It’s officially official. Not only is there A Simple Favor sequel in the works, but Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are confirmed to return as Stephanie and Emily. Feel free to squeal now, as Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are also on board to reprise their roles in A Simple Favor 2.
“In the film, we see the return of Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “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.”
Paul Feig will return to direct the sequel based on characters created by Darcy Bell. A Simple Favor‘s Jessica Sharzer wrote the screenplay, with revisions by Laeta Kalogridis and Feig. Paul Feig and Laura Fischer are producing through Feigco Entertainment, and Sharzer is executive producing. Lionsgate and Amazon MGM Studios are co-producing.
The original R-rated comedy was released in September 2018 and currently sits at 84% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel is expected to begin production this spring and will be released on Prime Video.
