Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick Bring Back Stephanie and Emily in A Simple Favor Sequel First Look!

Under the guidance of director Paul Feig, the movie A Simple Favor was premiered in the U.S. back in 2018. This crime-thriller featured Anna Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers and Blake Lively portraying Emily Nelson/Hope McLanden. In the upcoming sequel, both actresses reprise their roles, as they grapple with a murder mystery that takes place at Emily’s wedding in the beautiful Italian town of Capri.

Johnny Depp Movie Day Drinker Adds Outer Banksโ€™ Madelyn Cline to Cast

In addition to her role in Outer Banks, Cline is also a member of the star-studded cast for Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. At present, she is engaged in production for Sony Pictures’ yet-to-be-titled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel, featuring original cast members Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Cline will also soon appear in the romantic drama film The Map That Leads to You, produced by Amazon MGM Studios alongside KJ Apa.

Heart Eyes Review: The Most Predictable Slasher Ever Made

Among the numerous thoughts racing through my mind while watching “Heart Eyes,” the Valentine’s Day movie released a week before V-Day 2025, was the fact that it seemed nobody wanted to challenge the new Captain America film. The plot revolves around Ally (Olivia Holt) and Jay Simmons (Mason Gooding), who unknowingly are believed to be a couple following an intense romantic night out. Unfortunately for them, every Valentine’s Day, a masked killer targets couples, and this year, they’re setting their sights on our hapless duo, turning what was supposed to be a magical evening into a terrifying nightmare.

Kiefer Sutherland & Rebel Wilson to Lead Christmas Movie Tinsel Town

The plot revolves around Bradley Mack, a self-important action movie star, who faces an unexpected career downfall when his action franchise is suddenly terminated. Believing his Hollywood days are over, he ventures to England in search of a fresh start as a serious actor on the West End stage. However, his persistent agent has different plans and assigns him instead to a quaint snow-covered village for their peculiar adaptation of Cinderella. There, Bradley struggles with rehearsals alongside an eclectic group of local characters. In the process, he unexpectedly finds a glimmer of fresh starts in Jill, a no-nonsense choreographer.