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Summary A Simple Favor is Anna Kendrick's best franchise after Pitch Perfect, showcasing her acting range.

The future of Pitch Perfect seems uncertain, while A Simple Favor 2 offers a more complex role for Kendrick.

A Simple Favor 2 is more exciting that a potential fourth Pitch Perfect movie.

Anna Kendrick has an exciting sequel coming up that confirms it's the perfect replacement for her most popular and successful franchise. Anna Kendrick’s acting career began in 2003 with the musical comedy-drama Camp, and in 2008, she had a minor role in Twilight (and three of its sequels) as Jessica Stanley, one of Bella’s (human) friends. However, Kendrick rose to fame when she starred in Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air in 2009, earning her nominations for various awards, including the Oscars in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

Although Kendrick has been part of various movies from different genres, she has become best known for her comedic roles. In 2012, Kendrick starred in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect as Beca Mitchell, a role that allowed her to show not just her comedic skills but also her musical abilities. The success of Pitch Perfect made way for a franchise with two sequels and a short-lived TV series, further boosting Kendrick’s career. As talks for a fourth Pitch Perfect movie continue, Kendrick is set to star in the sequel to one of her best movies, which is her perfect Pitch Perfect replacement.

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A Simple Favor 2 Reveals Anna Kendrick's Best New Franchise After Pitch Perfect

A Simple Favor Is A Bigger Opportunity For Anna Kendrick

Although Kendrick is already part of another franchise as she voices Poppy in the Trolls movie series, A Simple Favor is her best franchise after Pitch Perfect as it better highlights her acting range.

A year after the release of Pitch Perfect 3, Anna Kendrick starred in Paul Feig’s crime thriller A Simple Favor. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell, A Simple Favor follows Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick), a widowed single mother who runs a vlog of crafts and recipes for parents. Stephanie befriends Emily Nelson (Blake Lively), the elegant and mysterious mother of her son’s schoolmate, and quickly become best friends. One day, Emily asks Stephanie to pick her son up and babysit him, but this turns out to be just the beginning of a very elaborate plan to disappear.

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A Simple Favor was a critical and commercial success, with critics praising its many twists and turns, tone, and the performances of Lively and Kendrick. Despite giving proper endings to the stories of Stephanie and Emily, A Simple Favor is now getting a sequel, with Feig returning to direct and Lively and Kendrick reprising their roles. Although Kendrick is already part of another franchise as she voices Poppy in the Trolls movie series, A Simple Favor is her best franchise after Pitch Perfect as it better highlights her acting range.

A Simple Favor has some light, comedic moments, but it’s more a crime thriller than a comedy, and Stephanie is a complex character who can’t be fully trusted. As such, A Simple Favor brought out Kendrick’s talents in drama, comedy, and suspense, and continuing this in a sequel is exactly what she needs after Pitch Perfect.

Anna Kendrick's A Simple Favor 2 Return Is Better Than Another Pitch Perfect Sequel

The Pitch Perfect Movie Series Seems To Have Reached Its End

The future of Pitch Perfect is unclear, although Rebel Wilson has said Pitch Perfect 4 is in development despite no confirmation from the studio. Pitch Perfect 3 gave closure to the stories of all the Bellas, with Beca becoming the boss of DJ Khaled’s music producer and the rest of the Bellas going their own ways.

Pitch Perfect 4 bringing Bella and the rest back would be just more of the same, but A Simple Favor 2’s Stephanie is a more complex role that can be taken in different directions. While the future of Pitch Perfect remains unknown, A Simple Favor has become Anna Kendrick’s most exciting and intriguing project.