Blake Lively to Star in Action Romantic Comedy ‘The Survival List’

Blake Lively is set to star in the romantic comedy “The Survival List.”

Described as an “action romantic comedy,” the film follows a highbrow reality TV producer named Annie who is assigned against her wishes to a new show hosted by famous survival expert Chopper Lane. 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. The role of Chopper Lane has yet to be cast.

Lionsgate, the studio that teamed with Lively on the 2018 thriller “A Simple Favor” and the 2025 sequel “Another Simple Favor,” bought the spec script for “The Survival List” from writer Tom Melia (“Rye Lane”). Marc Platt, best known for his work on the musicals “Wicked” and “La La Land,” is in talks to join Lively as a producer on the film. Scott O’Brien will oversee the project for Lionsgate. 

“The Survival List” is Lively’s first theatrical film since “It Ends With Us,” which became a sleeper hit with $351 million at the global box office. Overshadowing the movie’s financial success, however, has been the legal battle surrounding Lively and her director and co-star Justin Baldoni. Lively is suing Baldoni in federal court for sexual harassment and retaliation, alleging the filmmaker and producers of “It Ends With Us” launched a smear campaign against her after she complained about the conditions on the film’s set. Meanwhile, Baldoni’s defamation suit against Lively was dismissed.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.