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Justin Baldoni thanks the fans for the success It ends with us amid speculation of a feud with the star Blake Lively.
“I just want to thank all the fans. To everyone. Thank you for watching this film, for supporting it, for supporting the survivors, and for helping us make sure the message is not lost. I’m so grateful,” said Baldoni, the film’s director and lead actor TMZ in an article published on Tuesday, December 10.
Based on Colleen Hooverthe best-selling novel of the same name, It ends with us tells the story of domestic abuse survivor Lily Bloom (Lively), who is in a volatile relationship with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni). Things get even more complicated when her old flame, Atlas Corrigan (played by Brandon Sklenar), re-enters the picture.
Although the film was a huge success over the summer, rumors of tension between Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37, overshadowed its release in August after fans noticed Baldoni wasn’t posing on the red carpet with the rest of the cast. premiere of the film in New York.
Justine Baldoni seems to have nothing but positive things to say about her It’s Over co-star Blake Lively as reports of an on-set feud continue to circulate online. As the drama officially hits theaters on Friday, August 9, Baldoni, who both directed and starred alongside Lively, praised his on-screen partner. (…)
Ahead of the film’s August 9 release, social media sleuths also discovered that Lively, Hoover and the film’s main cast were unfollowing Baldoni on Instagram. Despite his heavy involvement in the film, Baldoni has been noticeably absent from most media coverage of the film, opting for solo interviews rather than appearing alongside his co-stars.
According to The Hollywood ReporterLively, the film’s producer, ordered her own cut movie from Deadpool & Wolverine the editor Shane Reid prior to release, however, it is unclear whether any of it was used in the final film.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Courtesy of Sony Pictures Ent.
At the film’s premiere in New York in August, Baldoni suggested Lively to direct a potential sequel based on Hoover’s companion book, It starts with us.
“I think there are better people for that,” he said. “I think Blake Lively is ready to direct.” That’s what I think.”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s new film, It Ends With Us, proved to be a hit at the box office, earning $50 million in its opening weekend. While the cast should be basking in the film’s success, they have instead found themselves embroiled in controversy as reports swirl of behind-the-scenes drama involving various final cuts (…)
Baldoni recently revealed that he had a “near breakdown” when recording It ends with us.
“It’s a very strange place to be, let alone direct, while trying to play a character who does the things that Ryle does in the movie, so there were times on the set of this where I just had to walk away,” Baldoni said on the Dec. 4 episode. Elizabeth Day‘s How to Fail podcast. “I would have to remove myself and go shake him off.”
“I did a lot of somatic therapy, so there were times when I was actually just shaking.” There’s a moment in the movie where Ryle finds Lily’s phone and finds the phone number and he’s very jealous and heartbroken,” he recalls. “He is also angry and does not harm her, but his eyes show how dangerous he is.” After that scene, I almost had a breakdown.”
