{"id":154498,"date":"2025-03-08T00:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/anna-kendrick-dodges-blake-lively-questions-at-simple-favor-2-premiere\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T00:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:56:23","slug":"anna-kendrick-dodges-blake-lively-questions-at-simple-favor-2-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/anna-kendrick-dodges-blake-lively-questions-at-simple-favor-2-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Kendrick Dodges Blake Lively Questions at Simple Favor 2 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Anna Kendrick<\/strong><\/a> skirted multiple questions about working with Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a> for Another Simple Favor.<\/p>\n

Kendrick, 39, attended the SXSW premiere<\/a> of her and Lively\u2019s new film on Friday, March 7. While on the red carpet, Kendrick was asked how it was to work with Lively, 37, again after A Simple Favor<\/em> premiered in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, you know,\u201d Kendrick quipped to Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> before walking off to take a selfie with a fan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the outlet asked Lively the same question<\/a> about Kendrick and she had a more cheerful response.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tBlake Lively and Anna Kendrick have no bad blood ahead of the A Simple Favor 2 release. \u201cThere aren\u2019t any issues between Blake and Anna right now,\u201d a source tells Us Weekly exclusively, noting that both actresses \u201creally love\u201d the forthcoming sequel. Earlier this month, Prime Video announced via Instagram that the highly anticipated movie [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cOh, it\u2019s the best!\u201d she gushed. \u201cI\u2019m so happy to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick also chatted with Variety and was asked about her thoughts on Another Simple Favor<\/em><\/a> being \u201cimpacted\u201d by what\u2019s \u201cgoing on in the world\u201d seemingly referring to Lively\u2019s legal battle against her It Ends With Us costar and director Justin Baldoni. Kendrick, for her part, played it low-key.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy? What happened? I did ayahuasca and the last year of my life has been gone,\u201d she deadpanned before hyping up Another Simple Favor. \u201cBut I hear the movie is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

While rumors have swirled that Kendrick and Lively did not get along while working together on the first movie, a source exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> that isn\u2019t the case now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere aren\u2019t any issues between Blake and Anna right now,\u201d the insider explained last month, noting that both actresses \u201creally love\u201d the forthcoming sequel and planned to \u201cbe doing press together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, the source added that the women were disappointed \u201cto see all the hate online\u201d after the Another Simple Favor<\/em> poster dropped. Lively and Kedrick \u201cwant fans to focus on the film and not any outside drama,\u201d per the insider.<\/p>\n

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