Within a few short days, the girls are strapped up in scuba gear, sailing out to sea on a small boat with two new handsome friends, and getting ready to step foot into a rickety cage that will plummet them 20 meters down beneath the surface that they can go swimming with giant sharks. Lisa confides in her sister that the real reason why her boyfriend left her is because she wasn’t giving him the excitement he craved in life, and Kate takes it as a personal mission to prove him wrong. In the film, Lisa (Mandy Moore) takes her sister Kate ( Claire Holt) on the trip of a lifetime, down to Mexico’s beautiful blue waters and sandy white beaches, in an attempt to bounce back from a bad break up. We would get out at lunchtime, and I’m not usually a napper, and I couldn’t keep my eyes open. Even just like the littlest movements, or the seemingly simple days. “I don’t think either of us realized how physically taxing it was going to be, just all that time underwater. Because no one knew, like, what effects is eight weeks every day underwater going to have,” explains Mandy Moore. In that sense, we were kind of guinea pigs. “When we both initially read the script, it was like, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen a movie like this before that takes place primarily underwater. However, whereas the majority of killer shark movies take place mainly on the ocean’s surface, Johannes Roberts’ 47 Meters Down stands out due to the majority of the film existing almost entirely underwater. There have been a few noteworthy standouts and fun little additions over the years, such as Chris Kentis’ suspenseful Open Water, in which art mimics the real-life terrors of scuba diving couple Tom and Eileen Lonergan, and the more recent and more light-hearted Blake Lively-led The Shallows.
It’s been forty years since Jaws kept people out of the water, and by now, we’ve learned what to expect from summer thrillers that take place in dangerous offshore territories.
Without further ado, here are Mandy Moore's greatest roles in movies and TV to date.This isn’t your typical shark movie. A closer look at some of her best performances is an opportunity for some fun nostalgia and provides insight into her future successes. From teen comedies and action thrillers to her dramatic TV work, Moore's diverse filmography has more than proven her acting skills. Moore is a charismatic performer, and she holds her own with legendary actors. Moore's wide-ranging acting talents have led her to roles in comedies, dramas, and musicals, both in movies and television. Instead, Moore leveraged her early music industry success into a prolific acting career - one that's enjoyed a longevity unmatched by most of her contemporaries. Starting as a singer during the pop starlet craze of the late '90s and early '00s, Moore could've ended up as just another wannabe chasing music fame.
Singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore has been in the entertainment business for decades and is now in the prime of her career.