The first time I read a
book by Colleen Hoover, I knew she would be an author whose career I’d follow.
Her writing made me fall for the characters and get swept up in their stories.
Each one of her novels takes you on an emotional roller coaster.
I’m known on our team and
around the office as a Colleen Hoover “superfan,” and I’m proud to call myself
a CoHort.
While I’ve enjoyed every
one of Colleen’s books, It Ends with Us has always been my
favorite. The protagonist, Lily Bloom, initially works at a marketing company
in Boston and realizes she isn’t happy in her career. She quits her job to
follow her passion and opens a florist shop. (When I first read this book, I
also was living in Boston and working at a marketing agency with dreams of
starting my own business, so maybe that’s especially why I felt as though I
related to this character so much.) When Lily meets the handsome but enigmatic
Ryle Kincaid—a neurosurgery resident at one of the best hospitals in the city,
she starts to think that her life is taking a positive turn. Sparks fly as they
fall for each other hard and fast. But their relationship isn’t all sunshine
and flowers…the pressures of their jobs start to take a toll, and Ryle is
unable to control his temper. Lily knows that she shouldn’t stay with him, but
she can’t imagine a life without him anymore.
After actor, director,
and filmmaker Justin Baldoni read the book, he felt that this heartbreaking
story needed to be shared more broadly and decided to option the rights. So
here’s what we know about this movie (so far).
Justin
Baldoni’s company Wayfarer Entertainment optioned the film rights.
In July 2019, Justin
Baldoni (most famously known as Rafael Solano on the TV series Jane the
Virgin), announced on Instagram that he optioned the rights to Colleen
Hoover’s It Ends with Us. The two were introduced to each other by
Justin’s book agent/Colleen’s former editor, Johanna Castillo.
If you
haven’t read it yet…here’s a bit of info about the book.
The novel was first
published in 2016 by Atria Books and since has been translated into more than
twenty languages. It was voted the Best Romance novel in 2016 by the Goodreads
Choice Awards.
Spoiler alert/trigger
warning: This book has themes of domestic violence and abusive relationships. From
the author’s note at the end of the book, you’ll learn that this story is drawn
from Colleen’s personal experience.
Justin
Baldoni and Colleen Hoover are both currently working on other projects.
Justin Baldoni isn’t new
to directing a movie that also is based on a book. He made his feature film
directorial debut in March 2019 with Five Feet Apart. He is currently
directing another film called Clouds,
which is set to release in 2020. When he wraps on that project he’s expecting
to dive into It Ends with Us.
Meanwhile, Colleen Hoover
is now promoting her new book, Regretting You, whichreleases
this month. She has also been on tour in Europe for her other recently
published books, including Verity.
No
production timeline/release date yet.
There have been no
announcements (yet) about the distribution date of the film…but as soon as
there is any news we will update this page.
No
announcements about the cast (yet).
While they haven’t cast
any of the roles yet, there are a few people in Hollywood who came to mind when
I first heard the adaptation news. I pictured Meghann Fahy (who plays Sutton on
The Bold Type)as Lily, Nicholas Hoult as Ryle, and Liam
Hemsworth as Atlas, who was Lily’s first love.
Who do you want to see cast in this movie?
We’ll continue to update this post as more
news comes in, but until then, check out the book!
Source: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-movie-jane-the-virgin-1203268293/
This post was originally published on GetLiterary.com.