According to McG, preserving that line was a key piece of the ending of the movie. "To me, it was everything," he told TheWrap. "I mean that that's the line that propels you into what we're certainly [hoping] are the second and third films.

Uglies director McG has responded to fans' biggest issue with the dystopian film starring Joey King.

At the end of Uglies, Peris is the only thing that stands in the way of Tally and her friends escaping the city. Tally attempts to talk to him and convince him to let them go, but as she's doing so, Peris puts his hand on her cheek, triggering David, who is watching from afar, as Peris snapped the neck of his father only the previous day.

Based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Scott Westerfeld, Uglies—which began streaming on Netflix today—ends on a major cliffhanger. Directed by McG, the movie stars Joey

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