The long-awaited sequel to 2018’s hit A Easy Favor has formally confirmed its new title, in addition to when it is going to have its world premiere and its streaming debut on Prime Video. The streamer has confirmed the movie is named One other Easy Favor and can see Blake Vigorous and Anna Kendrick reprise their roles as Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers, respectively. The plot revolves round Emily’s wedding ceremony in Capri, Italy, to a rich Italian businessman being interrupted by a homicide. Paul Feig returns to direct, as does the primary movie screenwriter, Jessica Sharzer, who can also be joined by Shutter Island screenwriter Laeta Kalogridris.
Prime Video introduced One other Easy Favor would be the premiere movie on the South by Southwest Movie Competition (SXSW) on Mar. 7, 2025. “I couldn’t be extra thrilled to be again at my favourite competition on the planet the place we efficiently launched Bridesmaids and Spy, and I can not start to say how honored I’m to have our movie opening all of it.” mentioned director Paul Feig. The filmmaker would not make sequels or any sort of follow-ups for his initiatives, however he discovered One other Easy Favor “an excessive amount of enjoyable” to move up.
“I’ve prevented making sequels to any of my movies however these characters have been simply an excessive amount of enjoyable to not revisit. So, to have the ability to have Anna, Blake, Henry [Golding], Andrew [Rannells], Michele [Morrone], Elizabeth [Perkins], Alex [Newell] and myself watch our movie with the good SXSW viewers is a bucket checklist occasion that I’ll be capable to examine off March seventh and transfer taking part in drums for Dwight Yoakum’s band as much as the highest slot.”
Claudette Godfrey, SXSW’s vice chairman of movie and tv, revealed what makes One other Easy Favor the perfect movie to open the movie competition, saying:
“After we noticed this movie final fall, we immediately knew it needed to open SXSW – it gave us that electrical feeling we dwell for as programmers. Paul Feig and SXSW share an unmatched love for daring, fearless comedy. From that unforgettable late evening screening of ‘Bridesmaids’ to ‘Spy’s raucous world premiere, his movies seize precisely what makes our competition particular — wildly entertaining initiatives that push boundaries. We’re past excited to reunite with Paul and kick off the competition with a movie that had our whole workforce laughing, cheering and instantly wanting to look at it once more!”
As well as, Feig introduced on X that One other Easy Favor will debut on Prime Video on Might 1, 2025. The publish (see beneath) additionally options the primary poster for the sequel. This places One other Easy Favor because the unofficial begin of the summer time film season, popping out simply someday earlier than Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*. This matches how Prime Video launched the Anne Hathaway-led romantic drama The Concept of You, which debuted on Mar. 16, 2024, because the closing evening movie at South by Southwest earlier than debuting on Prime Video on Might 2, 2024.
Will Blake Vigorous Attend the Premiere?
One massive query on many individuals’s minds is that if star Blake Vigorous will attend the premiere of One other Easy Favor at South by Southwest. It could mark Vigorous’s first public look since her authorized battle with It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni. The lawsuit has turn out to be a really public affair, with Baldoni seemingly doing every little thing inside his energy to try to discredit Vigorous’s sexual misconduct allegations by leaking behind-the-scenes footage and a voicemail he left her.
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In early January 2025, simply because the lawsuit between Vigorous and Baldoni began to warmth up, claims on-line began to flow into that Prime Video was going to shelve One other Easy Favor as a consequence of a feud between Vigorous and her co-star Anna Kendrick. Paul Feig rapidly shot this rumor down, calling it “complete BS,” and later revealed that the streamer had a particular launch sample that labored out for the film. Now the plan is obvious, and One other Easy Favor will arrive almost seven years after the primary movie turned a shock field workplace hit. Whereas it’s disappointing that One other Easy Favor will not get the possibility to play in theaters, many eyes will possible be tuning into Prime Video for the primary week of Might.