Blake Lively was seen in the first teaser for Another Simple Favor amid her continued drama with Justin Baldoni

The timing is a publicity nightmare for the movie, which will no doubt be over shadowed by Blake’s ongoing legal drama with her It Ends With Us co-star Baldoni.

Despite the saga – which has seen Lively and Baldoni lampooned on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter – her new movie is still pushing ahead, and is still scheduled to make its debut at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 7.

The sequel to A Simple Favour will begin streaming on Prime Video staring May 1.

Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer via YouTube on Wednesday – and tellingly – the comment sectioned appears to have been turned off by the studio.

This follows a negative fan reaction to the poster from the film, which was flooded by comments poking fun at the legal drama – asking if Blake’s husband Ryan Reynolds had directed the film himself.

Blake stars opposite Anna Kendrick, 39, in the movie, which is directed by Paul Feig.

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Blake Lively was seen in the first teaser for Another Simple Favor, released on Wednesday, amid her continued drama with Justin Baldoni

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365 Days hunk Michele Morrone costars as her groom

The movie follows main characters Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively) ‘head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.

‘Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.’

The sequel was announced back in May 2022.

The flagship film was based off of Darcey Bell’s hit 2017 novel.

Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho and Kelly McCormack will be returning to their respective roles in the highly awaited second installment.

365 Days hunk Michele Morrone is Blake’s groom in the star-studded cast this time around.

Director Feig — who has publicly backed Lively during her ongoing It Ends With Us legal battle — recently took to X to praise her performance in Another Simple Favor.

‘Blake and Anna deliver incredible performances. I can’t wait for everyone to see it,’ he wrote, building anticipation for the film.

The trailer sees Kendrick’s character shocked to see Lively’s character was released from prison.

She is also stunned when she asks Anna’s character if she would be her maid of honor.

At one point, Lively’s character says to Kendrick: ‘Do you think I invited you to get revenge? For stealing my life and taking my kid away from me? You think I want to make you pay?’

As tension builds throughout the teaser, the network promised to serve up shocking twists and turns, as well as jaw-dropping full circle moments.

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On Wednesday, Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer, giving fans a glimpse into what the sequel of the 2018 film will entail as Lively and Anna Kendrick join forces again

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The highly anticipated film — which will be lead once again by star director Paul Feig — is slated to make its debut at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 7

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The sequel was announced back in May 2022

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Another Simple Favor will begin streaming on Prime Video staring May 1

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‘Blake and Anna deliver incredible performances. I can’t wait for everyone to see it,’ Fieg wrote

Another Simple Favor marks her first big screen film amid rising tensions with It Ends With Us co-star Baldoni, after she accused him of sexual harassment and of conducting a smear campaign.

Blake is currently in a legal dispute with Baldoni, 40, her former director and co-star.

She has accused him of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct, while Justin has denied all allegations and filed a $400m lawsuit against Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, and their publicist Leslie Sloane.

This comes after Lively slammed The Hollywood Reporter as ‘sexist’.

The actress hit out at the publication after its recent cover image depicted her launching a slingshot at Baldoni calling the image ‘outrageously insulting’.

A spokesperson for Blake told The Daily Mail: ‘The Hollywood Reporter should be ashamed of itself.

‘The framing in this picture is outrageously insulting as it plays into every sexist trope about women who dare file a workplace complaint, turning them into the aggressor, and suggesting they deserve the retaliation that comes their way.’

The Hollywood Reporter’s article explored how Justin’s Baha’i faith may have ‘inadvertently contributed’ to the dispute.

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Another Simple Favor marks her first big screen amid rising tensions with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, after she accused him of sexual harassment

The outlet also referenced Blake’s claim in her California Civil Rights Department complaint that Justin once told her he could speak to her ‘dead father’ and noted this was consistent with past statements he had made about his faith.

The report said: ‘He has also referenced his interest in the afterlife in interviews.’

It also suggested Blake and Justin’s legal battle may stem from a ‘cultural misunderstanding,’ saying: ‘What if much of it — the alleged inappropriate hugging and pre-filming praying — could be explained as a clash between a very specific faith-driven community with its unique mores, and a much more modern, post-#MeToo one with its own set of beliefs and commandments?’

Blake’s spokesperson rejected the characterization, saying: ‘The story is extremely offensive as it incredibly seems to explain away documented examples of sexual harassment and retaliation by calling them “cultural misunderstandings.”‘