But that ending wasn’t always the plan.
“Originally it ended at the courthouse right after the trial,” co-writer Karen McCullah tells EW.
“Everyone was congratulating Elle, and Emmett came up and gave her a big kiss.
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“The test-screening audience didn’t feel like it was an exciting enough ending for her, success-wise.
And yet, filming the new ending would present a challenge.
“At that point [Reese] was in England shootingThe Importance of Being Earnest,” McCullah says.
That scene however, was in both endings.
No matter what happened, Elle needed closure with Warner.
If you look really closely, you’ll notice the lighting’s a little bit different.
But the new ending was way more satisfying.”
In other words, they did it!
