Blake Lively is living her best life as a mom.
29.04.2022 - 23:01 / deadline.com
Actress Blake Lively (A Simple Favor) is mounting an adaptation of the graphic novel Seconds for Searchlight Pictures, in her feature directorial debut, Deadline can confirm.
The title from Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley was published by Random House imprint Ballantine Books in 2014. It centers on Katie Clay, who receives the power to fix her past mistakes by writing them down in a notebook, eating a mushroom and falling asleep. Clay subsequently becomes too eager to fix every little aspect of her life and before long, her newfound ability begins to create ever-new problems that threaten not only to take her further and further from the life she initially had, but the very fabric of time and space itself.
Edgar Wright—who helmed the beloved 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, based on O’Malley’s graphic novels—adapted the screenplay and will produce the new film alongside three-time Oscar nominee Marc Platt.
Blake previously received two ACM Award nominations for directing and producing the 2021 music video “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version),” for Taylor Swift’s song of the same name. She is known on the acting side for turns in films including The Rhythm Section, A Simple Favor, All I See Is You, The Shallows, Café Society, The Age of Adaline, Savages, Green Lantern, The Town, Accepted and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, among others. She also notably starred as Serena van der Woodsen on The CW’s Gossip Girl between 2007 and 2012.
Lively is represented by WME, Management 360 and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Wright by CAA, Independent Talent Group and Nelson Davis.
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Blake Lively is living her best life as a mom.
and are reuniting for a sequel to their 2018 murder-mystery hit,. Lionsgate and Amazon Studios announced the news on Wednesday, sharing that Paul Feig and Jessica Sharzer will also return to direct and write the screenplay, respectively.
A Simple Favor is for more. On Wednesday, May 11, that a sequel to the 2018 comedic thriller starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively directed by Paul Feig is officially in the works. Kendrick and Lively will reprise their , according to Deadline. Feig is set to direct the sequel with a script written by Jessica Sharzer, who penned the original screenplay based on Darcey Bell’s 2017 novel. A Simple Favor followed Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers, a widowed mommy vlogger, and the friendship she struck up with Emily Nelson, a P.R.
Director Paul Feig‘s critically acclaimed “A Simple Favor” made a big splash back in 2018 as the satirical thriller made an impressive $97.6 million on a budget of $20 million. And now, who would have thunk, it’s getting another installment as a sequel is officially on the horizon.
Carson Burton Lionsgate and Amazon Studios have announced that a sequel to the 2018 hit mystery-comedy film “A Simple Favor” is coming. The sequel will bring back stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, as well as Paul Feig to direct.Based on the 2017 novel of the same name, “A Simple Favor” told the story of a widowed single mother named Stephanie played by Kendrick. Working as a vlogger in Connecticut, she looks enviously upon her best friend, Emily (Lively).
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are set to return to a sequel to 2018 black comedy thriller ‘A Simple Favor’ for Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Paul Feig will also return to direct the sequel as well as produce with Laura Fischer.Jessica Sharzer is writing the screenplay. Feigco Entertainment is set to produce.
the moms who have passed on. Mother’s Day is here, and while there are plenty of Hollywood celebrities who have shouted out to their moms and their baby’s moms, Ryan Reynolds has taken a break from ribbing on his wife to show her the appreciation she deserves. In a recently revealed chat with David Letterman, Reynolds gives some major props to his wife and mother of his children Blake Lively on how she keeps him and their family on track.
Deadpool actor has been very open about the joys of becoming a “.” Still, insists that he couldn't be the father he is today without Lively. “Blake runs the show. I would kind of really phone things in if it wasn’t for her.
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Ryan Reynolds has spoken candidly about parenting his three daughters with Blake Lively and how important it is for the couple to have a “division of labour”. The 45-year-old actor discussed his wife and three children, James, seven, Inez, five, and Betty, two, in a recent clip from Netflix’s My Guest No Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.
Blake Lively gave a very rare glimpse into the New York home she shares with Ryan Reynolds and their three children James, seven, Inez, five, and Betty, two. On Thursday evening the Gossip Girl star was seen standing in her house which had a leather couch and very dramatic crystal chandelier behind her. The 34-year-old blonde bombshell was taking test photos of a look she was set to wear at a pre-Met Gala dinner in NYC before she took on hosting duties of the annual fashion event.
Ryan Reynolds has continued to praise his wife, Blake Lively, for her iconic outfit change on the red carpet at this year’s Met Gala. On Monday, Lively, who was a co-chair of the event, posed on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a strapless copper Versace gown, in honour of the night’s theme: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.
Ryan Reynolds showed his support for his wife, Blake Lively, on the red carpet during the 2022 Met Gala in New York City on Monday. As Lively made her way up the stairs, Reynolds was seen watching the "Gossip Girl" star in awe as she captivated the cameras.The sweet moment was captured by Variety. In an ode to famed New York City architecture and the Statue of Liberty, a crew helped Lively remove the top layer of her dress, and Reynolds was seen clapping and smiling as the transition occurred. As Lively, 34, made her way on the carpet, her Versace gown featured a long train while multi-colored rhinestones added a pop of color to her pastel pink and orange ensemble. The Met Gala’s crew assisted Lively in removing that pink and orange layer, which revealed a copper-to-light blue train. Meanwhile, the "Deadpool" actor, 45, arrived dapper in a Ralph Lauren classic tux with white bowtie.
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not a for Blake Lively. But the , for which the 34-year-old actor is a co-host alongside her husband Ryan Reynolds, naturally called for a little something extra.
Blake Lively stole the show at the 2022 Met Gala last night, as her stunning copper-coloured Versace gown transformed into a turquoise number, after the untying of a huge bow at her waist. The former Gossip Girl star, 34, looked incredible as she posed up a storm alongside her husband, Deadpool actor, Ryan Reynolds, 45. Blake rocked up to the red carpet in a bejewelled gown with an extravagant train, giant bow and matching copper-coloured silk gloves that stretched past her elbow.
As the 2022 Met Gala got underway and famous faces ascended the iconic stairs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Blake Lively made sure to show everyone how a grand entrance is truly made. The actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds were appointed co-chairs of the event which followed the theme of “In America: An Anthology Of Fashion” with the dress code being Gilded Glamour, and it's safe to say that the 34 year old smashed it.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS HOW YOU DO GILDED GLAMOUR!!