EXCLUSIVE: Following his star-making role in the prequel series  has landed another major role as he has joined Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to star as Atlas Corrigan in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, .

The pic is in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures, with Baldoni set to direct. Alex Saks will produce for Saks Picture Company, and Jamey Heath will produce on behalf of Wayfarer Studios.

Lively is exec producing along with Colleen Hoover, and Steve Sarowitz, Andrew Calof and Baldoni on behalf of Wayfarer Studios, which is also co-financing. Christy Hall has penned the current screenplay and will also produce.

The story follows Lily Bloom, who comes from a complicated past and always has known the life she wants.

While living in Boston, she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid and believes she may very well have found her soulmate. Soon, however, questions arise about their relationship, and to complicate matters her high school love interest, Atlas Corrigan, comes back into the picture, putting her relationship with Ryle in jeopardy.

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