Blake Lively has found her next project as she is attached to star in a new original action-comedy movie amidst her legal drama with Justin Baldoni.
The It Ends with Us star has been in the headlines for several months due to the ongoing updates and development on the legal battle. However, fans have also been wondering whether Lively will star in another project amidst the drama. Fortunately, it looks like she has found the next movie that she is attached to star in.
What is Blake Lively's Next Movie Project?
Deadline reported that Lively is set to star in an original action-comedy movie from Lionsgate titled The Survival List. She will also serve as producer of the project.
This marks the It Ends with Us star's first project since her legal battle with Baldoni exploded in the media headlines. Her last movie was Another Simple Favor, which was released on Prime Video last May.
Lively will be playing the role of Annie, "a highbrow reality TV producer who, against her wishes, is assigned to a new show hosted by famous survival expert Chopper Lane."
However, according to the logline, "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."
Tom Melia wrote the script, but no director has been attached to the project. Marc Platt, who produced Wicked, will also serve as producer. No casting has been made yet for the male lead.
What is the Latest Update on Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Legal Drama?
Recently, Lively's It Ends with Us co-star, Isabela Ferrer, has been added to the mix. She accused Baldoni of harassment over the communications related to the legal battle.
Last August 12, Baldoni's legal team filed a motion claiming that Ferrer was unreachable and unresponsive when they filed a subpoena on her.
However, Ferrer's lawyers have filed a rebuttal where they claimed that Baldoni has "engaged in bad faith tactics" and alleged that the motion was filed "for improper purposes and with the aim of harassing" the actress.
After Lively's team subpoenaed Ferrer last February for communications relevant to her dispute with Baldoni, Ferrer allegedly sought legal help from Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios as part of an indemnification clause in her contract for the film.
However, Ferrer's legal team claimed that Baldoni's company "has not honored its obligations," and they agreed to help the actress if she could "confirm that she will ‘surrender control’" of her response and "not actually allow Ms. Ferrer to provide the documents that reveal the true facts."
After Ferrer responded to Lively's subpoena and submitted the required documents, Baldoni and his team allegedly have "been improperly attempting to exert control over" and, with the new subpoena, he "made no effort to tailor the subpoena towards the production of new or different materials, demonstrating that the real aim of the Baldoni Subpoena, as well as the pending Motion, is to harass Ms. Ferrer."
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