The hit film, It Ends With Us, has been a major box office success since its release last month. So far, the movie’s brought in over $100 million as fans eagerly go to watch this on-screen adaption of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel.
It Ends With Us features Blake Lively as Lily Bloom, Jenny Slate as Bloom’s best friend Alyssa, Brandon Sklenar as Bloom’s childhood flame Atlas Corrigan, and Justin Baldoni as Bloom’s abusive partner and sister to Alyssa.
This roughly two hour movie focuses on themes of domestic violence, breaking toxic cycles, family, love, and more. Throughout the film, toxic dynamics of the Lily-Ryle relationship are revealed and compared with the abuse that Lily’s mom suffered from her father.
By the time It Ends With Us wraps up, Lily has gotten a divorce from Ryle, begun to raise her daughter, and reconnected with Atlas. With such a compelling story striking a chord with viewers, many are wondering: could there be a sequel in the works?
It Starts With Us
Published in 2022, It Starts With Us shows Lily and Atlas building a relationship with one another, picking up right after the prequel. In this book, fans learn more about Atlas’ backstory, his troubled family, and how he and Lily manage to overcome various obstacles.
