Every Time Blake, Anna Feud Rumors Were Denied by 'Simple Favor' Director

Every Time Blake, Anna Feud Rumors Were Denied by 'Simple Favor' Director

Paul Feig has said it before and he’ll say it again: Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are not feuding. The director, who worked with the two actresses on the 2018 film A Simple Favor and the May sequel Another Simple Favor, has seen the speculation and rumors surrounding two of the film’s stars. Time and time again, he makes it clear that there’s no drama between the pair. “Any controversy is good. I’m always like, ‘No press is bad press,’” Feig s…

Another Simple Favor director reveals Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick's relationship and on-screen chemistry

Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick have reprised their popular roles from 2018 thriller A Simple Favor for a new sequel – which lands on Prime Video on Thursday 1st May. The film – titled Another Simple Favor – sees the best friends turned mortal enemies reunited when Lively's Emily secures a release from prison and mysteriously asks Kendrick's Stephanie to be the maid of honour at her wedding in Capri. This sets in motion another outlandish plot th…

Another Simple Favor - a light comedic thriller that makes good use of its large cast - ScullyVision

I’ll be the first to admit that I found A Simple Favor (2018) to be little more than a passable, fun adaptation of a book I’m sure my sister would love. I thought Blake Lively gave a great performance, and it was one of the few times when I found Anna Kendrick’s manic theater kid energy to fit the material well enough not to grate on me. I know I’m not its target audience, but even so, it was a perfectly entertaining way to giggle away a few hou…

Far-Off Places and Outlandish Plot Twists Make “Another Simple Favor” Enjoyable

PHOTO BY LORENZO SISTI / AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES The 2018 thriller “A Simple Favor” was at once a tawdry bit of pulp fiction and a loving parody of its genre. A winking remix of mass-market paperback thrillers, it pulled the rug out from under its page-turner inspirations — but provided twists and turns. Its sequel, “Another Simple Favor,” is not so ambitious; its revelations are more deus ex machina than tightly woven plot threads. That does no…

Another Simple Favor Review: a fun lark but not as good as the original

PLOT: Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick), who’s reinvented herself as an amateur investigator (as well as being a mommy blogger), is convinced by her old foe, Emily (Blake Lively), to attend her extravagant destination wedding in Capri. REVIEW: A Simple Favor was a surprisingly effective potboiler, anchored by two ace performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Plus, it had snappy direction from Paul Feig and a tight script that somehow ma…