Blake Lively shakes off rumored Feud with Anna Kendrick to get rid of toxic repute

Actress Blake Lively has been reportedly been trying to end all the reported feud between her and Anna Kendrick of her movie 'A Simple Favor', to rebrand herself into good girl mode. The reason behind this is that the actress wishes to break away from the "Mean Girl" tag, an image that has been widely used on her in recent headlined items. The matter took a turn for worse when the former got involved with the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book, 'It Ends With Us', a film that brouught even controversy before its release.

At the New York screening of 'It Ends With Us' in August, Lively avoided fellow co-star and director Justin Baldoni, for which gossip mills were abuzz with speculations about tensions between them. This eruption immediately caused widespread gossip to circulate from those wondering about Lively's private life and behavior on set. The closer the rumors grew, the more attention was put back upon Lively's past and what now appeared to be a real feud with Anna Kendrick over their work on 'A Simple Favor' all those years ago in 2018.

There are several rumors that indicate Lively and Kendrick began their supposed feuding after Kendrick supposedly made a comment about Swift, Lively's close friend. A latest report claimed it to be mere exaggeration; the truth wasn't known. Even their co-star from the movie 'A Simple Favor', Henry Golding, in 2018 mentioned he did not feel any friction between the two actresses.

As the follow-up to 'A Simple Favor' is already under production, both Lively and Kendrick have long since moved beyond any of the old issues and are teaming up once again on the new film. A source at 'Life & Style', states, "both the actresses have put aside their personality differences to create an amazing sequel that many thought would not work out.". According to Kendrick, the co-starring of Lively for the film appeared almost instinctive; the chemistry that the characters she shares with Lively owns enables the two of them to ride a bike that they already learned to ride.

However, the future of It Ends With Us is less clear-cut. Director Baldoni did say that he might or might not return to helm the sequel depending on Hoover's sophomore novel and even floated the possibility of Lively readying herself to take over directing duties in the next installment. According to sources close to the situation, with all of those earlier disagreements and bad blood set aside, it is not impossible that Lively and Baldoni might eventually see eye to eye with each other within that eighteen-month window.

In the midst of all this, rumors have surfaced that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, is prepared to offer millions to buy out Baldoni’s role in the project to ensure Lively’s continued involvement. Regardless of any personal differences, sources say that the success of 'It Ends With Us' has always been about financial gain, and Lively's return for a sequel will likely focus more on the film's profitability than any off-screen drama.