Blake Lively's upcoming romance film It Ends With Us stops production and is put on an indefinite hiatus due to ongoing WGA strike
Blake Lively's newest project, It Ends With Us, was put on an indefinite hiatus earlier this week.
Due to the ongoing writers strike, the upcoming romantic comedy — which stars the 35-year-old actress — stopped filming in New Jersey and shut down production for the unforeseeable future.
In the movie adaptation of the same-name novel by the New York Times best-selling author Colleen Hoover, the Gossip Girl alum — who was last seen filming on June 9 — plays the main protagonist opposite Justin Baldoni.
According to Deadline, less than half of the movie has been completed.
In an email obtained by the publication, Wayfarer Studios and Baldoni — who is also directing the film — delivered the news to the crew members on Thursday.
'Due to the ongoing WGA strike and the lost days we have experienced due to picketing, we must make the difficult decision to temporarily shut down production,' the announcement began.
'We want to express our deepest gratitude for your incredible patience and unwavering dedication throughout this challenging period,' the email continued.
On Monday, filming was first halted temporarily as the film's producers reached a disagreement with the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and the ongoing picketing.
The publication also reported that the reason for the stoppage is due to 'an inability to persuade the WGA that the co-financing status of Wayfarer Studios was enough to consider that the production was within WGA guidelines'.
Now, 140 or so people are out of jobs, and many of whom are asking for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the WGA to meet and reach a compromise.
It Ends With Us follows a fresh college graduate named Lily (Lively) after she moves to Boston and decides to start her own business.
After the new beginning, she meets a handsome neurosurgeon named Ryle (Baldoni) and falls for him despite his aversion to committed relationships.
As their romance unfolds, she runs into her first love, Atlas — played by Brandon Sklenar — and his reappearance makes her begin to question everything.
The cast also includes comedian Hasan Minhaj — who has been tapped to play the role of Ryle's best friend and has been seen filming with Baldoni.
When it was announced that Lively was cast in the film, the author of the novel gushed over the leading lady on Instagram.
'Blake Lively, y'all! She’s my dream Lily,' Hoover effervesced in the tearful video, which was filmed in front of the house where she was raised.
'And then when I first met Justin Baldoni, who is directing the film for It Ends With Us, I immediately wanted him to be Ryle,' she continued. 'I just thought that he had what it takes.'
A release date for the romantic drama had previously not yet been announced as production only began last month.
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