The premiere of Blake Energetic’s “Another Simple Favor” gained’t be paused amid her ongoing authorized warfare with “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
The highly-anticipated sequel that includes Anna Kendrick will premiere on the 2025 South by Southwest (SXSW) pageant in Austin, Texas, because the opening evening debut on March 7.
The movie’s world premiere date was introduced on Tuesday, February 4, on SXSW’s Instagram web page.
Sharing a photograph from the movie of Kendrick, 39, with co-star Andrew Rannells, 46, and the film’s director Paul Feig, the caption learn, “Announcing the World Premiere of Another Simple Favor, directed by @paulfeig as the Opening Night Film for the 2025 #SXSW Film & TV Festival.”
Energetic was not included within the announcement image.
These not going to this yr’s SXSW must wait practically two extra months to look at the “A Simple Favor” sequel because it gained’t be obtainable to stream on Prime Video till Might 1.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be back at my favorite festival in the world where we successfully launched Bridesmaids and Spy, and I cannot begin to say how honored I am to have our film opening it all,” Feig shared in an announcement.
“I’ve avoided making sequels to any of my films but these characters were just too much fun not to revisit,” he continued. “So 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 I’ll be able to check off March 7 and move playing drums for Dwight Yoakum’s band up to the top slot.”
The information comes as Energetic and Baldoni’s authorized battle heats up.
Feig defended Energetic, 37, after she filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni, 41, accusing the “It Ends With Us” director of sexual harassment and orchestrating a public smear marketing campaign in opposition to her — allegations he denied.
“I’ve now made two movies with Blake and all I can say is she’s one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with,” Feig shared through X (previously Twitter) on December 22. “She truly did not deserve any of this smear campaign against her. I think it’s awful she was put through this.”
Baldoni, in flip, filed a $400 million lawsuit in opposition to the actress and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for alleged defamation, civil extortion, false mild invasion of privateness and extra.
Energetic’s legal professionals denied Baldoni’s claims.
Feig additionally defended Energetic amid rumors that the “A Simple Favor” sequel‘s launch was delayed resulting from her ongoing authorized mess.
“This is total BS. Sorry. The movie is finished and coming out soon. Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days,” the movie’s director wrote on X January 10.
Kendrick squashed hypothesis in regards to the rumored stress between her and Energetic, too, telling Individuals journal in November 2024 that it was “lovely” reuniting together with her co-star for the sequel to their 2018 hit.
“She lives on the East Coast, I live on the West Coast, so we don’t get to see each other often. But it was lovely, and I think that those characters have such weird chemistry that it’s so fun to just get the gang back together,” Kendrick shared on the time. “And it does feel a little bit like riding a bike.”
Energetic and Baldoni’s trial has been scheduled for March 2026.
