The Idea of You challenges the conventional coming-of-age story through a tale centered around the notion that there is no age limit to finding love. Based on the 2017 novel written by Robinne Lee, the film , which is produced by her fellow Dandridge sister ( Deliver Us From Eva hive stand up), Gabrielle Union, takes a different turn at the end than what Lee envisioned when she wrote it 10 years ago. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Lee spoke to the change – where Soléne does not have her happy ending – but says that is expected when a story is adapted for the big screen. “It’s America — Hollywood’s going to do what they’re going to do, and they’re going to throw a happy ending on everything,” she said. “I don’t know why. You hope they’ll keep to what you’ve written because it meant something to you, but you also have to think about the box office and viewers and what their audience is going to want to see. Even though there’s obviously a huge overlap between readers and...
