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Anatomy of a Sale: ‘THE SHALLOWS’ w/David Boxerbaum of Verve (Part 2) (EXCLUSIVE)
“In this situation, when the president of a studio is calling you, you’re pretty confident that you’re not going to oversell yourself”
In the spirit of all things horror this October, David Boxerbaum of Verve joins us this week to break down the Horror/Thriller box-office hit THE SHALLOWS from writer Anthony Jaswinski. The script gained mass appeal when it hit the market, landing Jaswinski on the Black List, Blood List, and Hit List that year.
Roughly 40-45 percent of the Paramount film has already been shot, but the crew has been told to find other work, since production is unlikely to resume for another five months, if not longer.
Blake Lively and Jason Clarke star in the moody character-based film that shows off another side of the “World War Z” filmmaker.
Lively will play Stephanie Patrick, whose family dies in a plane crash that should’ve claimed her life too. When she discovers the crash wasn’t an accident, she sets out to exact revenge, Jason Bourne-style.
The film presents a scheduling conflict with Late Night, the Mindy Kaling-Emma Thompson comedy at Fox 2000, which is expected to start shooting in the fall.
Blake Lively is set to star in and executive produce CBS Films’ adaptation of The Husband’s Secret from Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty. This comes on the heels of HBO’s successful adaptation of Big Little Lies.
In order to keep her son, a single mother must return to the ring as an MMA fighter.
While the debate continues over whether or not Deadpool will receive any Oscar love, The People’s Choice Awards is happy to show the actioner the love, as the film picked up wins for Favorite Action Movie and Favorite Movie Actor. 
