Paul Feig Shares More Details About Why 'A Simple Favor' Sequel Hasn't Been Released Yet

Paul Feig is once again setting the record straight on A Simple Favor 2.

On Friday (January 10), the 62-year-old filmmaker shut down speculation that the sequel to the 2018 movie had been shelved due to a rumored feud between Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick.

The same X user that shared the speculation then questioned why there hasn’t been any other updates on when the movie would be released.

“Hi Paul, if my story is ‘false,’ could you clarify why Amazon hasn’t set a release date for a film that wrapped in April 2024?” the user wrote. “Why are there no promo plans yet? Saying ‘coming out soon’ doesn’t really address the delays or the concerns. Would love to hear more!”

Keep reading to find out more…Paul responded by giving the user a lesson on movie making.

“My friend, it’s called post production, which generally takes over half a year at least when you factor in editing, scoring, special effects, sound mixing, close captioning and all the technical quality control that has to be done,” Paul wrote. “Our post schedule always had us finishing everything by mid-January. Movies don’t come out the second they’re finished because the studio spends the previous year deciding the best date to release it.”

“We’ve always planned on something in the spring/summer of this year,” he added. “That’s how movies work. I hope this helps.”

A Simple Favor 2 is set to skip a theatrical release and debut on Prime Video instead.

If you missed it, check out what Paul teased about the movie!