“It Ends With Us” faced some pretty divided responses from fans when it was announced that Blake Lively would star as the film’s lead, but according to author Colleen Hoover, the actress proved to be the right choice for Lily day in and day out.
At least part of the blowback came because of the age difference between Lively, who is 36 in real life, and Lily, who is 23 in the book. The same concern was voiced when director Justin Baldoni was also announced to play Lily’s abusive love interest Ryle, who is meant to be 30 years old in the book.