The Side Effects Include Blake Lively

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Refusing to let Green Lantern drag her down, Blake Lively is set to join Steven Soderbergh’s The Side Effects, and she’s not the only big name that will round out the cast for the psychological thriller.

The Side Effects, formerly known as The Bitter Pill, will star Lively as Emily Hawkins, a woman who turns to prescription drugs to handle the anxiety of her husband’s upcoming release from prison. Channing Tatum, who worked with Soderbergh on Haywire and Magic Mike, is being looked at for the role of the husband, while Jude Law, who worked with Soderbergh on Contagion, is being considered for the role of Lively’s new psychiatrist. No deals are currently done with any of the three actors, but IndieWire indicates that deals with the trio are imminent.

One minor bump on the road toward production for The Side Effects is the fact that financial backing is a little questionable at the moment. Summit was originally going to take care of the financing but that’s no longer the case, possibly because Summit is in the process of being bought by Lionsgate. Annapurna Pictures will reportedly step in to handle financial matters, but that’s another deal that hasn’t actually been committed to.Of course, there’s also the matter of distribution to be dealt with but that probably won’t be a problem if everything else goes as planned.