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\nSome stories refuse to stay on the page.\u00a0<\/em>The Hollywood Reporter\u2019s\u00a0Beyond the Book\u00a0column explores what happens when\u00a0books\u00a0make the leap to screen and beyond \u2014 unpacking what changed, how it was done and why it matters with the creatives who made it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n[This story contains major spoilers for <\/strong>Heartstopper Forever<\/em><\/strong>.]\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tOver the last year, writer and artist Alice Oseman has had the privilege of saying goodbye to Heartstopper<\/em> three times. There\u2019s the July release of the final graphic novel, Heartstopper Volume Six<\/em>, and the April publication of the webcomics\u2019 last pages online. But their first goodbye came out of order for an adaptation, taking place nine months earlier when filming concluded on Heartstopper Forever<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the Wash Westmoreland-directed movie conclusion to the Netflix adaptation, the newly elected (and confident) Truham Grammar School head boy, Charlie (Joe Locke), is facing an increasingly closed-off boyfriend. Also in the midst of deciding about university, Nick (Kit Connor) is withdrawing amid his anxieties and questioning whether he\u2019ll take his next steps with or without Charlie. The duo\u2019s friend group shares similar questions as they navigate prom, Pride, graduation, and an unexpected break-up between their two friends. It\u2019s an installment that takes its teen ensemble to new places, while honoring the journey \u2014 the snowball fights, trips to the seaside, and the room where Nick and Charlie first kissed \u2014 that got them there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tStepping outside the format of an eight-episode season of TV, Heartstopper Forever<\/em> had Oseman \u201cexcited by the idea of the film feeling more cinematic from the outset,\u201d says Westmoreland. But it also presented a unique adaptation challenge. \u201cFor the first time, the book isn\u2019t complete before we\u2019ve started filming,\u201d Oseman recalled during a set visit in July 2025. \u201cI was writing the last volume of Heartstopper<\/em> last year, but several times, we\u2019ve had to film a scene that I hadn\u2019t drawn yet, which was kind of scary. We had no references.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt also required condensing the final volume into a two-hour format. \u201cHaving less screen time to work with in a film was a big challenge, and it forced me to have to be really precise about what\u2019s in the story and to get rid of anything that\u2019s not necessary,\u201d Oseman said during that set conversation. \u201cYou stay with the main characters for much longer periods of time, which feels very different to the TV show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tConcessions were made in the adaptation process, including a montage of Nick and Charlie enjoying Christmas together, according to the director. But \u201cAlice wrote the script so that it focused predominantly on Nick and Charlie,\u201d the director, in his only interview for the film at publish time, tells THR<\/em>. \u201cIt seemed right that this final chapter should take a deep dive into the complexities of this central relationship as the story moves to its conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRight at the beginning, when Charlie plays with the dogs in the garden, surrounded by both practical falling autumn leaves and the animated leaves that have always been part of Heartstopper<\/em> \u2014 for me, it quietly announces what the film is trying to do: honour the visual language of the series while taking it into a more grounded, realistic world,\u201d Westmoreland tells THR<\/em>. \u201cThe characters are now 18, or almost there, and it felt right that the filmmaking should mature alongside them. As they\u2019re becoming more emotionally complex, the performances deepen, and I wanted the visual language to reflect that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn conversations conducted ahead of Heartstopper Forever<\/em>\u2019s release, Westmoreland, Oseman, Locke, Connor, and other cast members explain how the Heartstopper <\/em>film delivered several major moments and adapted the message behind the graphic novel\u2019s ending for the screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tNick and Charlie\u2019s Emotional and Physical Relationship Matures Onscreen\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tDuring much of Heartstopper<\/em>\u2019s run, its sentimentality has led to claims that the series doesn\u2019t portray certain aspects of teenhood realistically. But for Oseman, whose love story has always explored heavier but relevant subjects, that earnestness isn\u2019t something to shy from. \u201cI think sometimes people can cringe away from that a little bit, and they\u2019re like, \u2018It\u2019s too much,\u2019 but I love that about it,\u201d they tell THR<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThat earnestness doesn\u2019t quite vanish in Heartstopper Forever<\/em>. But the film leans further into new territory with its leading romantic duo, taking their physical relationship to different places following the events of season three. With both boys squarely in their young adulthood, the film not only uses intimacy to depict the evolution of their relationship but also offers a realistic representation of teen sexuality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere are four main scenes of physical intimacy in the film, and each one reveals a different stage in Nick and Charlie\u2019s relationship. We felt it was very important that none of them existed simply for their own sake. Each scene had to carry the story forward and reflect where the characters were emotionally at that particular moment,\u201d Westmoreland says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCollectively, the sequences depict healthy, sex-positive experiences while individually illustrating an equal partnership \u2014 one that disregards stereotypes around roles in queer sex and embraces men showing up emotionally.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlice was very clear that Nick and Charlie are sexually versatile, and we wanted to honor that,\u201d Westmoreland explains. \u201cAt the same time, Heartstopper<\/em> has an audience that includes young teens, so it was never about explicitness. Our focus was always on the emotional truth of the scenes \u2014 so that the physical intimacy expressed what they couldn\u2019t yet put into words. In Nick\u2019s case, especially, there are moments where physical closeness becomes a way of avoiding the conversation he knows he needs to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sequences cap off a half-decade romantic journey and offer a counter to some of Heartstopper<\/em>\u2019s detractors. \u201cKit and Joe were completely on board throughout the process. Together with our intimacy coordinator, Robbie Taylor Hunt, they approached every scene with professionalism, thoughtfulness and, naturally, a few giggles,\u201d the director says. \u201cSome people will say there\u2019s not enough sex in it, some people will say there\u2019s too much. Perhaps some people might even say, \u2018It\u2019s just right.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe Film Celebrates and Defends the LGBTQ+ Experience\t<\/h2>\n

\nHeartstopper <\/em>has never been shy in advocating for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, even with a more earnest tone. That became clearest in season three as Charlie\u2019s friend, Elle, faced transphobia while navigating a relationship with friend-turned-boyfriend, Tao. With Heartstopper Forever<\/em>, that thread continues as Elle leads a Pride parade float surrounded by members and allies of the trans community, while also delivering a poignant reminder that for LGBTQ+ teens, there are sometimes bigger challenges in the world than a little teenage heartbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlice and I talked about expanding Elle\u2019s storyline to reflect some of the realities facing trans young people today,\u201d says Westmoreland. \u201cDuring preproduction, she wrote an incredibly moving scene in which Elle articulates everything she\u2019s carrying, and on the day, Yasmin Finney absolutely nailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlmost more significant than the Pride parade itself is when Elle has her big speech in Charlie\u2019s bedroom, where she\u2019s like, \u2018You\u2019re going through something. I\u2019m so sorry, but let\u2019s also have a look at what\u2019s going on in the world right now. I\u2019m really scared. There\u2019s so much that I\u2019m dealing with constantly,\u2019\u201d Oseman says about carrying Elle\u2019s season three storyline through the film. \u201cI wanted Elle to have that moment where she lets it all out in one go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTo properly deliver that moment, Oseman \u201chad a lot of conversations with Yaz about that speech, where I would write a draft, and then she would write her own draft, and then we combined those two things together to really find something that felt authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen it came to the colorful, celebratory Pride sequence, filming the parade was one of the film\u2019s biggest challenges. \u201cWe discussed attaching ourselves to an existing event like Brighton Pride, but quickly realised it wouldn\u2019t give us the flexibility we needed. Instead, Burnham Town Council generously allowed us to take over their High Street on a Sunday. They were incredibly supportive, letting us hang banners and Pride bunting across the street while our art department built the floats.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sequence required about 600 supporting artists, with Oseman putting out a call on Instagram asking for volunteers. \u201cWithin an hour, over 5,000 people had applied. We selected the 600 we needed, and they arrived dressed, energized and ready to go,\u201d the director adds. \u201cIt was also the final day of shooting, so there was a genuine sense of celebration in the air. And stress for me! But the emotion you see in that sequence is shared by the cast, the crew, and hundreds of Heartstopper<\/em> fans who helped us bring that moment to life. It was genuinely queer, genuinely wonderful, and genuinely something AI cannot replicate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tElle\u2019s story is just one example of how Heartstopper Forever <\/em>honors the real, modern experiences of LGBTQ+ teens. In the film, characters like Nick\u2019s friend Imogen (Rhea Norwood), Charlie\u2019s friend Isaac (Tobie Donovan) and Charlie\u2019s sister Tori (Jenny Walser) also illustrate how Heartstopper<\/em> champions discovering and being comfortable with one\u2019s sexuality. Anticipated moments like Tori\u2019s conversation about her asexuality with Charlie are affirming of the diversity of LGBTQ+ identities, but they don\u2019t aim to encourage the idea that everyone needs to ascribe to a specific label.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe do have a lot of characters who have an identity label. Some of those characters have discovered that over the course of the show-slash-film, but we have other characters who are just queer and they don\u2019t need to explain, and we don\u2019t even need to know the specifics,\u201d says Oseman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe Heartstopper Forever<\/em> Ending, Explained\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tOseman admits that \u201cgiving all the characters a satisfying conclusion to all of their stories was a challenge\u201d as \u201cthere\u2019s just not enough room to do big sweeping storylines for every single one of the characters.\u201d So what is present is a montage featuring a mix of couples as they connect or reconnect in the near future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Westmoreland, it was complicated to shoot due to its many different locations. \u201cBut we linked it through a series of flowing horizontal and vertical camera moves so it would feel like one continuous emotional journey rather than a collection of separate scenes,\u201d he says. \u201cIt connects the whole Heartstopper<\/em> gang as they step out into the world. They\u2019re all moving forward individually with a stronger sense of who they are, but, at the same time, it shows the bonds between them are unbreakable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCharlie and Nick\u2019s long-time friends, Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell), end up choosing a path together, forgoing college plans for a gap year that allows them to travel. \u201cTara has always lived her life as a people pleaser, but now she\u2019s found herself and really steps into that. She doesn\u2019t need any grade to define her. She thinks if I\u2019m happy in this loving relationship, and I\u2019m living my best life, why does that have to stop?\u201d Brown tells THR<\/em>. \u201cShe finally gets the courage to just make the jump and explore the world. That\u2019s so beautiful. You learn so much from your experiences, and I can\u2019t even begin to imagine what she and Darcy discover on their travels. It leaves the door wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTao and Elle ultimately decide they can\u2019t do long distance at university and split. But for Oseman, their ending is intentionally open-ended and ambiguous. \u201cWe see them come back together one final time at the end. Does this mean they\u2019re actually getting back together, or are they just friends? We don\u2019t really know, and I don\u2019t even really know for sure what I want the answer to be,\u201d they say. \u201cBut I like the idea that your story doesn\u2019t end when you leave school. There\u2019s the whole rest of your life to live, and that story can continue into adulthood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOseman adds that \u201cthe truth of the love that they have for each other is still so present when they\u2019re together,\u201d and that they \u201cpersonally see Tao and Elle\u2019s story continuing to evolve as they get older. I don\u2019t really know what the outcome of that is, but I certainly like the idea that Tao and Elle\u2019s story isn\u2019t quite over,\u201d they say. \u201cElle\u2019s love for art blossomed so strongly over the series, and when she was in Paris, she was thinking, \u2018This is what I want to do with my life.\u2019 In that final scene in the movie, we see that she\u2019s doing exactly that, but the thing that she\u2019s painted is Tao. Her love for painting is very present, but her love for Tao is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn terms of Nick and Charlie\u2019s ending, according to Locke, \u201cwe always knew that they were going to end up together. It was always going to be a happy ending,\u201d he tells THR<\/em>. \u201cAnd I think we were always aware that they were going to break up for a bit at some point. I\u2019m really glad that the film almost doesn\u2019t sugarcoat any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdds Connor: \u201cOne of the beauties of this ending is the fact that it doesn\u2019t necessarily say that they\u2019re going to be together forever. The slightly boring way would have been to flash forward, and they get married or something. The beauty is that they may end up together, and they may not, but they\u2019ve had this amazing formative time together. They have found a way to be a part and still connect. It is accepting the fact that we can actually exist independently, but we love being together even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor Westmoreland, the ending \u201cneeded to feel that, through everything they\u2019d experienced in the break-up, they had reached a place where they were ready to make a deeper commitment to each other,\u201d the director says. \u201cOf course, none of us knows what the future holds, but as far as Nick and Charlie are concerned, they\u2019re choosing to ride into it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for whether Connor or Locke would return for future Heartstopper<\/em> adaptations, Locke doesn\u2019t want to return \u201cfor the sake of it, so if there was a good story and Alice wanted to, then never say never.\u201d Adds Connor: \u201cIf we were just EPing and if it was a good story,yeah, I\u2019d be interested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more The True Story Behind the First Foreign Feature to Break Out In Hollywood<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tHeartstopper Forever is now streaming on Netflix.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tA Relationship Hurdle Results in a Role Reversal for the Leading Duo\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tAs Nick and Charlie\u2019s sexual experiences expand on screen, so do their emotional and relationship dynamics, with the duo undergoing a role reversal of sorts, which fuels a dramatic break-up. \u201cThat is not something that happens in Volume Six<\/em>. It\u2019s actually in a short story from 2015, which I wrote before Heartstopper<\/em>, [titled] Nick and Charlie<\/em>,\u201d says Oseman. \u201cI felt like when I was making Volume Six<\/em>, that scenario just didn\u2019t make sense for those characters, whereas with the film, we\u2019re always looking to push the tension and angst just a little bit more, so it felt like an idea that could work really well for the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe blow-up is partly a result of Charlie\u2019s transformation, going from an underdog \u201cwho\u2019s been bullied and suffered from mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe\u2019s been through the wringer in a lot of ways. In this film, we see that Charlie is actually someone to look up to. He\u2019s not just this person who\u2019s been through a lot, but who\u2019s used it to triumph and take a step in the direction that he wants to be with his life,\u201d says Connor. \u201cIn the same way, Nick has always been this character that we\u2019ve grown to see as quite strong and wise beyond his years; a very mature and emotionally intelligent character who closes down [in the film]. He isn\u2019t really able to discuss and articulate the things going on inside his head. He doesn\u2019t even know where to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlice had located Nick and Charlie\u2019s break-up at Harry Greene\u2019s party, and that felt exactly right because Harry has always represented a more toxic side of their teenage world. We leaned into that by creating a kind of teenage manosphere \u2014 a basement rave full of young men, pounding dubstep, vivid lighting and huge projections of Mako sharks. It\u2019s an environment that\u2019s visually arresting but emotionally quite hostile,\u201d Westmoreland tells THR<\/em> about how they adapted the split for the film.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis was the perfect set-up for [giving] Kit and Joe the opportunity to deliver two extraordinary performances,\u201d he continues. \u201cWhat\u2019s heartbreaking is that they still love each other and they\u2019re both trying to communicate, but for the first time, they\u2019re no longer in sync. Throughout Heartstopper<\/em>, communication has always been their superpower, and here it suddenly fails them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFans of the graphic novel series may notice the storyline is not exactly what\u2019s in the 2015 novella \u2014 a choice that made sense for their screen incarnations, says Oseman. \u201cI did change a lot of what happens in that argument and break-up, but I think it really makes sense for Nick and Charlie on screen, where they\u2019ve both got their own issues that they\u2019ve been dealing with, and are feeling so anxious about the future. They love each other so much that they talk themselves into the idea that the other person is probably better off without them, which I think is a very Nick and Charlie argument to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Between \u2018Summer House\u2019 and \u2018In the City,\u2019 Lindsay Hubbard Doesn\u2019t Have Time to Slow Down<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe plot point adds another shade to both characters\u2019 multitudes. \u201cYou really start to believe that this fight is actually quite palpable. How are they going to get back from this?\u201d says Connor. He adds: \u201cIt\u2019s a nice way of reminding people that these characters are human and that sometimes the person who you think has everything sorted out might not have everything worked out. And the guy who has been struggling isn\u2019t going to always be struggling, and can achieve amazing things and move past things.\u201d<\/p>\n