The Shallows (film)

The Shallows

Teaser poster
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Produced by Lynn Harris
Matti Leshem
Written by Anthony Jaswinski
Starring Blake Lively
Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography Flavio Labiano
Edited by Joel Negron
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)
Country United States
Language English

The Shallows (formerly In the Deep), is an upcoming 2016 American drama horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Anthony Jaswinski. The film stars Blake Lively, and Óscar Jaenada. Principal photography began on October 28, 2015 in New South Wales, Australia. The film is scheduled to be released on June 29, 2016 by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

A young surfer named Nancy (Blake Lively) was surfing at a secluded beach when she becomes stranded on a giant rock 200 yards away from shore after an enormous great white shark attacks her and circles the giant rock. Now she must find a way back to shore without becoming its lunch.

Cast

Production

Initially Louis Leterrier was to direct, although he dropped out in June 2015,[3][4] leading to Jaume Collet-Serra being considered for the job.[5] Blake Lively joined the cast in August 2015.[1] That same month the film's title was changed from In The Deep to The Shallows,[6] and it was announced that filming would begin in November in Gold Coast, Queensland Australia.[6]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on October 28, 2015 in New South Wales, Australia.[7][6] Filming also took place at the Lord Howe Island.[8][9]

Release

The Shallows was scheduled to be released on Friday June 24, 2016 by Columbia Pictures.[10] On April 28, 2016, it was pushed back to Wednesday June 29, 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 Kit, Borys (August 11, 2015). "Blake Lively in Talks to Star in Shark Thriller 'In The Deep'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. Busch, Anita (October 20, 2015). "‘Cantinflas’ Star Oscar Jaenada Joins Blake Lively In Sony’s ‘The Shallows’". deadline.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. Fleming Jr, Mike (March 23, 2015). "Louis Letterier In Swim On Sony Shark Tale ‘In The Deep’". deadline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. Sneider, Jeff (June 3, 2015). "Sony’s Shark Movie ‘In the Deep’ Loses Director Louis Leterrier (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  5. Fleming Jr, Mike (June 24, 2015). "Jaume Collet-Serra Circling Sony Shark Pic ‘In The Deep’". deadline.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Frater, Patrick (August 30, 2015). "Sony’s ‘The Shallows’ To Shoot In Australia". variety.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. "On the Set for 10/30/15: Keanu Reeves Starts on John Wick Sequel, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron Wrap Up Neighbors 2". ssninsider.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  8. Marcus, Stephanie (November 3, 2015). "Blake Lively Is A Beach Babe In Tiny Bikini While Filming In Australia". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  9. Willis, Charlotte (November 5, 2015). "Blake Lively flaunts her unbelievable figure while filming on Lord Howe Island". news.com.au. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  10. Kroll, Justin (August 5, 2015). "Sony Dates 16 Films Including Two More ‘Bad Boys’ Sequels, ‘Jumanji’ Remake". variety.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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