Let's say, hypothetically, you were not one of the very lucky people to spot Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni filming It Ends With Us in Hoboken last year and you're simply dying to finally see this movie. You’re in luck. The long wait for It Ends With Us, based on the Colleen Hoover book of the same name, has officially ended, with us (sorry). Originally set to release in February of this year but pushed amid the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the film lands in theaters on August 9.
The story follows a college graduate who moves to one of our most romantic cities—Boston. There, she meets a handsome neurosurgeon and kicks off a steamy romance, interrupted by her first love. The three points of this love triangle are named Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, and Atlas Corrigan, representative of CoHo’s signature soapy style.
How can I watch?
It Ends With Us will premiere exclusively in theaters on August 9, but doesn’t Blake Lively’s hair command such a screen? It’s ginger again, pay it respect.
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Do I need to read the book first?
No, and you don’t need to. In conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Blake Lively said, “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.”
Those are confident words considering how closely held the book is among YA readers. The first tastes of the film landed sour with readers, noting the significant age differences. In the book, Lily is 23 and Ryle is 30, whereas in the movie, Lily is 35 and Ryle is 39. Remember when we said he was a neurosurgeon? Yeah.
In conversation with Today in June 2023, author Colleen Hoover claimed the blame for the mix-up, framing the characters’ youth as a mistake. "Back when I wrote 'It Ends With Us,' the new adult (genre) was very popular,” Hoover said. “You were writing college-age characters. That's what I was contracted to do. I made Lily very young. I didn't know that neurosurgeons went to school for 50 years. There's not a 20-something neurosurgeon. As I started making this movie, I'm like, we need to age them out, because I messed up. So that's my fault."
Okay, when will it hit streaming?
There is no word yet on a streaming date for It Ends With Us, but we do know who will host it. Netflix, you’re up. The streamer signed a multi-year partnership with Sony Pictures, an agreement which It Ends With Us falls under.
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