After Rumors That Blake Lively's Lawsuit "Derailed" The Release Of "A Simple Favor 2," The Film's Director Responded

There's a solid chance you remember the 2018 black comedy A Simple Favor, which was directed by Bridesmaids helmer Paul Feig.

The movie featured rock-solid performances from Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, along with a twisty and sneakily funny script. Critics loved it, and it grossed over $97 million on a $20 million budget — not too shabby.

Of course, everything gets a sequel days, and that includes A Simple Favor. A Simple Favor 2 was filmed last year, with Paul, Blake, and Anna returning for a second round — but rumors (in the form of a viral tweet thread from a random person) recently emerged that the film had been shelved "indefinitely," partially due to Blake's ongoing legal battle with It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni.

Luckily, Paul wasted no time setting the record straight. "This is total BS. Sorry," he posted on Twitter (no, I'm not calling it X) in reply to the thread. “The movie is finished and coming out soon. Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days.”

After the Twitter user asked Paul to "clarify" why the film hadn't received a release date yet, the director replied, “My friend, it’s called post production, which generally takes over half a year at least when you factor in editing, scoring, special effects, sound mixing, close captioning and all the technical quality control that has to be done."

"Our post schedule always had us finishing everything by mid-January. Movies don’t come out the second they’re finished because the studio spends the previous year deciding the best date to release it. We’ve always planned on something in the spring/summer of this year. That’s how movies work. I hope this helps.”

Hope this helps, indeed! Moving on...