A Sequel To ‘A Simple Favor’ Is Happening, With Blake Lively And Anna Kendrick Returning

Back in September of 2018, filmmaker Paul Feig released the super cool comedy thriller, A Simple Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

The movie was released by Lionsgate and was praised by critics and the general audience, bringing in a worldwide total close to $100 million against a $20 million budget. It also found a lot of love after releasing inside theaters via streaming platforms.

And now, because of the success, the studio is ready for a sequel. Lionsgate and Amazon Studios are teaming up for the sequel, with both Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively returning. Feig will also return to direct, so the band is officially getting back together.

The first film followed a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.

It was a clever film in the sense that it played into the “at home detective” trend. People love to investigate disappearances and murders. True crime is super hot right now, which is a weird thing to say.

It’s not exactly clear what the sequel will focus on, but you can bet there will be lots of twists and turns once again.

We’ll keep you posted as more information becomes available.

Director Paul Feig Says A Sequel To ‘Bridesmaids’ Will Probably NOT Happen

For those who don’t know, filmmaker Paul Feig has a new movie coming out titled A Simple Favor. The mystery thriller film, which is based on a 2017 novel of the same name, stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

This movie is a bit of a surprise coming from Feig because he’s known for his work in the comedy world. But when someone has as much talent as Feig, you know they probably feel comfortable doing any genre.

A Simple Favor had its premiere on Monday at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and Feig talked to reporters throughout the night.

And of course there were a few reporters asking him about a potential ‘Bridesmaids‘ sequel, ’cause Hollywood can’t let go of things. Thankfully, he responded to their inquiries by basically saying a sequel would not happen…

“I don’t know if there will be one honestly. That movie worked so well because it was about a woman having a crisis in her life and fixing it. So you don’t want her to have another crisis.”

That’s fine with us. By the way, Feig’s NEW film, A Simple Favor, is scheduled to hit theaters September 14, 2018.

Check out the trailer below…

Blake Lively And Anna Kendrick Star In First Trailer For Film Based On Bestselling Novel ‘A Simple Favor’

Do you like a splash of mystery when you watch a movie? If so, ‘A Simple Favor‘ might be the film you’re looking for.

The movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same name, and it stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick as a mismatched pair of best friends who don’t know each other as well as they think.

Indiewire explains:

“Kendrick stars as mommy blogger Stephanie, who is quite pleased when her young son becomes best pals with glamorous Emily’s (Lively) own offspring. While the boys enjoy play dates and sleepovers, their moms apparently double down on the martini-drinking and secret-swapping. But Emily has some pretty big secrets, the kind that result in her going missing, leading plucky Stephanie to try to figure out just what the heck happened to her beloved pal. As is so often the case with twisty thrillers like Bell’s, the answer is a surprise wrapped up in a riddle.”

It certainly sounds like it has the potential to be interesting. I am all for a good thriller.

It won’t theaters ’til September 14, 2018, so we still have several months to wait. Check out the trailer below…