Blake Lively has a release date for one of her most awaited films. "Another Simple Favor," the sequel to the hit 2018 movie "A Simple Favor," will premiere at this year's SXSW, kicking off one of the industry's favorite festivals.
Yesterday, festival programmers announced that the film would have its awaited premiere in March and that it would kick off the festival.“When we saw this film last fall, we instantly knew it had to open SXSW — it gave us that electric feeling we live for as programmers,” said Claudette Godfrey, the vice president of the festival, per AP News.
The film will be available to stream on Amazon Prime starting May 1st.
The announcement follows Lively's developing legal case against Justin Baldoni, a topic that some speculated would hinder the film's release date. Paul Feig, who directed the first and second films, shot the rumors down as soon as they popped up. “This is total BS. Sorry. The movie is finished and coming out soon," he said on social media.
Feig shared his excitement over the film in a statement, revealing that he was thrilled to explore these characters once more in his favorite film festival. "I’ve avoided making sequels to any of my films but these characters were just too much fun not to revisit," he said.
More details about 'Another Simple Favor'
"Another Simple Favor" is a sequel to the 2018 film, which was met with critical acclaim and grossed almost $100 million on a $20 million budget. The film stars Anna Kendrick and Lively, returning as the characters of Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson. The film follows the two as they travel to Capri, Italy to celebrate Emily's wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman. Murder and deceit are expected.
The film is rounded out by a talented cast made up of Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Henry Golding, and Allison Janney.