A Simple Favor 2 starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick to wrap up shooting

A Simple Favor 2 is almost done filming, according to a post on X from DiscussingFilm. Filming will wrap up on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The movie brings back Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick as Emily and Stephanie, the dynamic duo. The movie will mostly be filmed on the beautiful Italian island of Capri, switching things up from the first one, set in Toronto and NYC.

Director Paul Feig is back in charge, bringing more surprises, laughs, and a touch of darkness. The sequel heads to the beautiful Italian island of Capri, where Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich guy kicks off another round of drama and secrets.

The official synopsis of the movie, as per IMDb, reads:

"Follows Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman."

A Simple Favor 2 is shaping up to be a stylish and suspenseful movie with a talented cast that includes Henry Golding, Allison Janney, and Andrew Rannells. Fans are eagerly waiting for the release, and the wrapping up of filming is a big step towards bringing this thrilling story to the big screen.

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A Simple Favor 2 is filming in Capri, Italy

The sequel to the 2018 hit thriller of the same name, A Simple Favor 2, has finished filming on the beautiful Italian island of Capri, as per Deadline. The upcoming movie, directed by Paul Feig, will show Emily's fancy wedding to a rich Italian guy in the beautiful setting of Capri. But the party will be ruined by murder and backstabbing, making it more interesting than the drives on the island.

During an interview with Variety, Feig said they were getting ready to film A Simple Favor 2 when he decided to ditch the script and start fresh.

He said in an interview published on May 23, 2024,

“We threw out the original draft that was going to get made. We were like, ‘As much as we like what we have here, we don’t think this is what the people who really loved the first movie are going to 100 percent want.’ We’ve been working on it for two and half years now, almost three, developing it and getting it right.”

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Cast members of A Simple Favor 2

Along with Lively and Kendrick, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are all coming back for the sequel. Plus, we've got some new faces joining the crew: Tony winner Alex Newell and Oscar winner Allison Janney.

The list of cast members in A Simple Favor is as follows:

• Blake Lively (Emily Nelson)
• Anna Kendrick (Stephanie Smothers)
• Henry Golding (Sean Townsend)
• Allison Janney
• Elizabeth Perkins
• Andrew Rannells (Darren)
• Michele Morrone
• Aparna Nancherla (Sona)
• Kelly McCormack (Stacy)
• Bashir Salahuddin (Detective Summerville)
• Alex Newell
• Ian Ho (Nicky Nelson)
• Kate Rachesky
• Taylor Ortega
• Elena Sofia Ricci (Lorenzo de Moor)
• Joshua Satine (Miles Smothers)
• Jade Pirovano (Young Margaret)

Director Paul Feig, who has never done a sequel before, told Variety in the recent interview,

"I've always tried to stay away from sequels, but this one, I just loved these characters and felt we could revisit them."

The team has been working on the sequel for about three years, making sure it's a satisfying follow-up for fans of the first one.

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A Simple Favor 2 is expected to premiere on Prime Video

A Simple Favor made $97 million worldwide on a $20 million budget and has gained a big fan base since it came out in 2018, as per Collider. The sequel is probably coming to Prime Video in 2025 since the movie was greenlit by Amazon MGM Studios earlier this year in March. But we don't have an exact release date yet.

The 2018 crime comedy A Simple Favor was a hit, with Anna Kendrick playing widowed vlogger Stephanie, who tries to unravel the mystery of her friend Emily's sudden disappearance, portrayed by Blake Lively.

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The sequel, A Simple Favor 2, has a more global vibe than the first one, which was mostly set in the US and Canada. Now the story's heading to beautiful Capri, Italy, for Emily's wedding, fans can expect to see some Italian scenery and a touch of European flair.