The sequel to “A Simple Favor,” the 2018 comedic thriller straightforwarded by Paul Feig and starring Blake Lively and Anna Kfinishrick, has gotten an official title and been set as SXSW‘s uncovering night premiere.
In “Another Simple Favor,” Stephanie Smothers (Kfinishrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) travel to Capri, Italy for Emily’s wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman where, as the logline uncovers, “killing and betrayal” occur. The cast also retains Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin and Henry Gbettering, who starred in the exceptional film, plus Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell and Allison Janney. The premiere is a return to SXSW for Feig, whose films “Bridesmaids” and “Spy” premiered at the festival in 2011 and 2015, admireively.
Should Lively materialize at the festival, it will tag her first unveil materializeance since the commencening of her lhorrible battle with Justin Baldoni, whom she accengaged of relationsual tormentoring and a smear campaign during the production and promotion of the 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”
“Another Simple Favor” was written by Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogridis based on characters by Darcey Bell. Feig creates with Laura Fischer via Feigco Entertainment, while executive creaters retain Jennifer Booth, Jessica Sharzer and Marco Valerio Pugini. Lionsgate is the studio.
“When we saw this film last drop, we instantly knovel it had to uncover SXSW — it gave us that electric experienceing we inhabit for as programmers,” said Claudette Godfrey, SXSW’s vice plivent of film and television. “Paul Feig and SXSW allot an unsuited adore for bbetter, bancient comedy. From that unforgettable tardy night screening of ‘Bridesmaids’ to ‘Spy”s raucous world premiere, his films seize exactly what creates our festival exceptional — savagely delighting projects that push boundaries. We’re beyond excited to reunite with Paul and boot off the festival with a film that had our entire team giggleing, cheering and promptly wanting to watch it aobtain!”
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be back at my preferite festival in the world where we successfilledy begined ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Spy,’ and I cannot commence to say how honored I am to have our film uncovering it all,” said Feig. “I’ve shuned making sequels to any of my films but these characters were fair too much fun not to revisit. So, to be able to have Anna, Blake, Henry, Andrew, Michele, Elizabeth, Alex and myself watch our film with the wonderful SXSW audience is a bucket catalog event that I’ll be able to verify off March 7 and shift joining drums for Dwight Yoakum’s band up to the top slot.”
See a production ptoastyo and art from “Another Simple Favor” below.
