Blake Lively to Star in Action Rom-Com Movie 'The Survival List'
Blake Lively has her next big-screen project lined up!
The 37-year-old actress is set to star in and produce The Survival List, a new action romantic comedy being developed at Lionsgate with producer Marc Platt, who is best known for Wicked.
Written by Tom Melia, the movie follows “Annie, a highbrow reality TV producer who against her wishes, is assigned to a new show hosted by famous survival expert Chopper Lane. However, when a shipwreck strands them on a deserted island, Annie discovers Chopper is a fraud and knows nothing about survival, leaving her in charge of figuring out how to keep them alive. Forced to work together, they begin to discover an unlikely chemistry,” per THR.
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Scott O’Brien is overseeing the project for Lionsgate, which has previously worked with Blake on A Simple Favor and its sequel Another Simple Favor, where she reunited with Anna Kendrick and director Paul Feig.
Marc Platt is also behind the Wicked stage musical and its movie adaptations, including Wicked: Part Two hitting theaters on November 21. He also recently produced the live-action How to Train Your Dragon.
Tom Melia penned the Sundance hit Rye Lane, penned the script.
There’s also an update about Blake‘s ongoing legal drama.