‘After the Hunt’ Writer Nora Garrett Unpacks That Ending — and How Luca Guadagnino Pushed for Essential Changes

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Spoilers: The first-time screenwriter's original script imagined a different conclusion for Julia Roberts' character, which director Guadagnino was eager to change for the sake of "reality." [Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “ After the Hunt ,” including its ending.] Over the course of nearly two hours, Julia Roberts’ character in Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” really goes through it. When the film , written by first-time screenwriter Nora Garrett , first opens,