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‘Gossip Girl’ star Blake Lively has finally landed her first lead role since her bitter legal battle with actor-director Justin Baldoni overshadowed their 2024 film “It Ends With Us”.
Lionsgate confirmed it had acquired the script for “The Survival List”, described as “action romantic comedy,” which Lively will produce and star in.
The film follows the story of a highbrow reality TV producer named Annie, who has been, against her wishes, assigned to a new show hosted by famous survival expert Chopper Lane.
When a shipwreck leaves them on a deserted island, Annie realises Chopper is a fraud and knows nothing about survival, leaving her in charge of figuring out how to keep them alive.
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The casting for the role of Chopper is underway.
Blake has previously collaborated with the studio for “A Simple Favor”, which was released in 2018, and its sequel “Another Simple Favor”. The film was released earlier this year.
The film became an instant hit at the box office amid the ongoing legal drama between Blake and Baldoni but received mixed reviews from the audience, who found the screen version different from that of the book.
It also featured Brandon Sklenar, Isabela Ferrer, and Jenny Slate in pivotal roles.
