Blake Lively’s next movie hit with major change before SXSW premiere amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit

The newest film from Blake Lively undergoes a big change just after it was revealed that it would open a large film festival.

Her next film, the sequel to A Simple Gunst, was announced on Tuesday as the opening film at the SXSW Film Festival 2025.

The film – previously entitled Simply A Simple Favor 2 – is a new title for the festival lock.

The film of the 37-year-old actress, in which she plays the leading role with recurring Co-Lead Anna Kendrick, has added a simple favor.

Director Paul Feig – who has previously tackled rumors that the sequel could be suspended in the aftermath of the dual lawsmiths of Lively and Justin Baldoni – also revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that another simple favor will hit Amazon Prime Streaming on 1 May .

The original film debuted in theaters and earned an impressive $ 97.6 million against the $ 20 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo, but the new film will be exclusively available on the streaming service.

The newest film from Blake Lively undergoes a big change just after it was revealed that it would open the 2025 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, Tuesday; Shown in August in London

It was revealed that the sequel to a simple favor is its title of a simple favor 2 in another simple benefit for the premiere; Anna Kendrick and vividly depicted in the original film (2018)

It was revealed that the sequel to a simple favor is its title of a simple favor 2 in another simple benefit for the premiere; Anna Kendrick and vividly depicted in the original film (2018)

The original film, a black comedy with exaggerated murder-mystery thriller elements, contained Kendrick as Stephanie, a single mother who becomes friends with Emily, the mother of her son’s classmate.

But Emily is soon missing and Stephanie is entangled in the investigation into a shocking death.

In another simple favor, Stephanie travels to Capri, Italy, where Emily will make the decision with a rich Italian businessman.

But the marriages are thrown into chaos after another murder takes place that binds Stephanie and Emily.

In addition to the two leads, Costar Henry Golding returns for the sequel, just like Andrew Rannells and Bashir Salahuddin.

Another simple favor will also contain new stars Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell and Allison Janey.

Feig returns to SXSW after his film Bridesmaids premiered at the festival in Austin, Texas, in 2011 and Spy made his debut there in 2015.

“I could no longer be happy to be back at my favorite festival in the world where we successfully launched bridesmaids and spy, and I can’t start saying how worshiped I am to let our film open,” Feig said in A statement. “I have avoided to make continuation for one of my films, but these characters were just too nice not to visit again.”

Director Paul Feig also suggested in a statement that Lively one of the cast would belong to the premiere, which would mark her first important public appearance because she has filed a lawsuit against her.

Director Paul Feig also suggested in a statement that Lively one of the cast would belong to the premiere, which would mark her first important public appearance because she has filed a lawsuit against her.

In another simple favor, the characters of Lively and Kendrick are again engaged in a murder mystery after they have traveled to Capri, Italy, for the wedding of the character of Lively Emily; Still from a simple favor (2018)

In another simple favor, the characters of Lively and Kendrick are again engaged in a murder mystery after they have traveled to Capri, Italy, for the wedding of the character of Lively Emily; Still from a simple favor (2018)

The Filmnieuws comes after Baldoni Lively accused of the balloons of it with the budget of ours with $ 430k after she reportedly demanded that her wardrobe was 'linked again' to match her vision of her character; Shown in December 2023 in NYC

The Filmnieuws comes after Baldoni Lively accused of the balloons of it with the budget of ours with $ 430k after she reportedly demanded that her wardrobe was ‘linked again’ to match her vision of her character; Shown in December 2023 in NYC

Feig also suggested that Lively could join the rest of the cast at the premiere, which would mark her first important public appearance, because she has filed a lawsuit in sexual harassment against her. It ends with the American director and Costar Justin Baldoni.

“To let Anna, Blake, Henry, Andrew, Michele, Elizabeth, Alex and I watch our film with the big SXSW -public, is a bucket list event that I can check out on March 7, said Feig,” Feig said, said Feig, “Feig said,” Feig said before he adds a joke that he could now play drums for the band of Dwight Yoakum to the top slot. “

“Paul Feig has again delivered the perfect mix of mystery, humor and unexpected turns in the long -awaited another simple favor,” added Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, in a statement. ‘The cast, led by the special talented Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, brings life to a script that pushes the sequel to new heights.

‘We are more than grateful for our collaborations with Paul, Blake, Anna and the entire cast and filmmaking team. We could no longer be enthusiastic to share the next chapter of this Saga with the always enthusiastic SXSW audience and eventually with our Prime Video customers around the world, “she said.

Lively was recently seen for the first time in weeks in a beloved selfie that her husband Ryan Reynolds placed on his Instagram stories after she went on a date night.

It arrived after Baldoni – who suits the couple and the Publicist of Lively in a slander suit of $ 400 million and the New York Times for printing the allegations of Lively in a separate defamation suit demanded that her wardrobe ‘was picked up again’ To match her vision of the character of Lily Bloom.

He also accuses her of refusing to go to wardrobe fittings in the production office, which was just 15 minutes from her house in Manhattan, and instead requested clothes sent to her against a considerable charge to her.