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Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor sequel is official with Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick returning

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Rumours of a second helping of dark duplicity emerged almost two years ago, but now it’s official; Amazon MGM Studios are getting the gang back together for A Simple Favor 2.  According to Deadline that means Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) will return in the director’s chair, bringing with him the deceitful double-act of Blake Lively (The […]

It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively gets early 2024 release

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Sony has scheduled a release date for the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us with Blake Lively (A Simple Favor) in the lead role. The film, directed by Justin Baldoni (Jane The Virgin) will hit theatres February 9th, 2024. The film will see Lively as Lily Bloom as she begins a relationship with neurosurgeon Ryle, […]

The Shallows surprises audiences and scares up a $16 million opening

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Shark movie The Shallows opened domestically over the weekend [read our review here], and while it was never going to compete with giants like Finding Dory and Independence Day: Resurgence, it performed very well. Opening on just under 3,000 screens, the Blake Lively-starring film brought home an estimated $16.7 million (an average of $5,500 per screening). […]

Blake Lively to headline adaptation of the bestselling novel It Ends With Us

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Blake Lively has been tapped to star in the big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us. According to Deadline the A Simple Favor actor will be directed by and star alongside Jane the Virgin‘s Justin Baldoni, with his Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures producing. Christy Hall, writer and co-creator of Netflix’s […]

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively returning for Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor sequel

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Brace yourselves for another bout of duplicitous dark comedy, because Lionsgate and Amazon Studios are joining forces to reunite Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick and Paul Feig for a follow-up to box-office hit A Simple Favor. Deadline report that Paul Feig (Last Christmas) will once again direct Blake Lively (The Shallows) and Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), […]

Blake Lively to make directorial debut with Seconds from Edgar Wright and Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley

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Actress Blake Lively (A Simple Favor) is set to make her directorial debut with Seconds, an adaptation of the graphic novel from Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley with a screenplay written by Scott Pilgrim vs The World director Edgar Wright. O’Malley wrote and illustrated Seconds in 2014 as a follow-up to his Scott Pilgrim saga. The story follows […]

Blake Lively teams with Netflix for psychological thriller We Used to Live Here

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Netflix has secured the rights to We Used to Live Here, tapping Blake Lively to produce and star in a feature film adaptation of Marcus Kliewer’s psychological thriller novella, which was originally posted to Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit. As per Deadline, We Used to Live Here follows a homeowner who “gets a knock at her door […]

Diablo Cody and Blake Lively team for Netflix adaptation of Dark Horse Comics’ Lady Killer

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Coming off the back of The Rhythm Section, Blake Lively seemingly has all the right credentials when it comes to playing a killer for hire, which might go some way to explaining why Netflix have tapped her to star in and produce Lady Killer, an adaptation of the Dark Horse Comics title, which will be […]

Blake Lively to lead post-apocalyptic thriller Dark Days at the Magna Carta

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THR is reporting that Blake Lively is set to star in the post-apocalyptic thriller Dark Days at the Magna Carta, which has landed at streaming service Netflix in what the trade describes as a competitive situation. Envisioned as the first of a trilogy and scripting by up-and-coming screenwriter Michael Paisley (Dollhouse), Dark Days at the […]