It Ends with Us (film)

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It Ends with Us
Directed by Justin Baldoni
Written byChristy Hall
Based on It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
Produced by
  • Alex Saks
  • Jamey Heath
  • Christy Hall
Starring
Cinematography Barry Peterson
Production
companies
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It Ends with Us is an upcoming American romance film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Wayfarer Studios and Saks Pictures, it stars Blake Lively, Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton, and Brandon Sklenar.

Contents

It Ends with Us is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 9, 2024, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Cast

Production

In July 2019, Justin Baldoni optioned the novel for a film adaptation, produced through his Wayfarer Entertainment company. [1] In January 2023, Blake Lively was cast in the role of Lily Bloom. Baldoni, who will play Ryle Kincaid, is set to direct and Christy Hall will adapt the script. [2] [3] In April 2023, Brandon Sklenar was cast to play the role of Atlas. [4] Filming began in Hoboken, New Jersey at Field Colony, a workspace and art gallery, on May 5, 2023. [5] The next month, production had to temporarily pause due to the 2023 WGA strike. [6] Just over half of the film was completed when production shut down. [7] The production was still on hold when the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023. [8] Filming resumed in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City on January 5, 2024. [9] [ better source needed ] That same month, Isabela Ferrer and Alex Neustaedter joined the cast as the younger versions of Lily and Atlas. [10]

Release

The film was originally set to be released theatrically on February 9, 2024, [7] and June 21, 2024, [11] but the release date was pushed back to August 9, 2024. [12]

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