The opening evening film on the South by Southwest Movie & TV Pageant would be the world premiere of Paul Feig’s “Another Simple Favor,” starring Blake Energetic and Anna Kendrick. The competition runs from March 7-14 in Austin, Texas.
Though Energetic has most just lately been the topic of intense scrutiny for for her difficult authorized entanglement with Justin Baldoni, the co-star and director of final 12 months’s hit “It Ends With Us,” this undertaking returns her to one in all her signature roles.
“Another Simple Favor” is the sequel to the 2018 comedic thriller “A Simple Favor,” wherein Kendrick stars as Stephanie Smothers, a single mom who strikes up a friendship with Emily Nelson (Energetic), a glamorous lady with a mysterious previous. Within the new movie, the duo head to the isle of Capri, the place Energetic’s character is about to marry a rich Italian businessman.
Feig beforehand premiered his movies “Bridesmaids” and “Spy” at SXSW and in a press release mentioned, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be back at my favorite festival in the world. … I cannot begin to say how honored I am to have our film opening it all. I’ve avoided making sequels to any of my films but these characters were just too much fun not to revisit.”
Blake Energetic within the 2018 film “A Simple Favor.”
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Primarily based on characters created by Darcey Bell, the brand new movie’s screenplay was written by Jessica Sharzer (who wrote the unique) and Laeta Kalogridis. The film is produced by Feig and Laura Fischer. Co-stars embrace Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Henry Golding and Allison Janney.
A spokeperson for the competition couldn’t affirm whether or not Energetic was scheduled to be in attendance on the occasion, however a part of Feig’s assertion learn, “To be able to have Anna, Blake, Henry, Andrew, Michele, Elizabeth, Alex and myself watch our film with the great SXSW audience is a bucket list event that I’ll be able to check off March 7th.”
As beforehand introduced, the competition’s opening evening TV choice would be the world premiere of “The Studio,” a brand new collection from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Different movies already introduced for the competition embrace “The Accountant 2,” starring Ben Affleck; “The Death of a Unicorn,” starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega; and “Holland,” starring Nicole Kidman.
