Exclusive Interview: Blake Lively talks The Shallows!

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 10 years ago

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

THE SHALLOWS may very well end up being one of the sleeper hits of the summer, and a large portion of the credit must go to Blake Lively. Playing a woman stranded on a rock and hunted by a ruthless shark, the actress gives a performance that is not only compelling, but pretty darn believable considering about 90% of the film was shot in a studio – no ocean, no shark. Lively’s convincing bouts of fear, anguish and persistence are that much more striking when you think about how she’s doing all of that in a tank of water surrounded by a green screen. THE SHALLOWS should be the movie that makes Blake Lively a star.

I sat down with Blake to talk about how physically uncomfortable she was while making the film, as well as her relationship with sharks and the prospects for a sequel (her idea on that might surprise you). First we needed to talk about my shirt a little.

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Eric Walkuski

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Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

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