“Wanna trade confessions? What’s the wildest thing you’ve ever done?” Blake Likely asks Anna Kendrick in a new trailer for “A Simple Favor.” Emily (Lively) and Stephanie (Kendrick) meet through their kids, but it’s not long before the pair are sipping martinis and spilling some secrets. Sadly we don’t get to see either answer the question Emily poses, but based on the rest of the spot, Emily has plenty more stories to tell than Stephanie.
Described as an “enigma” and “a beautiful ghost” by her husband (Henry Golding, “Crazy Rich Asians”), Emily seems to have plenty of skeletons in her closet. She herself warns Stephanie, “You don’t want to be friends with me. Trust me.”
Still, when Emily goes missing, Stephanie vows to find her, though the journey seems to take her to some unlikely places, including a bible camp.
“I warn you. You go poking around in her past you’re gonna find something that is terrifying,” a mystery woman (Linda Cardellini, “Bloodline”) tells Stephanie. “[Emily] is not a normal person like you or me. I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl want to be so invisible.”
Lively is currently filming Reed Morano’s “The Rhythm Section,” a thriller about an assassin. “All I See Is You” and “The Shallows” are among the “Gossip Girl” alumna’s recent credits.
Last seen in “Pitch Perfect 3,” Kendrick’s upcoming projects include “Noelle,” a fantasy comedy that sees her playing Santa’s daughter, and “Trolls” sequel “Trolls World Tour.”
Directed by Paul Feig (“Spy”) and written by Jessica Sharzer (“American Horror Story,” “Speak”) “A Simple Favor” hits theaters September 14. Check out the trailer to see how a new life insurance policy could have played a role in Emily’s disappearance.
