Blake Lively is seen in first-look images from highly-anticipated film It Ends With Us alongside co-stars Justin Baldoni and Brandon Sklenar
The first official images from the upcoming film It Ends With Us have been released.
Adapted from the hugely successful book of the same name, Blake Lively, 36, plays Lily Bloom, a woman in a romantic relationship with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid – until her first love Atlas Corrigan returns into her life.
The film’s director, Justin Baldoni, 40, stars as Ryle, while Brandon Sklenar, 32, has been cast as Atlas.
Footage released ahead of the film’s premiere shows Lily (Blake) sharing a tender moment with Ryle, singing karaoke with him and running into her ex Atlas.
In one shot, Lily and Ryle look passionately into each other’s eyes.
First footage from the Blake Lively-led film It Ends With Us has been released
They are also shown having a little fun at a karaoke bar.
Blake looks fantastic in a black crop top and cardigan that slides down her arms.
In another shot she talks to her first love Atlas in a restaurant.
In the book, Atlas is the chef at Bib’s Restaurant – and he is shown talking to Lily at her table as she beams at him.
Jenny Slate, who plays Allysa, can be seen next to Blake in one of the shots.
It Ends With Us is scheduled for release on August 9.
Speak with Peoplesaid author Colleen Hoover, “It’s a dream come true to see these characters come to life on the big screen.”
βThe movie experience adds another layer to the connection readers already have with the characters,β she said.
She stars opposite Justin Baldoni, who is also the film’s director
The story reconnects Blake’s character with her first love Atlas (Brandon Sklenar)
The film also stars Jenny Slate as Allysa
‘The power of visual storytelling is undeniable, and it can evoke even stronger emotions and empathy from the audience by bringing a sense of immediacy and intensity to the story. I definitely felt so much watching the adaptation.β
Hoover previously revealed that It Ends With Us is “the hardest book I’ve ever written” because it is based on the relationship between her parents.
As of 2019, the book has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 20 different languages.
The best-selling book was written by Colleen Hoover
Justin hard at work on the set of the film
It Ends With Us is scheduled for release on August 9
It Ends With Us was the best-selling print book of 2022 and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 90 weeks
The book gained renewed popularity in late 2021 thanks to TikTok’s #BookTok community.
As of 2019, the book has been published in 43 languages.
It Ends With Us was the best-selling print book of 2022 and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 90 weeks.
Hoover is the best-selling author in the United States with more than 20 million books sold, and her sequel to It Ends With Us, called It Starts With Us, will be released in October 2022.