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Justin Baldoni has shared a first look at It Ends With Us, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name - and yes, it looks a-mazing!
After taking some time off from social media, the star and director returned to Instagram to share a series of official photos from set with co-stars Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar and Jenny Slate:
Justin also shared two behind-the-scenes shots as director, one with his arm around author Colleen Hoover:
Who is cast in It Ends With Us?
Blake Lively stars as lead Lily Bloom opposite Justin as her love interest Ryle Kincaid, while Brandon Sklenar plays Atlas Corrigan, Lily's school friend and first love.
Jenny Slate and Hasan Minaj have also been confirmed as cast members. She’s playing Ryle’s sister, Allysa and he's playing Marshall, Allysa's husband and Ryle's good friend.
Author Colleen said in a post on Instagram that she's excited to see her impactful words turned into a movie by such a stellar cast: “Cannot wait for this. Loving the cast so far. Feels like a dream."
What is It Ends With Us about?
The book, which explores themes of domestic violence, masculinity, jealousy, heartache and more, has been a huge online sensation. In January 2022, it debuted at #1 on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list and has been a consistent point of discussion on “booktok”, aka book-lovers on TikTok.
It follows the present day story of Lily, a young entrepreneur who grew up in an abusive home and falls for a neurosurgeon named Ryle, as well as the past story of Lily's relationship with a homeless friend named Atlas. When Atlas reappears in her life years later, Lily finds herself navigating her relationships, and her heart.
When will It Ends With Us be released?
After initially slated for a February, 2024 release, the movie has set a new release date of August 9, 2024.
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Some important stats about gender-based violence:
According to global data released by the World Bank Gender Data Portal, 30% of women have experienced intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence – that’s around 736 million women around the world.
More than 1 in 4 women (26%) aged 15 years and older have suffered violence at the hands of their partners at least once since the age of 15 – that’s around 641 million according to the World Health Organisation.
And an estimated 245 million (or 10% of women ages 15 and above) have experienced intimate partner violence in the last 12 months alone (also per WHO).
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