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Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, is thrilled to invite her Filipino fans to watch the highly anticipated movie adaptation of her romance novel, It Ends With Us. The film chronicles the story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she pursues her lifelong ambition of starting her own business. Along the way, she grapples with childhood trauma, confronts a past love, and encounters a charismatic neurosurgeon, sparking an immediate connection.

Hoover’s It Ends With Us, published in 2016, but it experienced a surge in popularity as it became viral on TikTok from the BookTok community. The book sold over a million copies worldwide, and became the best-selling novel of 2023. “It Ends With Us,” has also been translated into over twenty languages. 

Describing the writing process for It Ends With Us, Hoover says that it is the hardest book she’s ever written, as it is based on the relationship between her mother and father. Critics have praised the novel for its handling of difficult topics such as domestic abuse, with The Slate writing, “‘It Ends with Us’ has probably left the most impact on me more than any other book I have read. Reading through this book was an emotional rollercoaster. There were times where I felt angry, sad, happy and giddy. Prior to reading it, I never considered how difficult it is to leave a domestic abuse relationship.”

Watch Lily Bloom’s story unfold on the big screen as It Ends With Us opens in Philippine cinemas on August 7.

About It Ends with Us

IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

Directed by Justin Baldoni and produced by Alex Saks, Jamey Heath, Blake Lively and Christy Hall. The film stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton and Brandon Sklenar, from a screenplay by Christy Hall, based on the book by Colleen Hoover.

In cinemas August 7, It Ends with Us is distributed in the Philippines by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Connect with the hashtag #ItEndsWithUsMovie @columbiapicph

Photo Credit: “Columbia Pictures”