The filmmaker called Lively 'the best and an amazing collaborator' as 'Another Simple Favor' was picked to open SXSW 2025

Director Paul Feig has yet again stood up for Blake Lively during her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Following the premiere announcement of A Simple Favor sequel Another Simple Favor, the filmmaker defended Lively as an “amazing collaborator.”

Amazon MGM Studios has announced "Another Simple Favor" is heading to SXSW next month before its Prime Video debut on May 1.

Blake Lively rose to fame thanks to her role in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005, but she scored the role of a lifetime with her portrayal of Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama Gossip Girl.

Paul Feig, Blake Lively’s longtime collaborator, has once again shown his support for the actress amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni. With both Lively and Baldoni engaged in lawsuits filed in December and January,

There will be an opening night film at SXSW and that’s the Paul Feig directed black comedy sequel Another Simple Favor from Amazon MGM Studios on March 7. The title reps a return for Amazon MGM Studios to SXSW opening night festivities;

South by Southwest Conference and Festivals announced big news for their festival’s opening screening this year. Another Simple Favor, the sequel to director Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, will premiere at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 7 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin.