Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feud rumours furiously slammed by A Simple Favor director

After she broke up with him and her co-stars, Hollywood director Paul Feig furiously denied that a Blake Lively-starring sequel movie had been postponed.

A social media expert on X claimed that the sequel to the 2018 film A Simple Favor had been postponed, sparking a false rumor on Friday night. The original film was directed by 62-year-old icon Paul and saw Blake take on multiple roles to portray Emily Nelson, aka Hope McLanden, and also aka Faith McLanden.

Stephanie Smothers, who is an investigative friend, was cast in the comedy-thriller with Anna Kendrick as her. Following the irrational fallout from her co-star in It Ends With Us and director Justin Baldoni, Blake has been the subject of numerous negative press releases in recent months.

However, Paul made an X user’s claim that A Simple Favour 2 had been canceled as collateral for Blake and Justin’s disagreement, arguing that this was simply untrue. The eyebrow-raising original X post stated: “BREAKING: Amazon shelves A Simple Favor 2 indefinitely. Despite glowing test screenings, Blake Lively’s refusal to promote—amid her messy legal battle with Justin Baldoni—and growing tensions with Anna Kendrick have derailed the sequel”.

He went on to claim: “Anna is furious. Paul Feig is disappointed. Hollywood is in shock. This isn’t just a movie—it’s an implosion”. However, Paul himself criticized the claims and called them false. Responding to the post on X, he wrote: “This is total BS. Sorry. The film is almost finished, and it will be available soon. Don’t believe anything you read these days on social media.

The original poster then demanded more information, writing: “Hi Paul, if my story is ‘ false, ‘ could you clarify why Amazon hasn’t set a release date for a film that wrapped in April 2024? Why haven’t any promo plans been created yet? Saying ‘ coming out soon ‘ doesn’t really address the delays or the concerns. Would love to hear more”!

But insisting the film will be released, Paul wrote: “My friend, it’s called post production, which generally takes over half a year at least when you factor in editing, scoring, special effects, sound mixing, close captioning and all the technical quality control that has to be done. By the mid-January due to our post-work schedule, we had always finished everything. Because the studio spent the year deciding when to release movies, they don’t come out until they’ve finished. We’ve always planned on something in the spring/summer of this year. That’s how movies work. I hope this helps”.

Another fan reacted to Paul’s posts, to write: “Thank you for confirming that this thread is bs”! And the director replied to them too, writing: “The movie is awesome, and Blake and Anna turn in amazing performances. I’m eager to see it all with you. Stay tuned for more details. Simple Favor 2 is coming soon”!

The first A Simple Favour movie received positive reviews and praise from both Blake and Anna for their performances. Additionally, it performed well at the box office, selling more than four times as many tickets as it had planned.

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Source: Mirror