Blake Lively: Things are bleaker in Blake Lively starrer Another Simple Favor in the first trailer

Blake Lively reunites with Anna Kendrick in the trailer for Another Simple Favor, set to debut at the SXSW (South by Southwest) film festival. It marks a sequel to A Simple Favor, the 2018 crime thriller that showed Lively and Kendrick's characters crossing paths in a twisted, black comedic tale.

Per SXSW, the sequel's synopsis reads,

"Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square."

The Another Simple Favor trailer shows Emily crashing a reading event for Stephanie's book - based on her experience with Emily. Now out of prison, Emily invites Stephanie to her luxurious wedding as her maid of honor. However, things may not be all well between these two since blood and revenge follow them.

Bridesmaids director Paul Feig returns to his duties for this sequel. Jessica Sharzer, who co-wrote the 2018 film, also returns as the co-writer along with the Shutter Island screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis.

Andrew Rannells, Henry Golding, Bashir Salahuddin, Kelly McCormack, Ian Ho, Aparna Nancherla, and Joshua Satine return to the cast, along with Allison Janey, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, and Alex Newell newly joining. The Severance composer Theodore Shapiro has worked on the film's music.

Another Simple Favor trailer promises another twisted tale of revenge

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A Simple Favor marked a major success as it grossed nearly $100 million at the global box office. Now, it returns with Another Simple Favor, a bleak sequel, set for a Prime Video streaming release soon after its SXSW festival debut.

While speaking about the film's SXSW premiere, director Paul Feig told Deadline,

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be back at my favorite festival in the world where we successfully launched Bridesmaids and Spy, and I cannot begin to say how honored I am to have our film [Another Simple Favor] opening it all."

He further added,

“I’ve avoided making sequels to any of my films but these characters were just too much fun not to revisit. So, to be able to have Anna, Blake, Henry, Andrew, Michele, Elizabeth, Alex and myself watch our film with the great SXSW audience is a bucket list event that I’ll be able to check off March 7th and move playing drums for Dwight Yoakum’s band up to the top slot.”

Another Simple Favor will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on May 1, 2025, after his SXSW premiere on March 7.