you thought it was over? too bad, the 'It Ends With Us' drama refuses to fizzle out

[bttrsondaughter]

‘It Ends With Us’ Crew Members Say Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s Creative Differences Were Not a Secret on Set

Report: https://t.co/SuPtn47v20 pic.twitter.com/KtfuVwNgH7
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 28, 2024

• Just yesterday Variety published a new piece on It Ends With Us that questioned whether Ryan Reynolds' unapproved and unasked

Comments

[kary1591]

I don’t see how Justin is being childish.

[bttrsondaughter]

imo, it just reads like he was a bit too idealistic and didn’t have a decisive vision for it, like a teenager making a movie for the first time. and then it reads like she’s a kid who really wanted to play monopoly but got sick of it halfway through lol

[fernandocolunga]

But that’s not childish. Also he had to navigate around the fact she was footing the bill

[hellojeds]

I didn't realise that was the case until I read this post. It does explain why there were tensions.

[pantless_deacon]

But, that's not how any of what was said comes off? Aside from saying he was inexperienced (which means nothing when you're literally talking about a directorial debut).

I don't think any of the claimed issues he had would be issues if he didn't have a lead with more power and influence trying to undermine not only him, but everyone on set -shrug-. The film considered the greatest of all time was a directorial debut. And while I'm sure Baldoni is no Orson Welles, and this film and the book it's based on are certainly no "Citizen Kane", but having a cast member NOT actively undermining your direction probably lends to a lot of what makes or breaks films in the production stages.

[asnindie]

Reads to me like he was trying not to create conflict since she's a passive aggressive ass

[purpleflwr]

I agree with you, I also get the vibe that he thinks he’s a lot better than he is when he’s really not. Like he’ll preach this kind of stuff then still befriend people who are shitty. Very few in Hollywood don’t suck

[veggie]

imo it doesn't come off like he didn't have a decisive vision, but that he did -- he simply hired people who he judged capable of executing it. they did that, and then blake steamrolled them (by redesigning her character's wardrobe/shop set, bringing in her husband to scabbily rewrite scenes, and who knows what else). and because blake was an EP/bankroll, justin was hamstringed, so they ultimately put out a movie that was a compromise (and worse for it lol)

[myselfdestruct]

And ordered an entirely different cut of the movie from her husbands editor on that marvel film w/o justins consent.

[veggie]

omg yes, demented behavior imo, like wtf

[vazabroc]