Sharon Stone is throwing stones at “Another Simple Favor.”
Director Paul Feig’s sequel film stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, reprising their roles from 2018’s “A Simple Favor.” However, Stone claims she, too, was part of the ensemble cast.
“I LOVED being cast and removed from my role unexpectedly for no reason at all LOVED it,” Stone wrote to an E! News Instagram reel about the film. Stone was in talks for the role that later went to Elizabeth Perkins. A source close to production confirmed that Stone was never actually cast in the film; the deal did not go through due to budget issues. IndieWire has additionally reached out to representatives for Amazon MGM Studios and Stone.
The rest of the ensemble includes Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Elena Sofia Ricci, Henry Golding, and Allison Janney.
“Another Simple Favor” premiered at SXSW as the opening night film. The comedy centers on Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively), now in coastal Italy for Emily’s wedding to a wealthy businessman. In the new film, Stephanie has now written a book about the events of the first movie, and Emily, who was in prison, crashes a book reading to invite Stephanie to her wedding — and possibly enact her revenge plot. “Another Simple Favor” is the sequel to the beloved 2018 film “A Simple Favor.” The feature premieres May 1 on Prime Video.
Feig previously told IndieWire that he hopes “Another Simple Favor” is his version of “The Godfather Part II” in terms of sequels. “I’m always looking forward,” Feig said. “I had so much fun doing the sequel to ‘A Simple Favor,’ but I try to avoid them. I don’t want to fall back on old properties all the time. I just think they’re good on their own. There aren’t that many great sequels in the world, I hate to say. But with ‘A Simple Favor,’ I was like, ‘Maybe we can make “Godfather 2” and not make “Speed 2,”‘ or whatever. That was always my goal.”
Meanwhile, Stone is confirmed to star in “Euphoria” Season 3, now in production. Her role has not been announced, although the third season will include a time jump.
