'Gossip Girl' fame Blake Lively roped in to star in Shawn Lewy's post-apocalyptic thriller

Hollywood star and Gossip Girl fame, Blake Lively, has been roped in to star in a post-apocalyptic thriller. story revolves around a woman who is fighting for survival of her family. actor has teamed up with Stranger Things director Shawn Levy for film. It is titled as Dark Days At Magna Carta and Netflix has reportedly acquired rights for it.

Blake Lively set to star in a post-apocalyptic thriller Dark Days at Magna Carta

According to reports, this film will stream on Netflix. reports also state that OTT platform is working on Dark Days at Magna Carta with aim of creating a trilogy series. team has got Michael Paisley on board to write screenplay for film who also conceptualised original story.

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Blake Lively will be producing film under her B for Effort production banner along with Kate Vorhoff. Levy will pitch in with his 21 Laps banner and partner with Dan Cohen. While details of film are still under wraps, it is being described by reports as a character-driven thriller that is set against a catastrophic event and centres on a woman taking extreme measures to survive and fight for her family. 

Reportedly, it was Michael Paisley who came up with story. He started working on concept of story last year, but later drew ideas from pandemic. story is not related to contagion, but a world-altering event is a key foil and mes of isolation and strength of family emerge. 

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Michael Paisley was a production assistant of popular Netflix show, Witcher. This is not first time Shawn Lewy is investing in a long-term project. He has producing credits with his banner for film projects like A Night at Museum, Arrival, Kin, Spectacular Now, and is also producing Ryan Reynold's comic film, Free Guy.  Lewy is also popular for being producer and director of Stranger Things franchise. 

Blake Lively was last seen in an action-thriller titled  Rhythm Section which turned out to be a disappointment as it did not do well at box office. actor's notable films include A Simple Favour, Age of aline, and more. actor is currently in quarantine with her husband Ryan Reynolds and ir kids. 

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