During the SXSW premiere, the duo discussed their connection to their respective characters and Feig's "curveball idea" of shooting in Italy. Kendrick previously told PEOPLE in October that reuniting with Lively on set was "lovely.

Comedy is hard, but Paul Feig keeps at it. As such, the big screen hitmaker can celebrate having two feature comedies in release this year: the sequel to his 2018 sleeper, A Simple Favor –Another Simple Favor,

Another Simple Favor director Paul Feig has slammed a YouTuber's claims of a rift between its stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Lively made a rare public appearance amid her legal feud with her It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni at the premiere of the A Simple Favor sequel at SXSW in Austin,