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A Simple Favor 2 Allegedly Shelved Amid Blake Lively Lawsuit

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Amid her ongoing lawsuit with It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, rumors are circulating online that Blake Lively’s upcoming film A Simple Favor 2, has been shelved.

“Despite glowing test screenings, Blake Lively’s refusal to promote—amid her messy legal battle with Justin Baldoni—and growing tensions with Anna Kendrick have derailed the sequel,” read a post on X which has since gone viral. “Anna is furious. Paul Feig is disappointed. Hollywood is in shock.”

The main reason cited regarding the cancellation is the brewing feud between its female co-leads, which allegedly started “ since the first film in 2018”. The two have allegedly never spoken since. 

“According to production insiders, Anna was hesitant to return,” the source revealed. “But Paul Feig, the sequel’s director, convinced her otherwise: ‘Paul believed in the story and promised it would be worth it.’”

The rumor went further to claim that Lively and Kendrick had to be kept apart on set and “the tension during production in Italy was said to be palpable.”

After the rumbling started getting picked up by mainstream media, Feig has come forward to squash the rumors. 

“This is total BS. Sorry,” the 62-year-old director wrote on X. “The movie is finished and coming out soon. Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days.” 

The director also set the record straight regarding the film’s still unannounced release date. 

“It’s called post production, which generally takes over half a year at least when you factor in editing, scoring, special effects, sound mixing, close captioning and all the technical quality control that has to be done,” he explained. “Our post schedule always had us finishing everything by mid-January.”

He added. “Movies don’t come out the second they’re finished because the studio spends the previous year deciding the best date to release it. We’ve always planned on something spring/summer of this year. That’s how movies work. I hope this helps.”

“The movie is awesome, and Blake and Anna turn in amazing performances. I can’t wait for you all to see it. Stay tuned for more details. Simple Favor 2 is coming soon!” Feig promised.

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