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Sharon Stone claims she was employed for One other Easy Favor earlier than being “unexpectedly” faraway from the solid.
On Thursday, March 13, the actress, 67, commented beneath an Instagram put up of the E! Information present Scorching Goss, saying she cherished the solid of the brand new film however was given the boot “for no purpose in any respect.”
“I LOVED being solid and faraway from my function unexpectedly for no purpose in any respect LOVED it 👏👏👏👏,” wrote Stone.
Reacting within the remark part, E! Information wrote: “DO TELL, @sharonstone.” Scorching Goss additionally commented, “Holding a🍸 for this ☕️ @sharonstone.”
A supply near the manufacturing informed PEOPLE March 14 that director Paul Feig needed to solid Stone within the function of Margaret, mother of Blake Vigorous’s character Emily, since Jean Good wasn’t reprising the half.
“He thought Sharon can be nice, however the financials didn’t work out. In order that they solid Elizabeth Perkins. As usually is the case, the budgets didn’t align. Nobody was dropped from a job. There was curiosity, as usually is the case with motion pictures, and budgets didn’t align. That’s how benign it’s. It’s a must to be solid earlier than you’re dropped. She was by no means solid, so she wasn’t dropped,” stated the supply.
Reps for Stone, Feig and Amazon MGM Studios didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s requests for remark.
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One other Easy Favor premiered on the 2025 SXSW Movie & TV Pageant in Austin, Texas, earlier this month. Along with stars Vigorous and Anna Kendrick, the solid consists of Alex Newell, Aparna Nancherla, Kelly McCormack, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins and Allison Janney.
Kendrick and Vigorous, who starred within the first 2018 A Easy Favor film, have been filmed greeting followers and signing autographs as they promoted the sequel on the premiere on Friday, March 7.
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Per an official synopsis, One other Easy Favor follows Kendrick’s character Stephanie and Vigorous’s character Emily as they “head to the gorgeous island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding ceremony to a wealthy Italian businessman,” the place lethal twists happen.
Kendrick beforehand spoke to PEOPLE in October about reuniting with Vigorous on set, describing the reunion as “beautiful.”
“She lives on the East Coast, I dwell on the West Coast, so we do not get to see one another usually,” Kendrick stated. “However it was beautiful, and I feel that these characters have such bizarre chemistry that it is so enjoyable to only get the gang again collectively. And it does really feel slightly bit like using a motorbike.”
Stone was lately solid within the upcoming third season of Euphoria, and she or he’ll star within the motion sequel No person 2 with Bob Odenkirk.
One other Easy Favor is on Prime Video Might 1.

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