It is established that Ryle Kincaid is older than his love interest, Lily Bloom, in End with usbut it is unclear exactly how old he is. Based on the novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover, End with us is one of the biggest box office surprises of the year. It's a dark romantic drama that deals with some really heavy themes, but thanks to Hoover's fanbase, it managed to gross the same as big-budget franchise reboots like Twisted and Alien: Romulus.
Although End with us was sold as a straightforward love story, it's actually a much darker and more challenging film about the cycle of abuse. Blake Lively stars as Lily, a young woman searching for love while trying to avoid the mistakes of her parents' relationship, while director Justin Baldoni co-stars as Ryle, a charming neurosurgeon who turns out to have a lot in common with Lily's abusive father. . But how old is Ryle and how old was Baldoni when he played him?
Ryle is 30 and breaks up with us
Lily is 23 years old when they meet
In the original version of the book End with usRyle is 30 years old. Lily was 23 years old when they met. Since the film adaptation never mentions the ages of the charactersit is unclear whether Baldoni intentionally aged the characters or whether they were meant to be the same age as they were on the page. The actors are older than the characters in the book, so it's logical that the characters are older. But the movie never says otherwise, so it can be assumed that they should be the same age as in the book.
How Ryle's Age Compares to Justin Baldoni's When Filming Ends With Us
Justin Baldoni was 39 when filming began (and 40 when it ended)
Ryle is supposed to be 30, but how old was Baldoni when he filmed the movie? Baldoni was born on January 24, 1984which means he is currently 40 years old. Filming for End with us began on May 5, 2023, before taking a break to accommodate the Hollywood strikes in 2023. When production was halted by the strikes, just over half of the film had already been shot. Filming resumed on January 5, 2024, and concluded soon after.
This means that Baldoni was 39 when filming began and will likely be 40 when filming resumes in 2024 (unless there were less than 19 days of filming left after the strikes ended and production could continue). So Baldoni was a decade older than his character was supposed to be. Lively had an even bigger age gap with her character; Lily is 23, but Lively was 35 when filming End with us started and turned 36 years old in between.