Paul Feig To Direct Mommy Blogger Murder Mystery ‘A Simple Favor’ Starring Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively
By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2017 3:30 pm EST
But Emily doesn’t come back. She doesn’t answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong—Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily’s husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It’s the least she can do for her best friend…
Soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems.
I removed a plot reveal from that synopsis in case it’s a spoiler, but either way, it sounds like there might be some shades of Big Little Lies in the mix here along with the Gone Girl vibes. I can totally see Kendrick as an amateur sleuth looking for Lively’s PR exec, so the casting seems right on the money. I’m equally interested in what Feig will do behind the camera since he’s never done anything in this genre before. This story doesn’t sound like it has a ton of room for jokes in it, so it’ll be fascinating to see if he can apply some style and atmospherics to the proceedings, because if his comedies (while often very funny) have a common flaw, it’s that they’re rarely visually arresting pieces of work.
There’s no start date yet, but we’ll keep you posted when we hear more.
