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"Logan Lucky," directed by Steven Soderbergh
and set in the world of NASCAR racing, has made headlines
because of speculation over whether its first-time screenwriter,
Rebecca Blunt, really exists or is a pseudonym.
Driver's remarks appear to be the first reported sighting of
Blunt.
Asked at the film's London premiere on Monday whether he had met
Rebecca Blunt, Driver told Reuters Television: "Yeah."
"So she is real?," Driver was asked.
"Yes, she's been on set," Driver added.
The Hollywood Reporter, citing multiple unnamed sources, said in
July that no writer named Rebecca Blunt existed and that the
name was a ruse that deceived Driver and his co-stars Daniel
Craig and Channing Tatum while the film was being shot.
The Hollywood Reporter in July noted that Blunt has no other
mentions in movie and film union databases and has never been
interviewed or photographed during promotions for the film.
The trade publication also recalled that Soderbergh invented
names for what was in fact his work as a film editor and
cinematographer on his 2015 film "Magic Mike XXL."
Soderbergh responded in July to the speculation about Blunt's
existence by telling Entertainment Weekly, "When people make a
statement like that, they should be very careful, especially
when it's a woman screenwriter who is having her first
screenplay produced.”
"Logan Lucky" opened in U.S. movie theaters last week and starts
its European rollout this week.
(Reporting by Ania Poullain-Majchrzak, Reuters Television;
Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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