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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][mastodon][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blake lively using the launch to hawk her hair line is giving me the major ick. Combined with the fact that she made her own cut that then failed in testing and now the director won’t speak to her. I usually love her and I still love a lot of things about her but a. Never noticed her hair being so amazing and b. Don’t springboard off a movie to launch a hair line. She could easily have done that whenever. Just feel so cringe [/quote]

That’s not completely true ….what I will say is…. It’s not just Blake and Justin Baldoni (director/main character) not talking to each other – it’s pretty much the entire cast/Colleen Hoover Also not doing any press with Justin – and no longer following him on social media. Justin only took pictures with his wife on the red carpet at the Premier and had no interactions with the rest of the cast. Sounds like Blake and Ryan had to infuse a ton of money into the movie to get it back on track. [/quote]

Yeah, I’ve been reading about this. But  the way everyone has turned on the director feels very - middle school ostracism. It’s cruel and unkind and gives me flashbacks to my youth! That being said, maybe he did something egregious.[/quote]

Agree. What irks me is that Colleen really bought for him to direct and play the character. And so for her to turn against them like that just seems like she got caught up in the whole Blake lively and her hair phenomenon lol.

I get it - she’s a star, but it does seem petty of Colleen and like she just acts on a whim. Justin is not a newcomer… He is pretty established in Hollywood so it would be surprising if he did something completely egregious and we aren’t hearing about it. He seems like a really nice guy, devoted to his wife, has a ton of fans, just seems weird that they turned against him.

I’m excited to see the movie but also happy that the press etc. 
 is going to die down now that opening opening weekend is done. [/quote]

Even if they had a difference of opinion creatively or he was a bad director - to unfollow on social media and refuse to appear with him…very immature.

[b]And apparently the screenwriter was surprised to learn that Ryan Reynolds rewrote some scenes.[/b] That’s disrespectful of someone who I imagine has had great professional success in the industry. I don’t like the egos.[/quote]

This is completely normal for Hollywood. Happens all the time.[/quote]

Someone's husband swoops in and rewrites scenes?[/quote]

You can't look at Ryan Reynolds as "someone's husband" when it comes to Hollywood. He has becomes a major force (I mean, I like him, but his rise in power is pretty astounding) and that gives him the ability to do what he wants with a script he is involved in, given the money he/they put into it.

Plenty of Hollywood writers have gotten far worse treatment after writing a script.[/quote]

He is absolutely someone's husband, an action dude with great business sense not known for his sensitivity. I'd be pretty pissed if writing a movie about DV and the Deadpool guy comes in and rewrites. How can her coworkers respect her (I know they do on the surface, because Ryan Reynolds money)? She can't do one thing independently? It's sad and unnecessary if her point is to be taken seriously as an actress. [/quote]

Exactly.  It screams codependency which can also be abuse in certain situations.  How would you feel if your spouse came in and tried to do work on a project that had no role in?! [/quote]

His money invested in the film gives him a role. And if you think BL wasn't thrilled to have him help her make the movie succeed you are just a man-hater. This was BL's first movie post kids. She has had no successes since Gossip Girls. It was almost as if she said to RR, It's my turn to work again, and I need a success, and RR did everything in his power to make it happen for her. [/quote]

[b]What do you mean this is her first role post Kids?[/b] This was her first role after having her fourth kid, but she has been a mom for the past nine years and has done several movies since having kids.

You’re right that she hasn’t had much success, though I think A Simple Favor did pretty well. That was mostly an Anna Kendrick movie, but she did costar.  I think her Betty buzz nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks are not doing that great and it’s likely her hair care line will not work. Her lifestyle company Preserve also flopped. Celebrity brands that work usually require a lot of attention and care from the celebrity. See Jen garners organic farm snacks for kids, the Olsen twins fashion company and GOOP. They are all heavily involved. Blake seems like she has started 4 different businesses and ignores them all. [/quote]

I mean, post being pregnant. It feels very much like, Okay, I am done having OUR kids (I should have been clearer) and now it's my turn to be a success again. So RR, IMO, has worked hard to make sure this first venture is a success for her. Since they married and started having kids, RR's career and investments have skyrocketed. I doubt he was home much sharing parenting duties. Don't they have 4 kids?? Anyway, I'm not a huge BL fan, anyway, but even I can see how she starts a lot of things, none of them worked, and being a mom of 3 and now 4 little ones makes it hard when the dad is gone a lot jet-fueling his own career.

All to say, I feel that RR is doing anything he can to get this movie to work for BL, because she clearly hasn't been able to do it on her own -- for whatever reason. I feel as if even all the Taylor Swift girl's nights have been part of BL rebranding/relaunching. "I'm still young and hot and a movie star hanging out with TS!" So I have zero problem with RR the DH stepping in to help. And as I also mentioned, RR the hugely successful business person absolutely is going to step in for separate reasons. (Though no way he ever would have been involved with this movie had it not been for his wife. I would venture to say that they were headed for another failure--beyond a certain subset of rabid book fans--when RR got involved.)[/quote]

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