Blake Lively on being thrown an ‘uncomfortable’ curveball by ‘Another Simple Favor’

Any concerns that the recent legal wrangling involving star Blake Lively might overtake the world premiere of “Another Simple Favor” at SXSW were tucked away well before the film began on Friday. In introducing “Another Simple Favor,” Feig said: “I don’t normally make sequels because I’m terrified of them, because most sequels aren’t great. I know what I’m doing this time.’ And then right before shooting he said, ‘I have a little bit of a curveball idea.’” Without giving away one of the film’s big twists, Lively added: “It definitely upped the ante. So I was like, ‘Can I just be not very well dressed but comfortable?’ I was really excited to play Stephanie, but in sneakers.” Kendrick spoke about how she had recently rewatched “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” before shooting and based some of her performance on the blasé attitude to murder and mayhem of Robert Downey Jr.’s character.