With the actor's new shark-thriller The Shallows opening in theaters on June 24, it's only fitting to wonder: does Blake Lively surf in real life? In a 2010 article written by Hamish Bowles for Vogue, Lively admitted that she had only ever "surfed once before." But that was then. Yet there was also a magical, mystical island that, according to Lively in an interview on the Today Show, said had never featured filming before: Lord Howe Island.ĭid Blake Lively actually surf in the shallows movie?
IN THE SHALLOWS FULL MOVIE MOVIE
The Shallows follows in the fictional footsteps of Jaws as a fictional shark attack movie, but there are a few shark movies that are actually based on true events (terrifying, I know).Īdditionally, was the shallows filmed in the ocean?Īfter some sleuthing on IMDB, I learned that most of the movie was shot in a giant pool inside a studio in Queensland, Australia. Is the film shallows a true story? Blake Lively's new movie The Shallows isn't based on a true story, at least not that we know of. In fact, the New South Wales, Australia, beach where they shot was probably as close to Nancy's Paradise as possible. So, that clear blue water you see, and the picturesque trees, those exist in the physical world - that's all real. Keeping this in view, what beach was the shallows filmed on?įor the most part, The Shallows was shot on a sandy beach in Australia. The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively.In the film, a surfer gets stranded 200 yards (180 m) from shore and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. Filming also took place at Lord Howe Island, Mount Tamborine, Queensland and Village Roadshow Studios. Principal photography on the film began on Octoin New South Wales, Australia.