Brandon Sklenar Talks Possible ‘It Ends With Us’ Sequel

Will “It Ends With Us” get a blockbuster sequel? The jury’s nonetheless out, however Brandon Sklenar is all in for reprising his position as Atlas.

This comes amid the Blake Lively drama, who has come below hearth for allegedly downplaying the movie’s home violence themes in her promotion of the brand new adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel. The film, which stars Vigorous as Lily Bloom, explores her struggles with an abusive relationship with neurosurgeon Ryle (performed by Justin Baldoni) whereas reconnecting along with her childhood love, Atlas (portrayed by Brandon Sklenar).

In August, a Hollywood insider confirmed that discussions a few sequel had but to start, and Brandon Sklenar is backing up that assertion.

On Thursday, September 5, the 34-year-old actor chatted with Access at a Ralph Lauren occasion in NYC, the place he revealed he’s looking forward to the prospect to reunite with the solid and produce Colleen Hoover’s 2022 follow-up, “It Begins With Us,” to the massive display.

“Your guess is pretty much as good as mine at this level. I’d like to do it, I actually would, I’d like to do it,” Sklenar admitted when requested a few sequel to the hit movie. “I hope we will get it collectively as a result of I feel the followers deserve it, and I would just love to inform extra of Atlas’ story and get into his previous a little bit extra. Yeah, it will be stunning if we will do it. I’d like to.”

Sklenar addressed the swirling on-line controversy—presumably concerning rumored tensions between the primary solid and director/actor Justin Baldoni.

“Colleen and the ladies of this solid stand for hope, perseverance, and for girls selecting a greater life for themselves,” Sklenar wrote on Instagram, per People Magazine. “Vilifying the ladies who put a lot of their coronary heart and soul into making this movie as a result of they consider so strongly in its message appears counterproductive and detracts from what this movie is about. It’s, in reality, the alternative of the purpose.”

“What could or could not have occurred behind the scenes doesn’t and hopefully shouldn’t detract from what our intentions had been in making this movie,” he added. “It has been disheartening to see the quantity of negativity being projected on-line.”

In his social media publish, Sklenar additionally referred to as the movie a “harsh actuality test for the boys who have to get their sh-t collectively and take accountability for themselves and their actions.”

He added that it’s “meant to encourage” in addition to “validate,” “acknowledge” and “instill hope.”

“It is meant to construct braveness and assist folks really feel much less alone,” he wrote. “Finally it is meant to unfold love and consciousness. It isn’t meant to as soon as once more, make the ladies the ‘unhealthy man,’ let’s transfer past that collectively.”

As extensively reported ever because the movie premiered, Vigorous has come below hearth for her responses to questions in regards to the movie’s home violence themes, in addition to for her previous habits in older interviews which have not too long ago resurfaced.

“She defines herself, and I feel that that’s deeply empowering to remind those that nobody else can outline you,” the actress defined of her character, Lily Bloom. “No expertise can outline you. You outline you.”

She later circled again, “What’s been stunning about this film is that, sadly, everyone knows no less than somebody … who’ve expertise[d] this. The fantastic thing about this has been to see folks and to see this film alongside girls who haven’t skilled this — thank goodness — go, ‘Woah. I fell in love too.’”

Shortly after the backlash surfaced, and he or she posted home violence assets on social media.

Following the movie’s premiere on August 9, Vigorous turned to Instagram to share home violence assets along with her followers.

“1 in 4 girls aged 18 and older within the US alone have been the sufferer of extreme bodily violence by an intimate associate of their lifetime,” she wrote. “Intimate associate violence impacts all genders, together with greater than 12 million folks yearly in america. Everybody deserves relationships free from home violence.”

In case you or somebody are experiencing home violence, assist is obtainable. Name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for assist.