Justin Baldoni AND Lively BlakeThe cast and crew agree that there is conflict between the co-stars of “It Ends With Us,” but it turns out he’s not the real villain, as some people who worked on the film are siding with Justin.
Production sources told Vscek that JB, who directed and co-stars in the romantic drama, is actually viewed very favorably by much of the crew, as he has always been a pleasure to work with and cared a lot about the production.
Despite rumors that the cast and crew were siding with Blake in his feud with Justin over creative differences… we’re told that’s an exaggeration.
Our sources say the truth is more like a civil war: There are definitely people siding with Blake, but there are also those who think Justin got screwed. While he’s been going solo on the “It Ends” promo tour… we’re told several people on the crew understand why.
For example, Blake, who produced the film, hired her own editor and had her husband… My name is Ryan Reynolds. making last-minute rewrites to the script, even though this was supposed to be Justin’s project.
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We were told that the creative struggle was obvious at times on set, as we showed you in one animated conversation between Blake and Justin was captured by onlookers during filming.
Sources we spoke to said Blake was eager to be seen as a creator, which is why she tried to wrest creative control of the film away from Justin.
We’re also told that he’s gotten over the drama and is thinking about putting it all behind him, which is why he suggested last week that Blake should direct the sequel.
As for all the stories about on-set trouble… one source says the cast members are capitalizing on the drama on purpose. It’s called marketing.
The source reported similar rumors 2 years ago about the director Wild Olivia and its stars from “Don’t Worry Darling” Florence Pugh AND Harry Styles feuds – and that film grossed nearly $90 million at the box office.
We reached out to Justin and Blake’s reps for comment… no response so far.