'It Ends with Us' trivia and fun facts
Director, producer and starring
The actor who plays Ryle Kincaid, Justin Baldoni, is also the film's director. He also collaborates on the production with his partner Lively, the book's writer, and producers Alex Saks, Jamey Heath and Christy Hal.
Fan anger over casting choice
Fans of the book showed their displeasure at the choice of actors for not meeting the age standards indicated in the film. Lily is 23 years old and Ryle is 30 in the book, while Blake Lively is 35 and Justin Baldoni is 39.
Success of the novel
The novel achieved such recognition that the author has continued the story with a second book called 'Starting Over' and has now taken the first part to the big screen.
Actresses being considered for the role of Allysa
Jenny Slate was chosen to play Lily's friend Allysa, but actresses such as Grace Caroline Currey, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Virginia Gardner, Lucy Hale, Danielle Macdonald, Florence Pugh, Lili Reinhart, Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan and Anya Taylor-Joy were also considered to play the character.
Based on a novel
The film is based on the book 'Breaking the Circle' by Colleen Hoover.
Explanation of the ages of the characters
The author of the book, Colleen Hoover, explained that the idea of aging the characters was on purpose and that it was also her idea to correct the flaw she had in the books. She wrote the story as if the main characters were of college age, however, it was not well thought out because Riley's character is a neurosurgeon and would be very young if he were the age she originally thought.
Actress candidates
Before Blake Lively was confirmed to play Lily, other great actresses such as Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Cooke, Zoey Deutch, Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Rachel McAdams, Madelaine Petsch, Amanda Seyfried, Emma Stone, Sydney Sweeney, Charlize Theron, Sophie Turner, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon and many others were also considered.