The filmmaker called Lively 'the best and an amazing collaborator' as 'Another Simple Favor' was picked to open SXSW 2025

The title, which reteams Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and will have its world-premiere screening March 7, reps a return for Amazon MGM Studios to SXSW opening-night festivities; last year, the studio brought the Doug Liman-directed Road House.

Another Simple Favor,” Paul Feig's sequel to his 2018 noir comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, will open the SXSW Film and TV Festival.Organizers of the Austin, Texas, festival announced Tuesday that the long-awaited “A Simple Flavor” sequel will kick of this year's edition on March 7.

Director Paul Feig has yet again stood up for Blake Lively during her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Following the premiere announcement of A Simple Favor sequel Another Simple Favor, the filmmaker defended Lively as an "amazing collaborator.

The sequel to Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively's 2018 comedic thriller, A Simple Favor, has been titled Another Simple Favor. The Paul Feig directorial is all set as SXSW's opening night premiere. Feig also went on to announce that the film will premiere on Prime Video on May 1.

In the midst of her dispute with her “It Ends with Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively’s next film project officially has a title and premiere date.

The Paul Feig film will premiere at SXSW nearly seven years after the release of its first installation A Simple Favor

The sequel to A Simple Favor will open the SXSW festival in Texas on March 7. The film starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick will make its OTT premiere soon afterwards. Find out when and where to watch the thriller sequel.

Paul Feig directed ’Another Simple Favor’ for Amazon MGM Studios, which will be released to streaming on May 1.