Blake Lively to headline post-apocalyptic Netflix movie Dark Days at the Magna Carta
Blake Lively will headline the upcoming Netflix movie Dark Days at the Magna Carta, a post-apocalyptic film centered on a woman fighting for the survival of her family.
The Gossip Girl actress, 32, is collaborating on the project with filmmaker Shawn Levy, who recently worked with her husband Ryan Reynolds on an upcoming comedy called Free Guy.
The Los Angeles native, who shares three kids with Reynolds – James, five, Inez, three, and a seven-month-old baby daughter – is also a producer on the streaming film via her company B for Effort, according to The Hollywood Reporter, while Levy’s 21 Laps company is also linked to the project.
Coming soon: Blake Lively, 32, will headline the upcoming Netflix movie Dark Days at the Magna Carta, a post-apocalyptic film centered on a woman fighting for survival. She was snapped in NYC in 2018
Upstart screenwriter Michael Paisley composed the story and will pen the script, according to THR, as the project is being viewed as a potential three-part anthology.
According to the outlet, the storyline of the film follows a woman (presumably Lively’s character) as she looks to forge on after a calamitous event changes the world.
Paisley, 26, initially developed the idea in 2019 and certain themes – isolation and family unity – have since shaped the project as the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way people live, THR reported.
The Westfield, Indiana native was subsequently courted by producers to develop the project, ultimately partnering up with Lively and Levy on the motion picture.
Creative team: Filmmaker Shawn Levy, who recently worked with Ryan Reynolds on an upcoming comedy called Free Guy, has commandeered the project with Lively
Mindful: The couple have made numerous charitable donations and taken part in fundraisers amid the ongoing pandemic as they hunker down at their home
Paisley’s past credits include penning the horror movie Dollhouse and working as a writer’s production assistant on Netflix’s The Witcher.
Lively, who’s hunkering down with her family amid the near-national lockdown, headlined the film The Rhythm Section earlier this year.
While the pandemic has virtually shut down all Hollywood productions, Levy’s company 21 Laps has been hard at work building a queue of films to make when stay-at-home orders are lifted, the outlet reported.
As of Wednesday, the death total for COVID-19 was at 67,256 people in the U.S., with 1,217,771 total positive diagnoses, The COVID Tracking Project reported. On a global level, 262,709 people have died amid 3,742,665 positive diagnoses worldwide, Johns Hopkins University reported.