While all the drama ofIt Ends With Usis confined to 130 minutes, the drama outside the production is never ending, as now it’s being reported that starBlake Livelyfearsher career may be overdue to the controversy surrounding the movie. Based on the novel by Colleen Hoover,It Ends With Usstars Lively as Lily Bloom, a woman whose perfect life gets upended when she finds herself unexpectedly trapped in the cycle of domestic abuse. With a budget of just $25 million, the movie has grossed nearly 10 times as much thus far, earning $242 million at the worldwide box office in just its first couple of weeks.
According to an inside source that spoke toThe Daily Mail, all the drama surroundingIt Ends with Usis eating away at Lively. So much so that she’s worried no one will want to work with her again. Said drama includes Lively clashing with her director and co-star Justin Baldoni, the film gettingslammed by a former Nickelodeon starfor using a song by a man who allegedly groomed her when she was 16, and Lively facing criticism for the way she handled interviews leading up to the film’s release. The source told the outlet that despite the star doing her best to not let everything get to her, she’s only human,and is now worried that her career in Hollywood might be over due to all the negativity.
“Blake is definitely saddened by the hate she is getting and is trying not to let it affect her but it is. She thought this was her moment to shine but is now looking at it like the end of her career.She’s fearing no one will want to work with her after this.”
It Ends With Us
Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends With Us is a drama-romance film directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily, who meets a man named Ryle and falls in love with him. However, a traumatic incident compounded with her former high-school sweetheart re-entering her life complicates her plans.
The source added that Lively is considering stepping away from the spotlight for the time being to let things cool down so she can “reassess the future.” The news comes less than two weeks after it was also reported that Baldoni hired a crisis PR team to deal with all the backlash.
She really wants to continue producing and directing and acting but she knows she needs to take a step back for a minute to reassess the future.
Will It Ends with Us Ever Get a Sequel?
All this drama sounds like something out of an episode ofE! True Hollywood Story, and raises an interesting question: will there ever be a sequel toIt Ends With Us? Hoover followed upher 2016 novelwith 2022’sIt Starts With Us, which examined not only the relationship between Lily and Atlas, but dealt with the fallout of her leaving her abusive ex, Ryle.
Called a “stunning sequel” by Publisher’s Weekly, the book seems ripe for a film adaptation given the box office success ofIt Ends With Us. That being said, it’s highly unlikely that Baldoni and Lively will ever want to circle orbits again, meaning that if it were to move forward, his role as both star and director would have to be recast. There’s also the flip side of the coin, which could see Baldoni return, with Lively’s role being the one that goes to someone new. It’s migraine inducing, really.
It Ends With Us Star Supports Blake Lively Amid Behind-the-Scenes Drama
Lively’s co-star Brendon Sklenar speaks out against negativity being thrown her way since the film’s release.
All that is to say that a sequel toIt Ends With Usremains questionable at this point, and if it were to happen, it probably won’t be for a couple of years, if not more. For now, we’ll have to keep a close eye on things and see how all this drama plays out, and if it does indeed spell the end of Lively’s more than 25-year career.
