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Blake Lively to star in 'The Husband's Secret'

By Karen Butler
Blake Lively arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 1. Lively is set to star in "The Husband's Secret." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Blake Lively arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 1. Lively is set to star in "The Husband's Secret." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

May 25 (UPI) -- The Shallows and Gossip Girl alum Blake Lively has signed on to executive produce and star in the big-screen adaptation of Liane Moriarty's novel The Husband's Secret.

The CBS Films production is being produced by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano via their Depth of Field company.

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  "Liane Moriarty has established herself as one of the defining voices of the modern woman and Blake Lively's unique combination of vulnerability, strength and extraordinary talent makes her the perfect actress to realize Moriarty's creation," Terry Press, president of CBS Films, said in a statement Thursday.

Moriarty's book Big Little Lies was recently adapted as a successful, Showtime miniseries, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.

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