A Simple Favor director slams Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick feud rumors

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Simple Favor director Paul Feig has shut down online rumors that a feud between the movie’s stars, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, has indefinitely shelved the forthcoming sequel. On Friday, an X/Twitter user named @Oflululemon claimed that Feig’s highly anticipated sequel to his 2018 crime thriller had been “derailed” by “growing tensions.” “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,” the post read. Paul Feig slams rumors of a feud between his ‘A Simple Favor 2’ stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively In a later comment, @Oflululemoncould responded to Feig, writing: “If my story is ‘false,’ could you clarify why Amazon hasn’t set a release date for a film that wrapped in April 2024? Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Several celebrities and former collaborators have come out in support of Lively, including Feig, who described the Gossip Girl alum as “one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with.” “She truly did not deserve any of this smear campaign against her.