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The film will be based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover, which has taken \"BookTok\" by storm. Hoover shared the news of Sklenar's casting on Instagram and said that she \"cannot wait for this.\"

\"Loving this cast so far. Feels like a dream,\" added Hoover, who serves as an executive producer on the upcoming film.

News of the \"It Ends With Us\" film first dropped in January when Hoover shared on TikTok that actor Justin Baldoni would direct the film and star as Ryle Kincaid, the man Lily falls for. Lively is also an executive producer on the project.

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Hoover's story touches on domestic abuse, which she said was inspired by her mother's escape from an abusive relationship.

In her TikTok video shared in January from her childhood home, Hoover paid tribute to her mother.

\"I just want everyone to know how appreciative I am [of] my mother, who got us out of a scary situation when I was little and brought us here to this house, which doesn't look like much,\" she said. \"But this house was full of love and joy. So thank you, mom, for making that very difficult decision. This house holds nothing but wonderful memories for me because of her.\"

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