Blake Lively to Star in "It Ends With Us" Film Adaptation

American actress Blake Lively is set to star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling romance novel “It Ends With Us”. 

The movie is in development at Sony Pictures, with Justin Baldoni attached to star, direct, and executive produce under his Wayfarer Studios banner, which is co-financing. 

Lively is also executive producing alongside Hoover, Steve Sarowitz, and Andrew Calof. Alex Saks will produce for Saks Picture Company, along with Jamey Heath who will produce on behalf of Wayfarer Studios.

Christy Hall penned the current screenplay and is also set to produce. 

“It Ends With Us” follows small-town girl Lily, who moves to Boston to start her own business. 

Sparks immediately fly between her and neurosurgeon Ryle, but his complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. 

Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his ‘no dating’ rule, but she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place. As questions about their relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan — her first love and a link to the past she left behind. 

He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.

Hoover is currently the highest-selling novelist in the U.S., writing five of the top 10 bestselling books of any genre last year, with over 20 million books sold. 

“It Ends With Us” ended 2022 as the top-selling print book and has been on the New York Times’ bestseller list for over 90 weeks. 

Baldoni and Wayfarer have been working closely with Hoover as a consultant on the movie.

Hall is also penning the screenplay for the Sony film adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s “The Husband’s Secret”, starring Lively.

Known for her work in the TV series “Gossip Girl” and films like “A Simple Favor” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Lively made her directorial debut last year with Taylor Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me” music video. 

She is set to make her feature directorial debut with “Seconds”, an adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel, written and produced by Edgar Wright alongside Marc Platt.