EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has preemptively acquired Survive, a shark-themed thriller feature pitch from screenwriter Ian Levy, which was brought in by Premeditated Productions.

In Survive, a desperate mother and her 12-year-old daughter attempt to flee from her abusive boyfriend. Their escape turns into a harrowing fight for survival after a highway crash leaves them stranded on a coastal cliff, battling not only the violent man they tried to escape, but also a group of sharks circling in the waters below.

The scenario here was unusual for Premeditated, a company with a first-look deal at Amazon MGM, which is better known for producing adaptations of existing material from its sister company, Entangled Publishing. Levy will adapt the screenplay, with Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark producing for Premeditated, and Director of Development Cayla Tyne overseeing the project for the company.

For Levy, the sale marks another achievement in a busy year of feature development. His film Out There, which previously sold to eOne, is moving forward at Netflix with The Picture Company producing and Stefan Grube attached to direct, and is expected to enter production soon. Prior to that, he was a longtime executive at Bravo and later an independent film producer, credited on the 2015 film Pay the Ghost.

Premeditated Productions launched in August 2024 with a three-year first-look TV and film deal at Amazon MGM Studios. They’ve previously gone there to set up a series adaptation of Entangled’s bestselling romantic fantasy novel, Fourth Wing, as well as feature adaptations of Kira Archer’s 69 Million Things I Hate About You and Devney Perry’s Shield of Sparrows. Currently, the company is also developing an adaptation of Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s Assistant to the Villain at Legendary Television.

For Amazon MGM, the Survive deal follows one for Code Black, a political thriller feature based on a short story by Harrison Query, to star and be produced by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Premeditated and Levy are both represented by Independent Artist Group. Premeditated is also repped by Caitlin DiMotta at TroyGould PC; Levy by Magnolia Entertainment and Melissa Rogal at Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.

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