Last week, it was widely accepted that It Ends With Us, the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, was on its way to becoming the next Don’t Worry Darling, due to its mounting behind-the-scenes cast drama. Now, it seems it’s in a league of its own. Unlike the swirling rumours around Don’t Worry Darling, which quietly subsided post-release, the It Ends With Us cast drama shows no signs of abating, with a divide between Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni confirmed.
As had been speculated, the drama appears to have brewed during the post-production process, where two different cuts of the film – Lively’s version and Baldoni’s original cut, as the film’s director – were floated. A source told The Hollywood Reporter that the “fracture” between Baldoni and Lively developed after “two different cuts of the movie emerged.” THR reports that Lively commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who was an editor on Deadpool & Wolverine.
However, this cut may have had no bearing on the final release, and indeed may never see the light of day. “It was unclear if any of this cut was ultimately used in the final project, which was credited to editors Oona Flaherty and Robb Sullivan,” THR reported. Eyes have now turned towards Lively as the centre of the cast drama storm.
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