MUMBAI: Buckle up for a cocktail of chaos, couture, and crime! The highly anticipated Amazon MGM Studios feature, Another Simple Favor, is set to make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Directed by Paul Feig, this stylishly twisted sequel to 2018’s hit A Simple Favor will dazzle audiences on 7 March at the Paramount Theatre, before pulling off its grand heist on Prime Video on 1 May.
Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke shared her excitement, “Paul Feig has once again delivered the perfect blend of mystery, wit, and unexpected twists in the highly anticipated Another Simple Favor. The cast, led by the extraordinarily talented Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, brings life to a script that propels the sequel to new heights. We are beyond grateful for our collaborations with Paul, Blake, Anna, and the entire cast and filmmaking team. We could not be more excited to share the next chapter of this saga with the always enthusiastic SXSW audience and ultimately with our Prime Video customers around the world.”
Feig, who previously debuted Bridesmaids and Spy at SXSW, expressed his joy at returning to the festival, “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. I’ve avoided making sequels to any of my films, but these characters were just too much fun not to revisit. 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 7th—and move playing drums for Dwight Yoakam’s band up to the top slot.”
The dynamic duo is back! Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) reunite on the stunning island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman. But this is no ordinary nuptial affair—because when Emily’s involved, murder and betrayal are always on the guest list. With twists and turns sharper than the winding roads of Capri, the sequel promises to keep audiences guessing until the very last frame.
As the mystery unfolds, expect glamour, deception, and unexpected alliances—all wrapped up in Feig’s signature stylish direction and razor-sharp humour.
