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the London premiere of the romantic drama on Thursday, Lively
said that turning the novel into a film, was "a great
responsibility, but also an opportunity."
"When you have to service a group of people who are so
passionate about the source material ... to be able to serve
people who care so much, is beautiful," the actor said.
In the movie Lively plays Lily Bloom, a Boston-based florist who
falls for handsome neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, portrayed by
Justin Baldoni, who also directed the film.
As their relationship gets more serious, Ryle starts showing
traits reminiscent of Lily's father's abusive behavior,
triggering her childhood trauma and forcing Lily to make tough
decisions about her future to break a toxic pattern.
Lively, who made her directorial debut with Taylor Swift's "I
Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)" music video, received
her first producer credit on "It Ends With Us".
"I used to feel like an impostor because I would watch actors
who were just shapeshifters. And then I realized that half of
the actors that I admire most are people who had to get their
hands in the storytelling, the writing and the creating and I
was like, oh, okay, there's two different categories and I'm in
this category, and that's okay," she said.
"Once I started embracing that and leaning into it and not
feeling embarrassed about it, I think I was able to do the best
work. And so that's why I'm so proud of this film," she said.
"It Ends With Us" began its global cinematic rollout on August 7
and is out in U.S. and U.K. theatres on August 9.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; editing by Diane Craft)
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