![]() (Many in my screening, however, seemed upset with the original ending - when Emma was hit, gasps echoing through the theater were louder than the film itself. One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim. If writers had changed the ending, they'd delight some fans of the book (myself included), but others would leave the theaters seriously miffed. David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Sweet Sorrow, Us, The Understudy and Starter for Ten. ![]() In a way, adapting One Day was something of a lose-lose situation from the get-go. Hollywood could have made it happen, right?! Of course, had the film's writers altered it, it likely would have caused as much ire as the My Sister's Keeper adaptation, which delivered a shiny, happy ending that was dramatically different than the final pages of Jodi Picoult's beloved book. ![]() (Gasp!) I know, it sounds crazy, but, loving Nicholls' characters, I found myself wishing Emma and Dexter would find their happily ever after on the big screen. So when I first found out One Day was being made into a movie, I began to hope the film's writers would commit the ultimate Hollywood sin and change the ending. ![]()
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