Blake Lively has claimed that her husband Ryan Reynolds secretly contributed dialogue to her new film, It Ends With Us.
The Gossip Girl alum, 36, proudly shared that the Deadpool actor, 47, helped write the “iconic rooftop scene” — a fact that even the film’s screenwriter wasn’t aware of.
“Actually, my husband wrote it. Nobody knows about it except you,” said Blake, who is the star and producer of the film. E! News at the New York premiere on Tuesday.
The actress, who recently made a cameo as Ladypool in Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine, added: “We help each other out. He works on everything I do; I work on everything he does. So his victories, his celebrations are mine and mine are his.”
Meanwhile, the film’s screenwriter, Christy Hall, seemed baffled by the claim and shared that she was unaware Reynolds contributed to the dialogue.
Blake Lively, 36, claimed that her husband Ryan Reynolds, 47, secretly contributed dialogue to her new film, It Ends With Us; the pair were spotted at the premiere in New York City on Tuesday
“There were a couple of little things that I thought were improvised,” he said. People from the scene, which takes place early in the film with Lily Bloom (Blake) and Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sharing a flirtatious rooftop encounter.
“Like when he says, ‘Please, with a cherry on top,’ and she’s talking about maraschino cherries,” Christy shared.
“When I saw a cut I thought, ‘Oh, how cute. It must have been a nice improvised thing.’ So if they tell me that Ryan wrote that, then great, how wonderful.”
“There were some little details that I didn’t write, but I assumed were improvised on set. But again, like I said, the moments that I felt needed to be honored are there. So I recognize the scene and I’m proud of it. And if those details came from Ryan, I think that’s wonderful,” she added.
It Ends With Us is based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 best-selling novel.
Christy shared that the rooftop scene was “probably the hardest to tackle” because it’s “perfect in the novel.”
“In my first attempt at doing that scene, I tried to honor what Colleen wrote, almost word for word,” he explained.
“I tried really hard because I think she did it better. The tricky thing about that scene is that it’s long.”
The Gossip Girl alum shared that Ryan helped write the “iconic rooftop scene,” which even the film’s screenwriter wasn’t aware of; Blake and Justin Baldoni were spotted in the rooftop scene
“My husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows about it except you,” Blake, who stars and produces the film, told E! News at the film’s New York premiere on Tuesday.
The actress added: “We help each other. He works on everything I do; I work on everything he does. So his triumphs, his celebrations are mine and mine are his.” Seen in July
Meanwhile, the film’s screenwriter, Christy Hall, seemed taken aback by the claim and shared that she was unaware that Reynolds had contributed to the dialogue; Hall was spotted at the premiere in New York
“There were some little embellishments that I didn’t write, but I assumed were improvised on set… And if those embellishments came from Ryan, I think that’s wonderful,” she shared.
Ryan appeared to take pride in the film’s success, reposting a glowing review from CineXpress critic Fico Cangiano on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday.
Hall also revealed another moment that was improvised, in a scene with Lively and her co-star Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas.
“When Atlas says, ‘What song do you want played at your funeral?’ (And it’s With Arms Wide Open by Creed). I cracked up when I first saw it because I assumed it was improvised – maybe Ryan Reynolds wrote those lines!” he joked.
“I wish I knew where that line came from because I loved that moment. We needed some levity, we needed to laugh, and we got it in that moment,” she added.
Ryan, who shares daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, and son Olin, due in 2023, with Blake, appeared to take pride in the film’s success, posting a glowing review from CineXpress critic Fico Cangiano on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, fans awaiting the film’s release are convinced that co-stars Blake and Justin are embroiled in a fierce feud, after noticing suspicious behavior between the two cast members.
The highly anticipated film, based on the novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover, will be released in theaters on Friday, August 9.
But some fans believe Blake has a beef with Justin, 40, who as well as acting in the film also directed it, after claiming they detected some tension between the stars at the premiere in New York City earlier this week.
Blake and Justin did not pose for any photos together at the event, despite playing the two lead characters and love interests in the film.
Meanwhile, fans awaiting the film’s release are convinced that co-stars Blake and Justin Baldoni, who also directed the film, are embroiled in a fierce feud; the two are seen in a still image
Blake and Justin did not pose for any photos together at the premiere in New York City this week, despite playing the two lead characters and love interests in the film.
She happily took photos with her other castmates like Jenny Slate and Brandon Sklenar, but not with Justin.
Two days later, Blake attended a photo call in London for the film with some of the other stars, but Justin was mysteriously absent.
Additionally, the two have not done any press together in the weeks leading up to the film’s release.
Instead, Blake sat down for an interview with her co-star, Brandon, last month; she and Brandon also participated in a promotional video with It Ends With Us stars Alex Neustaedter and Isabela Ferrer, but Justin had no part in it.
Eagle-eyed social media users also noticed that both Blake and author Colleen unfollowed Justin on Instagram recently.
Between their lack of interactions and the social media buzz, many people online are wondering if there was drama between Blake and Justin on set.
YX, formerly Twitter, has been inundated with posts about the alleged split.
“We NEED to know what happened to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of It Ends With Us because this press tour is in shambles,” one person wrote.
It Ends With Us will premiere on August 9
The film follows Lily, a floral designer who falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (played by Justin), years after losing touch with her first love, Atlas (played by Brandon), after he joined the military.
But things get dramatic after Lily reunites with Atlas after running into him at a diner, just as her romance with Ryle begins to turn toxic.
Hoover’s book has been a hit with readers since its publication in 2016. By 2019, the book had sold over a million copies worldwide and had been translated into more than 20 different languages.
The film is far from a critical darling, however, as it currently holds a 61% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with one review from The Independent calling it “heartfelt but completely ridiculous.”
