The first trailer for A Simple Favour 2 just dropped — titled Another Simple Favour — featuring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick as two mums embroiled in scandal — which is interesting timing given Lively is dealing with IRL scandals of her own what with all the It Ends With Us drama.
ICYMI: it was previously reported that a sequel to their 2018 mystery-comedy film was greenlit via Lionsgate and Amazon Studios with director of the OG flick Paul Feig returning to work on the project.
The word first got out in 2021, and a Deuxmoi spy later confirmed the news:
Recently, speculation began that the film had been scrapped as a result of the It Ends With Us legal battle.
Paul Feig shut down the rumours on social media, writing, “This is total BS. Sorry. The movie is finished and coming out soon.”
Read on for everything we know about Another Simple Favour.
When is Another Simple Favour being released?
Good news! We won’t have to wait long to catch the spicy sequel ‘cos it was recently revealed that it’s dropping on Prime Video in May.
Taking to social media, Blake Lively shared the poster, which teased the release date.
“We have Another Simple Favour to ask you… can you save the date? Opening Night at SXSW. May 1 on Prime Video,” she wrote.
The Another Simple Favour poster. (Credit: Prime Video)
What is Another Simple Favour about?
Based on the 2017 novel of the same name, A Simple Favour is about a widowed single mama named Stephanie (Kendrick) who works as a vlogger in Connecticut.
She soon becomes v. v. v. intrigued by Emily (Lively), a successful but mysterious businesswoman whose son goes to the same school as Stephanie’s kid.
After Emily goes missing (!!!), Stephanie leads the investigation to find her and a whole lot of bonkers shit goes down.
It was a ‘yuge hit at the box office, earning more than AUD$140+ million worldwide.
As for the sequel, have a read of the premise below:
“Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.”
Is there a trailer?
There sure is!
Check it out below:
To prep your mind, body and spirit for Another Simple Favour, give A Simple Favour a re-watch via Prime Video before the sequel drops in May.
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