I think some of the rumors online seem a little strong.
I dont think they hate each other.
But I dont think they would work together again.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in ‘It Ends With Us.‘Sony Pictures
Their styles are way too different.
Blake is very business-minded and very practical.
But also he didnt really have a strong opinion.
Representatives for Baldoni and Lively didnt respond to requests for comment.
(Representatives for Baldoni and Lively didnt respond to requests for comment on these reports.
One sourcetoldPeoplethat the principal cast and Colleen Hoover will have nothing to do with [Baldoni].
It is, in fact, the opposite of the point,he wrote.
Its been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.
Audiences love the movie.
Blakes passion and commitment to advancing the conversation around domestic violence is commendable.
We love working with Blake, and we want to do 12 more movies with her.
Representatives for Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios didnt respond toRolling Stones requests for comment.
CREW MEMBERS WHO spoke toRolling Stonesay they noticed a shift in Livelys demeanor and enthusiasm during filming.
There were a lot of returns, exchanges, and repurchasing of an entire wardrobe.
(The production designer did not respond toRolling Stones request to discuss the project.)
The three crew members say Lively was not the presence on set they expected.
Then, after she stopped caring, she didnt care about anything about the shoot … All the while, the production was plagued by other problems outside either Lively or Baldonis control.
Union members picketed the New Jersey set.
Production temporarily halted at one point when some cast and crew members contracted Covid.
Then at the end of that month, the writers strike shut the production down completely.
It didnt pick back up until January 2024, finally wrapping the next month in Los Angeles.
Justin gave his two cents.
Blake gave her two cents.
She certainly had a say in the scenes and that trickled down to her wardrobe and all those things.
But thats pretty common.Another crew member agrees.
Everybody was very professional.
They didnt yell at each other.
Nothing like that happened.
Baldoni attended and paid for the intimate gathering.
Baldonis kindness didnt take away from the fact that some crew members thought he was a green director.
Justin was very much the latter, one crew member explains, saying Baldoni didnt have notes on anything.
No one was upset by that.
But I think she was kind of taken aback by how sort of laissez-faire Justin was.
All indications are the stars ofIt Ends With Usdont feel the same way and the feeling may be mutual.
I think Blake Lively is ready to direct.
Well leave it at that.
It was a fine shoot.
The gossip has only served to distract from what the film is really about: domestic violence.
Themarketing campaign aroundIt Ends With Ushas also been criticizedfor making light of the sensitive topic.
So why has this supposed feud captured so much attention?
Is it about the sheer wattage of Livelys star power?
The seemingly too-good-be-true nice-guy persona displayed by Baldoni?
Is the rabid Hoover fandom amplifying passive-aggressive slights that mightve otherwise slipped by unnoticed?
Whatever the root issue may be, the future of the franchise now hangs in the balance.
Whether Baldoni and Livelys story ends here remains to be seen.
