Anna Kendrick is enjoying it coy with regards to rumors about her skilled relationship with co-star Blake Vigorous.
Talking to Entertainment Tonight whereas at South by Southwest (SXSW) for the premiere of “Another Simple Favor,” Kendrick shrugged off an inquiry when requested about what it meant to have reunited with Vigorous on the movie.
“Oh, you know,” Kendrick quipped to the outlet final week earlier than making her method down the purple carpet.
On TikTok and Instagram, a clip of the “Pitch Perfect” actor’s comment drew a flurry of amusing responses, with viewers suggesting there had been “so much said with so few words.”
“She didn’t try to make up something nice to say,” one particular person wrote.
Added one other, “She said I’m getting my check and not saying anything else.”
Kendrick and Vigorous are reprising their roles as Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson, respectively, in “Another Simple Favor,” a sequel to 2018 darkish comedy “A Simple Favor.” The brand new movie additionally stars Henry Golding, Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells.
This time round, nonetheless, the pair have confronted rumors of an on-set feud. A lot of the hypothesis possible stems from the headline-making authorized turmoil that engulfed Vigorous and actor-director Justin Baldoni following the discharge of “It Ends With Us” final summer season.
In January, “Another Simple Favor” director Paul Feig dismissed a web-based declare that his film had been shelved due to a falling out between Kendrick and Vigorous, calling it “total BS.”
“Another Simple Favor” at SXSW.
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“The movie is finished and coming out soon. Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days,” he wrote on X, previously Twitter.
When the unique poster pushed for clarification as to why a launch date hadn’t been publicly introduced, Feig cited the movie’s postproduction schedule.
“Movies don’t come out the second they’re finished because the studio spends the previous year deciding the best date to release it,” he wrote, in line with Deadline. “We’ve always planned on something in the spring/summer of this year. That’s how movies work. I hope this helps.”
Kendrick, for her half, was notably extra chatty when it got here to each Vigorous and their “Another Simple Favor” expertise whereas talking to Individuals final fall.
“She lives on the East Coast, I live on the West Coast, so we don’t get to see each other often,” she stated. “But it was lovely, and I think that those characters have such weird chemistry that it’s so fun to just get the gang back together. And it does feel a little bit like riding a bike.”
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And when Vigorous was requested by Entertainment Tonight final week about reuniting with Kendrick, her take was additionally succinct, albeit constructive.
“It’s the best! I’m so happy to be here,” she stated.
