{"id":121210,"date":"2024-08-27T17:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/it-ends-with-us-sequel-is-it-doomed\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T17:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:40:56","slug":"it-ends-with-us-sequel-is-it-doomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/it-ends-with-us-sequel-is-it-doomed\/","title":{"rendered":"It Ends With Us Sequel: Is It Doomed?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By every possible metric, It Ends With Us is a smash hit.<\/p>\n<p>A big screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover\u2019s wildly popular book, the movie has earned $242 million across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket sales are projected to reach at least $285 million to $300 million, which is an astounding figure for a film that doesn\u2019t rely on special effects or an especially huge budget.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508059 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM.webp 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-09-at-2.57.00-PM.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It seems unlikely Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will share the screen ever again.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Sony Pictures Releasing \/ courtesy Everett Collection)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So\u2026 there\u2019s undoubtedly going to be a sequel, right?<\/p>\n<p>Especially when one considers that Hoover penned her <em>own<\/em> follow-up titled It Starts With Us, meaning there\u2019s source material already ready to go?<\/p>\n<p>Not to fast, people.<\/p>\n<p>As you very well might have heard about, stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni almost definitely clashed<\/a> on screen and off while shooting It Ends With Us.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508060 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165917604-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d UK Gala Screening at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 8, 2024 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to some reports, Lively (who served as a producer) and Baldoni (who directed the movie) disagreed on the final cut of the film \u2014 with Lively eventually winning out in the end.<\/p>\n<p>According to other reports, Baldoni actually body-shamed his co-lead, who gave birth to a child not long before filming got underway.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t verify any of the rumors swirling around this actress and actor.<\/p>\n<p>But Baldoni wasn\u2019t photographed with Lively (or anyone else associated with the movie) during any red carpet premieres of It Ends With Us; nor did the pair sit down for any interviews together.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very clear the pair do not get along.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508061 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165600162-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Baldoni attends the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 6, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hence the concern about a second movie in this burgeoning franchise<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is uncharted territory, and nobody has any idea of what a sequel could look like,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/it-ends-with-us-sequel-in-doubt-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-feud-1236114099\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source tells Variety<\/a> of Lively and Baldoni. \u201cThere\u2019s probably no world where these two will work together again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither Baldoni nor Lively has addressed any of this feud speculation in public; heck, the former has even said the latter should direct any potential sequel.<\/p>\n<p>However, this often-reliable outlet writes that \u201cbad blood between the two is very real and the relationship may not be salvageable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508062 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165606701-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on August 6, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It Ends With Us was top-selling print novel of 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the film\u2019s release, Baldoni told Variety \u2014 when asked about It Starts With Us \u2014 that he and production studio haven\u2019t \u201ceven begun to think that far ahead. I\u2019m trying to stay in the present as much as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lively, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/jana-kramer-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-dv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted for some of her comments<\/a> in relation to domestic abuse and the role it plays in this movie, would be needed for any sequel because her character of Lily plays a critical role in the story.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s Ryle? Not so much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However<\/strong>, Baldoni holds the rights to both of Hoover\u2019s novels and \u201cis the sole party who can determine [the sequel\u2019s] fate,\u201d according to Variety sources familiar with terms of his contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/it-ends-with-us-sequel-will-it-happen-in-wake-of-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By every possible metric, It Ends With Us is a smash hit. A big screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover\u2019s wildly popular book, the movie has earned $242 million across the globe. Ticket sales are projected to reach at least $285 million to $300 million, which is an astounding figure for a film that doesn\u2019t rely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-121210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}