Brandon Sklenar opened up about starring in two high-profile movie variations that each talk about home violence.
“It’s a theme that’s been round me and in my life for a very long time,” Sklenar, 34, informed The Hollywood Reporter in an interview revealed on Thursday, April 10. “Somebody very near me has been coping with it for a few years, and I’ve been serving to her navigate that house as a lot as I can.”
Sklenar starred as Atlas Corrigan in 2024’s It Ends With Us, a movie based mostly on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the identical title. Each the guide and film focus on Lily Bloom (Blake Full of life) and her abusive relationship with Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni).
Sklenar will subsequent star in The Housemaid, which is predicated on Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel a couple of homeless girl employed as a housekeeper for a rich household. Protagonist Millie quickly notices that the married couple acts erratically and shows demanding conduct. The movie additionally options Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.
Brandon Sklenar doesn’t have a lot to say concerning the drama surrounding It Ends With Us, however he hopes viewers don’t overlook the movie’s deeper which means. “It’s a troublesome state of affairs,” Skelnar, 34, informed The Hollywood Reporter whereas strolling the Self-importance Truthful Oscars Occasion crimson carpet on Sunday, March 2. “I simply hope everybody remembers what the […]
“Maybe, by the grace of God, it retains discovering its approach into my sphere as a theme as a result of it’s a theme in my very own life,” Sklenar added to THR.
Blake Full of life and Brandon Sklenar in ‘It Ends With Us.’ Jojo Whilden/Sony Footage Releasing/Courtesy Everett Assortment
After filming It Ends With Us, Sklenar labored on horror film Drop with Meghann Fahy. The film, which is in theaters now, additionally includes home abuse. Filming two tasks back-to-back about the identical heavy material didn’t fear Sklenar.
“It’s one thing that we contact upon in Drop, given Violet’s historical past, nevertheless it’s not essentially within the forefront as a lot as it’s with It Ends with Us,” he mentioned, referring to Fahy’s character. “That movie is immediately about [domestic violence], and the complete plot revolves round it. So it was simply purely coincidental that it’s a theme on this movie. Oddly sufficient, it additionally reoccurs in The Housemaid, which I simply wrapped.”
Sklenar confused that any similarities are purely “coincidental.”
“It appears to maintain coming about,” he mentioned, including that “there’s a approach” to correctly inform these tales.
Brandon Sklenar is breaking his silence on the alleged behind-the-scenes drama along with his It Ends With Us costars. “I needed to take a minute and tackle all these things swirling on-line,” Sklenar, 34, wrote by way of Instagram on Tuesday, August 20. “Colleen [Hoover] and the ladies of this forged stand for hope, perseverance, and for ladies […]
“Housemaid touches upon it. It’s a suspense thriller, nevertheless it’s not as true to life as It Ends with Us,” Sklenar famous to the outlet. “The character is coping with very actual traumatic issues, nevertheless it’s elevated in the best way the story is informed. In order that hopefully takes just a bit little bit of the sting off because of this, and lets individuals digest it differently. Drop does it in an identical approach, as properly. The movie itself is elevated, and so it’s capable of tackle the subject with out being totally consumed by it.”
Brandon Sklenar, Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney and Paul Feig promote the upcoming movie ‘The Housemaid’ on the Lionsgate presentation throughout CinemaCon on April 1, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Photographs
After It Ends With Us premiered, Full of life, 37, accused director and costar Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment, fostering a hostile work atmosphere and making an attempt to destroy her status. He denied the allegations earlier than submitting a defamation lawsuit towards Full of life, which she requested to dismiss final month. Sklenar, for his half, has indirectly addressed the scandal, hoping to proceed to focus on the vital message as a substitute.
“Colleen [Hoover] and the ladies of this forged stand for hope, perseverance, and for ladies selecting a greater life for themselves,” he wrote by way of Instagram in August 2024. Vilifying the ladies who put a lot of their coronary heart and soul into making this movie as a result of they imagine so strongly in its message appears counterproductive and detracts from what this movie is about.”
He added, “It’s, in actual fact, the other of the purpose. What could or could not have occurred behind the scenes doesn’t and hopefully mustn’t detract from what our intentions have been in making this movie. It’s been disheartening to see the quantity of negativity being projected on-line. … I really feel a duty to carry this to life and assist unfold that message additional.”
