TMDb/It Ends with Us Movie Colleen Hoover reveals how the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni lawsuit impacts her view of the 'It Ends With Us' film adaptation. April 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - Colleen Hoover, author of It Ends With Us, is viewing the film adaptation differently amid the legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. The 2024 film, based on Hoover's bestselling novel, stars both Lively and Baldoni. Hoover appeared on the Open Book podcast with Jenna Bush Hager to promote her new movie Reminders of Him.