The film adaptation of the novel Just One More Time – It Ends with Us was released in German cinemas last week and is also causing a lot of discussion outside of the screen. The press tour of director and lead actor Justin Baldoni and co-star Blake Lively made many fans on social media suspicious that not everything was running smoothly behind the scenes of the drama.
We want the Controversies surrounding Just One More Time unravel it for you and check the facts and rumors. In this article you will find the following points explained:
Where do the rumors come from about a fight between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on Just Once?
Speculation about a possible dispute between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively started at the premiere of the film on August 6, 2024, when the two co-stars were not seen in any joint premiere photos. In fact, the two presented the film in different cinemas in New York City and were not present in the same room with their respective crew, as Page Six reported. Furthermore, no joint press events and interviews of the two.
The rumors about Justin Baldoni’s behavior on set explained
The speculation was further fuelled by statements from various insiders who commented on the filming of the movie. According to TMZ, Baldoni made Lively feel uncomfortable on set during a scene in which he was supposed to lift her up. Due to a back injury, he had his trainer on set asked about Lively’s weightLively is said to have heard about this question and felt discriminated against because of her weight, especially since she had just given birth to her fourth child.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in Just One More Time
Another source told TMZ that Lively felt uncomfortable during a kissing scene where Baldoni stayed longer than necessary. At the same time, other cast members are said to have told TMZ that the drama here “unnecessarily exploited” to market the film.
Different versions are said to have caused inconsistencies
In addition, there were apparently two different cuts of the film, which caused disagreements between Baldoni, Lively and novelist Colleen Hoover, as the Hollywood Reporter reported. Baldoni then Advice from a PR agency who already accompanied Johnny Depp in the court case against Amber Heard.
Justin Baldoni made script changes to the novel
Entertainment Weekly brings this decision with a significant change of the film to the novel Baldoni is said to have insisted on, while Lively and Hoover “hated” This would involve the portrayal of Lily’s memories of her traumatic past, which, according to Baldoni, led her to “unreliable narrator” and thus bring the audience closer to their own emotional world. To make this possible, Baldoni used four different editing rooms. The “best hits” would have finally made it into the film.
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Just one more time
Did Ryan Reynolds rewrite the script?
Both Lively and Hoover publicly expressed positive views on the final product of the film. Fans noticed, however, that Lively never spoke directly about Baldoni and working with the director and co-star in her statements. Instead, she brought her husband and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds into the conversation several times, such as to E! News when she spoke about a particular scene in the film:
The iconic rooftop scene was written by my husband. Nobody knows that except you now. He collaborates on everything I do. I collaborate on everything he does. So his successes and celebrations are mine too, and mine are his. Fans also deciphered that Lively and Hoover Baldoni’s Instagram account not follow them privately, while the director does so for both.
Baldoni, however, did not hold back in interviews with praise for Lively, whom he believes, according to Entertainment Tonight, to be capable of even even the director At the same time, he pointed out Lively’s significant involvement as a producer of the film and a “creative and wonderful” Cooperation.
The criticism of Blake Lively’s advertisement for Just One More Time explained
Lively, on the other hand, according to fans, chose an inopportune time to promote her new haircare line, which coincided with the press tour for Just Once. According to critics, a film with the theme of domestic violence was a questionable context for this advertisement.
However, Entertainment Weekly claims to have learned from a source that the overlap was purely coincidental and that the advertising campaign was originally planned for June.
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In a video posted on the film’s official TikTok account, Lively is said to have called on women in particular to “Friends” to take with you and “Floral pattern” to see Just One More Time in the cinema. Many fans also described this request as inappropriate for a film with such a serious topic.
What is really behind the alleged argument between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively can only be speculated. Only one more film will be shown in German cinemas since August 15, 2024.