It Ends with Us
2024
5.9
It Ends with Us

'It Ends with Us' trivia and fun facts

Fan anger over casting choice

Fans of the book showed their displeasure at the choice of actors for not meeting the age standards indicated in the film. Lily is 23 years old and Ryle is 30 in the book, while Blake Lively is 35 and Justin Baldoni is 39.

Based on a novel

The film is based on the book 'Breaking the Circle' by Colleen Hoover.

Director, producer and starring

The actor who plays Ryle Kincaid, Justin Baldoni, is also the film's director. He also collaborates on the production with his partner Lively, the book's writer, and producers Alex Saks, Jamey Heath and Christy Hal.

Actresses being considered for the role of Allysa

Jenny Slate was chosen to play Lily's friend Allysa, but actresses such as Grace Caroline Currey, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Virginia Gardner, Lucy Hale, Danielle Macdonald, Florence Pugh, Lili Reinhart, Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan and Anya Taylor-Joy were also considered to play the character.

Actress candidates

Before Blake Lively was confirmed to play Lily, other great actresses such as Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Cooke, Zoey Deutch, Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Rachel McAdams, Madelaine Petsch, Amanda Seyfried, Emma Stone, Sydney Sweeney, Charlize Theron, Sophie Turner, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon and many others were also considered.

Explanation of the ages of the characters

The author of the book, Colleen Hoover, explained that the idea of aging the characters was on purpose and that it was also her idea to correct the flaw she had in the books. She wrote the story as if the main characters were of college age, however, it was not well thought out because Riley's character is a neurosurgeon and would be very young if he were the age she originally thought.

Success of the novel

The novel achieved such recognition that the author has continued the story with a second book called 'Starting Over' and has now taken the first part to the big screen.

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