‘A Simple Favor’ Sequel Adds 6 More Names to Cast

Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are set to return for more backstabbing fun in a sequel to 2018’s A Simple Favor.

The dark-comedy thriller was based on the book of the same name by Darcey Bell and followed mommy blogger Stephanie (Kendrick) as she befriends a wealthy mom named Emily (Lively). After Emily mysteriously disappears, Stephanie launches her own investigation and finds herself entangled in a complicated web of lies, ultimately learning Emily wasn’t who she said she was.

Written by Jessica Sharzer and directed by Paul Feig, A Simple Favor 2 was announced in May 2022.

“I can’t wait to revisit the hilarious, deeply dark inner world of Stephanie Smothers, and reunite Stephanie and Emily under the watchful and stylish eye of the glorious Paul Feig,” Kendrick told Entertainment Weekly about playing the lead role again.

Feig, for his part, said he was excited to bring the film’s mysterious world back to life with Sharzer. “A Simple Favor is one of my favorite films I’ve ever made and it’s all because of the amazing writing of Jessica Sharzer and our stunning, hilarious cast headed by my brilliant heroes Anna and Blake,” he gushed. “Expect more stylish twists and turns than Ralph Lauren making pretzels while driving down Lombard Street.”

Scroll down for everything to know about A Simple Favor 2: