Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick Share Brief Responses About Working Together Again atAnother Simple FavorSXSW Premiere

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively; Anna Kendrick.Photo:Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty; Mat Hayward/WireImage

Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty; Mat Hayward/WireImage

Blake Livelysays working withAnna Kendrickagain is “the best.”

Similarly,Kendrick was asked, “What does it mean to be working with Blake again?” She responded with “Oh, you know,” seemingly in a hurry to sign autographs and take selfies with fans.

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in Austin, Texas, on March 7, 2025.Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Gett

Michael Buckner/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Gett

The film follows Kendrick’s character Stephanie and Lively’s character Emily as they “head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,” per a synopsis. Kendrick previouslyopened up to PEOPLEin October about reuniting with Lively on set, calling the experience “lovely."

“She lives on the East Coast, I live on the West Coast, so we don’t get to see each other often,” Kendrick said. “But it was lovely, and I think that those characters have such weird chemistry that it’s so fun to just get the gang back together. And it does feel a little bit like riding a bike.”

At the Q&A on Friday, Lively called Emily her “favorite character I’ve ever been fortunate enough to play.”

“So when Paul asked us to come back, I was so excited,” she said. “I was really nervous on the first one because we didn’t know if we were making a drama or a comedy and we asked Paul, he said ‘Yes,’ which is not really an answer to the question. But it worked out, so it’s like, ‘Okay, no nerves, I know what I’m doing this time.’ ”

Lively also spoke about Feig’s “curveball idea” of shooting in Italy, which she said sounded “very expensive” initially, although she now understands why the director was set on his wishes. “I didn’t understand why it needed to be Capri — and now I want to live there. I love it so much. They serve you ice cream and lemons. And it’s just magical,” Lively said, adding that she was impressed with the island’s selection in hats as well.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere this week, Feig, 62, also said reuniting with both Lively and Kendrick for the second film was “too much fun.”

“I mean, I had such a great experience on the first one. It always kind of stuck with me. God, I love working with the two of them, as well as the rest of the cast,” he said.

The movie’s SXSW stint marks Lively’s first premiere since her legal battle with herIt Ends with Usdirector/costarJustin Baldoni.

“Why, what happened?" Kendrick asked. “I did Ayahuasca and the last year of my life is just gone, but I’ve heard the movie is amazing."

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Before her visit to Austin, Lively and Reynolds stepped out atSNL50: The Anniversary Specialon Feb. 16.

Another Simple Favorbegins streaming on Prime Video on May 1.

source: people.com