“You were writing college-age characters.
That’s what I was contracted to do.
I made Lily very young.
Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/Getty Images
I didn’t know that neurosurgeons went to school for 50 years.
There’s not a 20-something neurosurgeon.
So that’s my fault.”
The story follows Lily, a florist who grew up with an abusive father.
“I think [Baldoni] expected [me] to just scream into the phone.
But he doesn’t realize…
I have not allowed myself to get truly excited because I’m like, something could happen.
It’s not done filming.
Anything could go wrong.”
The movie adaptation will also starJenny Slateas Ryle’s sister Allyssa andHasan Minhajas Allyssa’s husband, Marshall.
Lively will also executive produce alongside Hoover, Baldoni, Steve Sarowitz, and Andrew Calof.
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