Selome Hailu The sequel to “A Simple Favor,” the 2018 comedic thriller directed by Paul Feig and starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, has gotten an official title and been set as SXSW‘s opening night premiere.
Additionally, Feig posted on X that the film will debut on Amazon Prime Video on May 1. In “Another Simple Favor,” Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) travel to Capri, Italy for Emily’s wedding to a rich Italian businessman where, as the logline reveals, “murder and betrayal” occur.
The cast also includes Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin and Henry Golding, who starred in the original 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, respectively.
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