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Movie Review – A Simple Favor (2018)

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A Simple Favor, 2018. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, and Andrew Rannells. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend. Marketed as the “darker side of Paul Feig”, A Simple Favor follows the story of widowed mum Stephanie […]

Second Opinion – A Simple Favor (2018)

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A Simple Favor, 2018. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, Andrew Rannells, Jean Smart, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, Kelly McCormack. Andrew Moodie, Eric Johnson, Sarah Baker, Zach Smadu, and Rupert Friend. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend. A Simple […]

Paul Feig discusses his scrapped Ghostbusters 2 plans, unsure about a Bridesmaids sequel

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Director Paul Feig returned to cinemas this weekend with the release of the Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively thriller A Simple Favor [read our review here], two years on from his female-led reboot of the 1980s classic Ghostbusters. The film was intended as a relaunch of the Ghostbusters franchise, but a worldwide gross of just $229 […]

A Simple Favor gets a new poster and TV spots

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With less than a month to go until its US release, Lionsgate has revealed a new poster and three TV spots for writer-director Paul Feig’s upcoming thriller A Simple Favor which stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for A Simple Favor here A SIMPLE FAVOR, a […]

Paul Feig to adapt Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg’s The Sweetest Fig

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Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig has signed on to direct an adaptation of Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg’s 1993 children’s book The Sweetest Fig, which is set up at 20th Century Fox. Here’s the official description of the book, courtesy of Amazon: “These figs are very special, ” the woman whispered. “They can make […]

New trailer for A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively

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Lionsgate has released a new trailer for the upcoming thriller A Simple Favor. Written and directed by Paul Feig (Ghostbusters), the film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, and Rupert Friend; take a look here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4B1z0QbX0s A SIMPLE FAVOR, a stylish post-modern film noir directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna […]

Paul Feig to direct Emma Thompson-scripted Last Christmas

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Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig has signed on to direct Universal Pictures’ Last Christmas, which has been scripted by Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) and playwright Bryony Kimmings (A Pacifict’s Guide to the War on Cancer). Deadline reports that plot details for Last Christmas are being kept under wraps, but the film is said […]

New trailer for Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively

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A second teaer trailer has arrived online for writer-director Paul Feig’s upcoming thriller A Simple Favor which stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, and Rupert Friend; watch it here… https://youtu.be/ajrgcJxYBvI A SIMPLE FAVOR, a stylish post-modern film noir directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mummy blogger who seeks to […]

Salma Hayek teams with Paul Feig for new comedy series

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Salma Hayek is set for her first U.S. TV starring role, with the actress teaming up to headline and executive produce an as-yet-untitled comedy series with Paul Feig (Ghostbusters), who will also direct. The project has been written by Patty Breen (Divorce) and takes place in London with Hayek portraying an ambassador-type in the world […]

First trailer for Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively

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Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming thriller A Simple Favor. Written and directed by Paul Feig, the film stars Anna Kendrick as a blogger look to uncover the truth behind her friend’s (Blake Lively) disappearance, and also features Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, and Rupert Friend; watch it here… A SIMPLE FAVOR, a […]