of Wayfarer, which is also co-financing. Hall is also producing.
Lively is keeping busy these days having directed Taylor Swift’s music video ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ in 2021. She is set to play director role soon Paul Feig’S A simple favor sequel alongside Anna Kendrick. She is also about to make her feature film directorial debut for Searchlight with the adaptation of the Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novel Secondswritten and produced by Edgar Wright.
Source: Deadline
by Joey Paur
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