As fact-checking takes successful on social media, a really dependable supply is taking pictures down rumors of behind-the-scenes hassle on A Simple Favor 2.
Director Paul Feig not too long ago responded to a declare that the sequel has been shelved amid an alleged feud between stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, clarifying that the movie is “popping out quickly” and it’s “superior.”
“That is complete BS. Sorry,” he wrote on X, quoting the report. “The film is completed and popping out quickly. Don’t consider something you learn on social media as of late.”
After the unique poster pushed again, asking why Amazon Studios hasn’t set a launch date after filming wrapped final spring.
“My good friend, it’s known as put up manufacturing, which usually takes over half a yr no less than if you consider modifying, scoring, particular results, sound mixing, shut captioning and all of the technical high quality management that needs to be completed,” wrote Feig. “Our put up schedule all the time had us ending every part by mid-January. Films don’t come out the second they’re completed as a result of the studio spends the earlier yr deciding the very best date to launch it. We’ve all the time deliberate on one thing within the spring/summer season of this yr. That’s how motion pictures work. I hope this helps.”
Anna Kendrick, Paul Feig and Blake Full of life attend the ‘A Simple Favor‘ Paris premiere on September 18, 2018. (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Pictures)
Feig raved in one other post, “The film is superior, and Blake and Anna flip in wonderful performances. I can’t watch for you all to see it. Keep tuned for extra particulars. Easy Favor 2 is coming quickly!”
After Amazon Studios and Lionsgate beforehand announced the sequel in 2022, bringing again Feig, Kendrick and Full of life, filming kicked off this spring, with unique forged members Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho and Kelly McCormack additionally returning.
Within the sequel, Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Full of life) head to the gorgeous island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant marriage ceremony to a wealthy Italian businessman. Together with the glamorous visitors, count on homicide and betrayal to RSVP for a marriage with extra twists and turns than the street from the Marina Grande to the Capri city sq..
The primary film, which grossed $97 million off a $20 million price range, follows widowed mommy blogger Stephanie, who befriends glamorous working mother Emily. When Emily drops off her son and goes lacking, Stephanie kinds her personal investigation into her good friend’s mysterious previous.
