EXCLUSIVE: Euphoria‘s Angus Cloud has signed with UTA.
21.01.2023 - 18:23 / usmagazine.com
Raise a glass! After the widespread success of A Simple Favor, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will return for a sequel to the movie.
The dark-comedy thriller, which was released in 2018, is based on the book of the same name by Darcey Bell. In the hit film, viewers are introduced to mommy blogger Stephanie (Kendrick) who meets wealthy mom Emily (Lively) and they immediately hit it off.
However, Emily vanishes under questionable circumstances and her new friend decides to seek out the truth with her own amateur investigation. The original film was written by Jessica Sharzer and directed by Paul Feig. In March 2022, it was confirmed that A Simple Favor would return with a sequel.
“I can’t wait to revisit the hilarious, deeply dark inner world of Stephanie Smothers, and reunite Stephanie and Emily under the watchful and stylish eye of the glorious Paul Feig,” the Pitch Perfect actress told Entertainment Weekly about playing the lead role again.
Feig, for his part, opened up about reuniting with Sharzer to bring the mysterious world back to life, adding, “A Simple Favor is one of my favorite films I’ve ever made and it’s all because of the amazing writing of Jessica Sharzer and our stunning, hilarious cast headed by my brilliant heroes Anna and Blake. Expect more stylish twists and turns than Ralph Lauren making pretzels while driving down Lombard Street.”
While working on the first film, Kendrick discussed her dynamic with Lively and how it was years in the making.
“I met Blake a couple of times before I did this movie and I thought she was incredibly sweet and kind,” the actress told Harper’s Bazaar in 2018. “Then getting to know her a little better, it was nice to find out about her sense of humor. She’s got a dark side, a
EXCLUSIVE: Euphoria‘s Angus Cloud has signed with UTA.
Daddy-daughter bonding. Ryan Reynolds had some one-on-one time with his and Blake Lively‘s 8-year-old daughter, James, on Sunday, January 28, at a soccer game.
Daddy-daughter bonding. Ryan Reynolds had some one-on-one time with his and Blake Lively‘s 8-year-old daughter, James, on Sunday, January 28, at a soccer game.
has officially signed on for the movie adaptation of #BookTok famous “romance” novel —which means we have a lot to talk about. The 2016 novel follows a successful small business owner named Lily Bloom, who finds herself falling for the devastatingly handsome but controlling neurosurgeon, Ryle Kincaid. The book documents Lily's tumultuous marriage to Ryle as her childhood friend, Atlas Corrigan, reenters the picture. Years after it was first published, It Ends With Us shot to the top of the bestsellers list after it gained renewed popularity on TikTok, according to .
Getting into character? Hours after news broke that Blake Lively would headline the anticipated adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us novel, the actress has teased a glimpse of her beauty transformation.
, is blonde no more. Well, maybe. On Thursday, January 26, the 35-year-old shared a selfie to her Instagram Stories in which her hair is transformed into a . Ever the tease, Livley did not add a caption to explain the change.
EXCLUSIVE: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are attached to star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us, which is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. Baldoni is also set to direct, with Christy Hall adapting the script.
All in good fun! Drew Barrymore had a cheeky comment about Leonardo DiCaprio’s reputation when it comes to dating.
Your new best friend is back! After the viral success of M3GAN, the horror movie is getting a sequel — and Allison Williams is set to return as her remorseful creator.
, because the tragically short life of Amy Winehouse is coming soon to a theater near you. TThe “Rehab” singer, who at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning, is the subject of an upcoming biopic.
Dax Shepard confessed to Anna Kendrick that his wife, Kristen Bell, was envious of her as the Pitch Perfect star began her career.
Anna Kendrick has a lot more to say about how she managed to get out of a “toxic” relationship.
New year, more baby bumps! Claire Danes, Blake Lively and more celebrities have been documenting their pregnancy milestones in 2023.
An unfiltered perspective. Anna Kendrick has kept her love life relatively private, but she hasn’t shied away from sharing advice about relationships.
Reflecting on the past. Anna Kendrick has opened up about the “capital T truth” she learned after discovering a previous partner was allegedly unfaithful.
Paramount and eOne’s Dungeouns and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will fire up this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival on March 10 before its theatrical release on March 31.