Blake Lively Admits She Always Plans To Take Control Of Movies
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00:00Blake Lively admits, she always plans to take control of movies, and now we know it ends
00:04with us isn't a one-time thing.
00:06When I went in the meetings, I would just seem like I'm just there to be the actor.
00:10I wouldn't reveal that I actually need to have authorship in order to fulfill.
00:14Back in 2022, she was talked about being hired as an actor, but wanting more.
00:20If you believed Blake Lively was that sweet, carefree gal who just wants to read her lines
00:25and collect a paycheck, guess again.
00:27A newly resurfaced interview from the 2022 Forbes Power Women's Summit reveals she has
00:32a crafty approach.
00:34That wasn't fulfilling for me, that I wanted to be a part of the storytelling, that I wanted
00:38to be a part of the narrative.
00:39She shows up eager to act happy-go-lucky, but once production starts, she's trying to
00:44gain major creative control.
00:46It's practically her standard script.
00:48Smile, land the gig, then swiftly pivot into behind-the-scenes boss mode.
00:54For them, sometimes that might've felt like a rug pull because you're like, you're trying
00:57to assert yourself into something that we didn't hire you to do.
01:01And now, with all the fuss around It Ends With Us, these quotes are fueling talk that
01:06she downright hijacked the film from Justin Baldoni.
01:09Blake spelled it out in the chat, saying she's only fulfilled if she's part of the writing,
01:14costume design, and storyline.
01:16Sure, some sets welcome her input, but others probably roll their eyes and think, we hired
01:22you to star, not produce.
01:24It's a piece of the bigger drama swirling around her feud with Justin.
01:28He's the actor-director who ended up in a big beef with Blake after she accused him
01:33of a load of stuff.
01:34Basically, she called him out for stepping over boundaries.
01:37Meanwhile, Justin claims she snatched creative control out from under him, overshadowing
01:42his directorial role.
01:44Now fans are re-watching that Forbes clip with brand new eyes, seeing her admission
01:48as Exhibit A that she planned all along to run the show.
01:52Blake admitted she sometimes wonders if she's the jerk in the room when she bombards producers
01:56or directors with her ideas in a leaked interview.
02:00She's well aware that she's stepping outside her job title.
02:03There's even a line about how she used to go to these initial meetings acting like she
02:07was fine just being cast, but all along she felt unfulfilled if she wasn't shaping the
02:12script.
02:13Fans of Blake find it refreshing she owns that, but for certain film folks, it's a
02:17big nuisance.
02:18Some sets are super collaborative, where a star's input is welcomed.
02:22Others are more rigid, and if you try rewriting pages or messing with the costume department,
02:28people can get offended.
02:29If that friction resonates, it probably spells out exactly how her situation with Justin
02:34Baldoni escalated.
02:36He said he was exhausted from the mess around 2024, which lines up with the filming schedule
02:41for It Ends With Us.
02:43So did he expect a docile leading lady, only to realize she wanted to drive the entire
02:48project?
02:50We might never get the behind-the-scenes info, but the timing's suspiciously perfect.
02:55Fans keep replaying her Forbes talk, saying, here she is, in her own words, basically forecasting
03:01that she's about to butt heads with whoever's in charge if they won't give her enough creative
03:05power.
03:06Now that the cat's out of the bag about Blake's hidden ambitions, it's fueling the already
03:11heated suit.
03:13Justin's claiming defamation, extortion, and that Blake basically ruined him for standing
03:17up to her.
03:18She, on the other hand, says he mistreated her, improvised too many intimate scenes,
03:24and basically put her in a toxic environment.
03:27At a recent hearing, the judge threatened to accelerate the trial date if the public
03:31mudslinging keeps going.
03:32Meanwhile, both sides keep leaking text messages or behind-the-scenes footage, riling fans.
03:39Fredman, Justin's lawyer, calls Blake a bully, while Blake's camp says this is textbook
03:44for someone being accused of this kind of stuff.
03:47Drama, drama, drama.
03:50All the while, everyone's rewatching her old Summit appearances.
03:53One YouTube comment sums up the general vibe, Blake literally told us she pulls a fast one
03:59on directors, and we ignored it.
04:02With that in mind, people wonder if maybe she oversold the claims to overshadow her
04:06controlling behavior.
04:08Or maybe both sides are half right.
04:10Let's face it, if you're going to wave the I want authorship banner, you might step on
04:14toes unintentionally or intentionally.
04:17Did Justin handle it poorly?
04:19Possibly.
04:20Did Blake up the ante once she was in the driver's seat?
04:23Likely.