Director Paul Feig shut down rumours of A Simple Favour’s sequel postponement.
On January 10, the 62-year-old director dismissed claims that the film, which stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, was shelved as a consequence of alleged tensions between the actresses and the authorized battle of the 37-year-old star with Justin Baldoni.
“Blake’s refusal to advertise amid her messy authorized battle with Justin and rising tensions with Anna. She is livid, Paul is upset, and Hollywood is in shock,” an X consumer shared on the platform.
“The film is completed and popping out quickly. Don’t imagine something you learn on social media as of late,” he clarified on X.
He defined that solely the publish manufacturing course of is to be blamed for the delay as it is extremely time consuming and often takes greater than half a yr.
The Ghostbusters director additional talked about that duties like enhancing, particular results, sound mixing and different technical steps usually take quite a lot of time to finish.
“Movies don’t come out the second they’re completed as a result of the studio spends the earlier yr deciding the most effective date to launch it,” he said.
“The film is superior, and Blake and Anna flip in wonderful performances,” he added.
Paul has publicly supported the Gossip Girl alum throughout her ongoing authorized battle with The Jane The Virgin star, calling her “knowledgeable, artistic, collaborative, proficient and type particular person.”
