Blake Lively is taking on a new project with Lionsgate as she prepares to star in the upcoming action romantic comedy The Survival List.
The film centers on Annie, a highbrow reality TV producer who reluctantly joins a new survival show hosted by the well-known Chopper Lane. But when the two end up stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck, Annie discovers Chopper is not the survival expert he pretends to be, leaving her responsible for keeping them alive.
Their forced partnership soon takes an unexpected turn as they develop an unlikely chemistry. The role of Chopper Lane has yet to be cast.
The film comes from writer Tom Melia, best known for Rye Lane, with Lionsgate purchasing the script and Scott O’Brien overseeing the project.
Marc Platt, celebrated for his work on La La Land and Wicked, is also in talks to produce alongside Lively.
This marks another collaboration between Lively and Lionsgate following A Simple Favour in 2018 and its upcoming sequel Another Simple Favour, slated for 2025.
The Survival List will be Lively’s first theatrical release since It Ends With Us, which earned an impressive $351 million worldwide.
However, the film’s success has been overshadowed by an ongoing legal dispute between Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
The tensions around the case have now expanded to include It Ends With Us actress Isabela Ferrer, who played the younger version of Lively’s character Lily Bloom.
Ferrer recently accused Baldoni of “harassing” her through repeated subpoena attempts. But in court documents filed on August 18, Baldoni’s lawyers denied those claims, stating they had only requested documents Ferrer “either neglected to produce or were not requested” by Lively’s team.
They added that her attorneys had been contacted twice but “ignored” the requests.
Baldoni’s team further argued that Ferrer was not being targeted unfairly, noting that Lively herself had previously subpoenaed her. “
Ms. Lively should not be permitted to obtain discovery from Ms. Ferrer, while Ms. Ferrer and her counsel frustrate all effort by the Wayfarer Parties to obtain the discovery critical to the preparation of their defense,” the filing stated.
In her own filing obtained by PEOPLE, Ferrer’s lawyers pushed back, claiming Baldoni’s actions were “for improper purposes and with the aim of harassing” her.
They argued the subpoenas were not tailored to produce new information but instead intended to cause her distress.
This latest dispute comes as Baldoni continues to deny Lively’s harassment allegations, while their legal battle is set to go to trial in March 2026.
Despite the ongoing feud, Lively’s new film is moving forward, marking a fresh chapter in her career while the courtroom drama continues to unfold in the background.
