Meanwhile, Nine Perfect Strangers’ Jessica Sharzer, who penned the first film, is back, too, collaborating on the new screenplay with both Feig and Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island).
Who is joining the cast?
The franchise is adding some extra star power with the addition of Allison Janney, Alex Newell, and the actor Michele Morrone (whom you may recognize from Lively’s Instagram) who plays Emily’s hunky Italian fiancé Dante. Newell stars as Vicky, who looks to be a member of Emily’s bridal party.
Janney’s role is unclear as of yet (her character’s name isn’t listed on IMDb), but she looks awfully suspicious in her cameo in the trailer.
When will A Simple Favor 2 be released?
A Simple Favor 2 will stream on Amazon Prime on May 1.
How will Blake Lively’s ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni impact the film?
It’s unclear if the Prime team is adjusting their PR strategy given the ongoing legal battle between Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni. However, director Paul Feig recently supported Lively on Instagram, replying to a curious fan, “Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with. She is the best and an amazing collaborator, and I’m her biggest fan.”
Back in December, following Lively’s initial lawsuit, Feig wrote on X: “I’ve now made two movies with Blake and all I can say is she’s one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with. She truly did not deserve any of this smear campaign against her. I think it’s awful she was put through this.”
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Is there a trailer?
Yes! On February 26, Amazon released the first trailer for the film, which sees Emily Nelson (Lively), asking Stephanie (Kendrick) another simple favor: “Will you be my maid of honor?”
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