“The book is a book and the movie is a movie,” he said. “You have to step back and let the filmmakers do what they're going to do and not worry too much about what you've created and when it stops because it's a completely different medium.”
And when it comes to the new ending, Robinne understands that moviegoers often take issue with movies that end on a sad note.
“It's America: Hollywood's going to do what they're going to do, and they're going to give everything a happy ending,” he said. “I don't know why. You hope they'll stick with what you've written because it meant something to you, but you also have to think about the box office and the viewers and what their audience will want to see.”
On the other hand, Robinne, who has also acted in films like Fifty Shades Darker i Seven pounds—he pointed out that a film like Titanic, which has a famously sad ending, did well with viewers. She actually went to see the movie four times in theaters because she wanted to cry, adding, “Crying makes me feel like I'm alive.”
And while she's not opposed to revisiting her beloved characters in the future, she's still not entirely on board with the idea of Solène and Hayes, saying: “Maybe years later, I'll come back and spend more time together, but we'll see “.
