‘A Simple Favor 2’: Paul Feig Gets The Gang Back Together For Amazon MGM & Lionsgate Sequel
27.03.2024 - 17:15
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Deadline already told you two years ago that 2 was happening with Paul Feig back in the director’s chair and Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick starring, but today Amazon MGM Studios has made it official that the movie is a go and with the original cast members returning, read Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack.
Lionsgate is co-producing the sequel to the 2018 black comedy which minted $97M off a $20M budget. Cameras roll this spring. A streaming release on Prime Video in 240 countries is planned.
In part two, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) as they head to 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.
The script, which is based on characters by Darcy Bell, was written by Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the first film, with revisions by Laeta Kalogridis and Feig.
Feigco Entertainment’s Feig and Laura Fischer are producing A Simple Favor 2, with Sharzer executive producing.
Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, SAG, BAFTA, Emmy and Independent Spirit nominated Kendrick is making her directorial debut with the Netflix feature film Woman of the Hour, debuting this fall. She also produced and stars in the film.
Next up for Lively is the film adaption of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us from Sony. She’s making her feature film directorial debut for Searchlight with the adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel Seconds, written and produced by Edgar Wright alongside Marc Platt.
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