A Simple Favor: The Cast For the Upcoming Adaptation Is Flawless
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If you've been waiting for the next Gone Girl, the wait is almost over — A Simple Favor, a mystery thriller based off of the Darcey Bell novel by the same name, is coming out this Fall, and it seriously looks insane. The film follows a fledgling vlogger who tries to solve the sudden disappearance of her glamorous but unknowable best friend, and — with the same unreliability that makes Gone Girl so addicting — you won't know who to trust until the very end.
A Simple Favor won't be out until Sept. 14, but check out the awesome cast (who are already forming some enviable new friendships) to see just why we're so excited for this one.
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Anna Kendrick
Pitch Perfect's Anna Kendrick will star in the film as Stephanie Ward, a small-town mommy vlogger who tries to figure out where her best friend, Emily, has disappeared to after Emily fails to retrieve her son from Stephanie's house.
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Blake Lively
Blake Lively (also known as Gossip Girl's Serena van der Woodsen) will play Emily Nelson, Stephanie's wealthy and mysterious best friend whose disappearance leads to the uncovering of her many secrets.
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Henry Golding
Henry Golding, who will play Nick Young in the forthcoming film Crazy Rich Asians, appears in this film as Sean Nelson, Emily's husband, whom Stephanie discovers may have taken out a sizable life insurance policy on his wife before she vanished.
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Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini, whom you might recognize as Lindsay Weir from Freaks and Geeks (or, more recently, Meg Rayburn from Bloodline), will play the role of a grouchy artist who once painted a portrait of Emily and whom Stephanie visits, hoping to get some answers about Emily's disappearance.
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Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson, who played Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades series, will appear as Davis Ward, Stephanie's husband who died in a car accident — along with Stephanie's half-brother, Chris — three years earlier.
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Jean Smart
Jean Smart, who stars in the FX series Legion as Melanie Bird, will take on the role of Mrs. McLanden.
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Rupert Friend
Homeland's Rupert Friend will play Emily's boss, a self-obsessed fashion designer named Dennis Nylon.
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Sarah Baker
Sarah Baker, who played Thea Cunningham in Big Little Lies, will take on the role of Maryanne Chelkowsky.
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Andrew Rannells
Broadway star and Elijah from HBO's Girls, Andrew Rannells, is confirmed as a cast member, though his role has not yet been released.