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The American black comedy crime thriller A Simple Favor was released in 2018, and its cast members in it are extremely recognizable. The film, directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay written by Jessica Sharzer, is a suspenseful story based on the 2017 novel of the same name, written by Darcey Bell. The movie stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in the main roles, among other notable actors in supporting roles. The plot centers on a small-town video blogger who attempts to solve the mystery behind her friend's disappearance.

A Simple Favor was released by Lionsgate, and the movie garnered critical praise upon its theatrical release. Most critics praised the chemistry of the ensemble cast, and also wrote enthusiastically about the movie's shocking plot twists and turns. The film ended up making $5.9 million on its first day alone, and grossed a total of $97 million worldwide, on a budget of only $20 million.

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Indeed, the movie has an impressive cast led by its main stars, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, and Linda Cardellini are some of the supporting cast members, as well as Jean Smart, Rupert friend, Eric Johnson, and Dustin Milligan, among other actors.

Blake Lively takes on the role of Emily Nelson, Hope McLanden, and Faith McLanden in A Simple Favor, and her character's life is the most interesting part of the film. Viewers know Lively from teen movies The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Accepted, Simon Says, and other early-aughts flicks. Later, she appeared in movies ranging from New York, I Love You to The Town to superhero flick Green Lantern, which she starred in alongside her future husband Ryan Reynolds. In more recent years, Lively has appeared in The Age of Adaline, The Shallows, Café Society, and All I See Is You.

Following her success with A Simple Favor, Lively starred in the movie The Rhythm Section in 2020 alongside actors Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The movie follows a grieving woman who goes on a destructive path for revenge after learning that the plane crash that killed her family was actually a terrorist attack. To date, that is Lively's most recent role. From 2007 - 2012, of course, Lively starred as Serena van Der Woodsen in the hit show Gossip Girl, for which she won several accolades.

Like Lively, actress Anna Kendrick, who portrays Stephanie Smothers in A Simple Favor, has been working in Hollywood for several years. She first became a familiar face for her role as Jessica Stanley in the Twilight movies. Following the franchise's end, Kendrick began to take on different roles. She played Natalie Keener in Up In The Air, Janet Taylor in End of Watch and voiced Courtney Babock in ParaNorman. In 2012, Kendrick reached full stardom for playing Becca Mitchell in the popular movie Pitch Perfect. After that, Kendrick appeared in a slew of movies from 2013 until A Simple Favor in 2018, including What to Expect When You're Expecting, Drinking Buddies, Cake, Into the Woods, the two Pitch Perfect sequels, and The Accountant. She also appeared in the movies Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and voiced a character in Trolls.

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Following her turn as Stephanie in A Simple Favor, Kendrick played Kendra Glack in the 2019 movie The Day Shall Come and portrayed Noelle Kringle in the holiday movie Noelle, released the same year. She also reprised her role in Trolls for the movie's 2020 sequel.

Andre Rannells, who plays Darren in A Simple Favor, began his career in television. He voiced characters on children's shows, like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, as a kid, and the early aughts also saw his break into theater. He had numerous roles on the stage, and in 2011 played Elder Kevin Price in The Book of Mormon as an original cast member. From 2014 - 2018, he also had roles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hamilton, Falsettos, and The Boys in the Band.

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Rannells became a familiar face on the screen when he joined the cast of Girls from 2012 - 2017, playing Elijah Krantz in 35 episodes. This role led him to other television parts, including Bryan Collins in The New Normal and Frazier H. Wingo in The Knick, as well as guest appearances in hit shows like How I Met Your Mother and Glee. He also had voice roles in the shows Sofia the First, Welcome to the Wayne, and Vampirina. Most notably, in 2017 Rannells joined the cast of Big Mouth. He continues to play that role into 2021, as well as continues to make occasional guest appearances on other shows. In terms of film — Rannell's most recent roles were in the 2020 films The Boys in the Band, The Prom, and The Stand In. And before appearing in 2018's A Simple Favor, he had parts in 2016's Why Him? and 2015's The Intern.

Linda Cardellini plays the part of Diana Hyland in A Simple Favor. Cardellini first became a household name in 1999, when she starred as Lindsay Weir in the cult television series Freaks and Geeks. That wasn't her first time in a series, though; throughout the late 1990s, she appeared in shows like Bone Chillers, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Clueless, Step by Step, Promised Land, Kenan & Kel, and Boy Meets World, among other programs.

Post-Freaks and Geeks, Cardellini continued her career in TV, appearing as Samantha Taggart in ER as Bliss Goode and Shelly in The Goode Family. She also had turns in popular shows like Gravity Falls, Mad Men, and New Girl, and took on the serious role of Meg Rayburn in 2015 for 33 episodes of Bloodline. In 2019, Cardellini began portraying Judy Hale in the Netflix series Dead to Me, opposite Christina Applegate.

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Of course, many movie watchers know Cardellini's likeness from feature films. She appeared as Chutney Wyndham in Legally Blonde, and famously portrayed Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo and its sequel. Cardellini also had parts in Brokeback Mountain, The Lazarus Project, Kill the Irishman, and Daddy's Home and its sequel. Superhero movie fans know Cardellini as Laura Barton, the wife of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Endgame. And Cardellini has also starred in critically acclaimed films like Green Book, in which she played Dolores. In 2020, Cardellini portrayed Mae Capone in the movie Capone.

Actor Henry Golding portrays Sean Townsend in A Simple Favor. Golding has been a presenter on BBC's The Travel Show since 2014. Today's movie watchers primarily know him for playing the role of Nick Young in the hit 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians, for which he won a Teen Choice Award. He also took on the role of Tom in the recent 2019 romantic-comedy holiday flick Last Christmas. Some lesser-known movies Townsend has appeared in include Pisau Cukur, Monsoon, and The Gentlemen. His most recent project is Snake Eyes, which is in post-production. In addition to being a longtime host on BBC's travel show, Golding has hosted shows including Football Crazy, Welcome to the Railworld Japan, and Surviving Borneo.

Jean Smart, who played Margaret McLanden in A Simple Favor, is most known for playing Lana Gardner on the NBC sitcom Frasier - a role for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She started her impressive acting career in both film and television in the late 1970s. Some of the notable movies she's appeared in include Piaf, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Snow Day, Sweet Home Alabama, Garden State, Life As We Know It, The Accountant, and, most recently, Superintelligence.

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Smart has also appeared in television shows other than Fraiser throughout her career. She voiced Helen Ventrix in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, played Sally Brewton in three episodes of Scarlett, and played Elinore "Ellie" Walker for 13 episodes of High Society. She also gained recognition for playing Martha Logan, the First Lady, in the show 24, and for portraying Regina Newly in 35 episodes of Samantha Who?

Smart was in numerous other television series up until her turn in A Simple Favor, and also appeared in small guest roles in popular shows like Halt and Catch Fire and The McCarthys. In more recent years, Smart portrayed Floyd Gerhardt in Fargo and Melanie Bird in Legion, as well as Arlane Hart in Dirty John, Mimi in Arrested Development, and series regular Agent Laurie Blake in Watchmen.

Rupert Friend played Dennis Nylon in A Simple Favor. The actor began his career with the 2004 movie The Libertine. He first became a familiar face when he took on the role of Mr. Wickham in Pride & Prejudice. Throughout the early aughts he had several other significant roles, including Sandy Mardell in Outlaw and Demetrius in The Last Legion, as well as Lt. Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Prince Albert in The Young Victoria.

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TV-wise, Friend is most known for portraying the character Peter Quinn in 58 episodes of Homeland. For his performance as Peter, Friend was nominated for numerous accolades. He also appeared in other shows since the end of Homeland, including Dream Corp, LLC, Strange Angel, and, most recently, Anatomy of a Scandal.

Eric Johnson as Davis: played Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007 - 2008 television series, as well as Whintey Fordman on the show Smallville and Jack Hyde in the Fifty Shades franchise, among other roles.

Dustin Milligan as Chris: played Ethan Ward on the teen drama show 90210. Most recently, of course, the majority of television watchers know him as Ted Mullens from Schitt's Creek.

Bashir Salahuddin as Detective Summervile: appeared in the movies Snatched and Gringo, and since then has been in Marriage Story and The 24th. He's also known as a writer on Maya and Marty and for portraying Keith Bang on GLOW and Office Goodnight on South Side.

Kelly McCormack as Stacy: known for playing Zeph in the sci-fi show Killyjoys and for playing Betty Anne on the show Letterkenny. Most recently, she wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film Sugar Daddy.

Sarah Baker as Maryanne Chelkowsky: was previously in the movies The Campaign and Mascots, as well as shows like The Kominsky Method and Louie.

Melissa O'Neil as Beth: first gained fame for winning the third season of Canadian Idol in 2005. She's also known for her roles as Two/Rebecca/Portia Lin on the sci-fi series Dark Matter and as Officer Lucy Chen on the police drama show The Rookie.

Of course, viewers have probably seen these listed stars in other movies and TV shows, too. This is a non-exhaustive list of the films and shows that they are most likely recognized from. When all of these actors came together to work on 2018's A Simple Favor, it was a notable project. The movie was praised for its ensemble effort and continues to gain traction among movie watchers today.

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Mizzou football has one thing in common with new rival Arkansas: extreme volatility

Here are all the reasons that could continue in 2017.

From 2004-13, Arkansas became one of the most volatile programs you'll ever see. The Razorbacks had three top-15 finishes and 10-win campaigns in this span; they also went 5-7 or worse five times. They averaged seven wins per year without ever actually winning seven games in a year.

Perhaps imitation is a good way to further a new rivalry.

In five seasons since moving to the SEC, Missouri is 37-27, basically an average of 7-5 every year. That sounds like a stable number.

Of course, Mizzou never wins seven games in a season. Or six. Or eight. Middle ground is boring anyway, right?

Thus far, Missouri has gone 5-7, 12-2, 11-3, 5-7, and 4-8. The Tigers had a disappointing debut, surged to two division titles, bottomed out offensively in 2015, made national headlines for something not particularly related to sports, and underwent a surprise coaching search after Gary Pinkel revealed he was retiring to fight lymphoma.

2016 was either the beginning of a stabler period or the continuation of a downturn that will likely result in another coaching search. Barry Odom, Pinkel’s last defensive coordinator, engineered overall improvement — the Tigers moved from 123rd to 42nd in Off. S&P+ and from 83rd to 69th in overall S&P+ — but a combination of defensive regression, a slightly tougher schedule, and iffy close-game execution led to a slip from 5-7 to 4-8.

You can see whatever you want. A combination of the 2016 offense and 2015 defense would give you a top-15 team in S&P+; the 2015 offense and 2016 defense combined would be bottom-10. You’re not supposed to produce that range, even with a coaching change, which is funny, considering part of the draw of hiring Odom was continuity.

Now, the offense returns almost literally everybody:

Quarterback Drew Lock who threw for 3,399 yards and 23 touchdowns last year.

Running backs Damarea Crockett and Ish Witter, who combined for 1,812 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns.

Last year’s top six wide receivers, who combined for 162 catches, 2,597 yards, and 17 touchdowns.

Every player who started a game on last year’s dramatically improved line, plus all but one member of the second string.

Of that batch, only five of them — Witter, receiver J’Mon Moore, and three linemen — are seniors. That tells you just how young last year’s offense was and how much more potential it might possess.

But what the heck happened to the defense? For all the gains the offense made, the D gave most of them away.

Def. S&P+: from 13th in 2015 to 89th in 2016

Rushing S&P+: from 14th to 109th

Passing S&P+: from 15th to 72nd

Standard Downs S&P+: from 14th to 83rd

Passing Downs S&P+: from 15th to 102nd

Success rate: from 29th to 89th

IsoPPP (which measures the explosiveness of the successful plays): from first to 92nd

Considering the Tigers returned five of their top six tacklers (and 15 of 20) from 2015, this was a stunning collapse, and in the offseason, Odom signed a boatload of what he hopes are instant-impact linemen.

Theoretically it will rebound a decent amount, as the offense did last year, but if you saw the defense getting o thoroughly shredded by Middle Tennessee (595 yards, 51 points), Kentucky (582 yards, 35 points), or Tennessee (609 yards, 63 points), you could be forgiven for not believing in theories. But if it can be mediocre, there are wins on the table.

The Tigers are part of a huge batch of SEC East teams that return a vast majority of last year’s contributors, and their fate will be determined by a series of relative tossup games. An easier non-conference slate should put a bowl bid within reach, but that’s assuming a rational universe. In the universe Mizzou has defined for itself, Mizzou will either go 5-7 ... or 10-2.

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Barry Odom

2016 in review

2016 Mizzou statistical profile.

Give Odom credit for one thing: he was unafraid to make changes. He brought in offensive coordinator Josh Heupel to install basically a version of the Art Briles offense, operating with extreme tempo and taking advantage of Lock’s big arm by spreading receivers out from sideline to sideline.

On defense, he also attempted a shift, changing the philosophy of the front from extreme aggression to more of the read-and-react approach we usually associate with a 3-4 defense.

The offense played like what it was: a super-young unit with upside. It torched bad defenses but was in no way ready to punish good defenses.

Mizzou vs. Def. S&P+ top 40: 5.4 yards per play, 17.0 points per game, 48% average offensive percentile performance

Mizzou vs. No. 41-90: 6.4 yards per play, 26.8 points per game, 58% average offensive percentile performance

Mizzou vs. No. 91-plus: 7.6 yards per play, 61.7 points per game, 88% average offensive percentile performance

Everybody does better against worse defenses, but that’s a bit extreme. (The 2017 schedule, by the way, features five projected top-40 defenses and three projected 81st or worse, so there could be plenty of extremes again.)

The defense stumbled. Defensive end Marcell Frazier, recruited to play for Craig Kuligowski’s ultra-aggressive front, said the new philosophy was “like playing with your legs taped together and your arms behind your back.” It didn’t go well.

After getting torched by MTSU, Odom shifted back toward 2015’s defensive philosophy and took over play-calling on that side. The results were not any better on average, but the havoc plays increased, and that was enough to help the Tigers win two of three (over Vanderbilt and Arkansas) to finish.

Offense

Full advanced stats glossary.

I’ll be blunt. Missouri’s offensive ceiling will be defined by one guy: WR Moore. He probably isn’t the Tigers’ best offensive player — that’s almost certainly Crockett — and he isn’t the head of their most worrisome unit. That’s the Mizzou offensive line, which might have been far steadier (and has all sorts of experience now) but might still lag behind from a talent perspective.

Moore is the X-factor. The mercurial senior has shown an incredible range between ceiling and floor. Against Georgia early last year, he caught eight of 13 passes for 196 yards; then, against LSU and Florida, he caught two of 10 passes for 31 yards, got into a trash-talking contest against LSU (no idea what trash he was attempting to talk), and seemed to get lectured by younger teammates for his atrocious body language against Florida. Drops were an issue, and at the end of his incredible Georgia performance, he lost a fumble that cost the Tigers a shot.

In the last three games, Moore exploded, and in a good way. He caught 23 of 40 passes for 407 yards and two touchdowns. He became the No. 1 target Lock hoped he would be all year.

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J’Mon Moore

If Moore is that guy more often, the Tigers have everything else they need. He wasn’t dramatically efficient, but Mizzou has efficiency guys in Crockett, sophomore wideout Dimetrios Mason (51 percent success rate, 8 yards per target), and tight ends Kendall Blanton and Jason Reese.

If they have a No. 1-caliber receiver, they have the depth and experience in the receiving corps to punish any strategy. But if he deals with more funks and drops, Mizzou will still have a tough go against stronger defenses.

They’ll still have Crockett, though. After a slow start to 2016, he was a revelation. He carried just 22 times for 95 yards in his first four games and lost a fumble against West Virginia, but he found his way in the glorified end-of-September scrimmage against Delaware State and maintained that rhythm.

Over an eight-game stretch, Crockett carried 131 times for 967 yards (7.4 per carry) and nine touchdowns. His season ended when he was suspended for a marijuana citation against Arkansas, but against Vandy and Tennessee, with the passing game finding its way a bit, he rushed 44 times for 379 yards.

With legitimate headliners — Lock, Crockett, and Moore — the experienced supporting cast could thrive. Witter is a decent backup back, and a receiver collective of Mason, Johnathon Johnson, Emanuel Hall, 2015 starter Nate Brown, Richaud Floyd, Ray Wingo, and maybe freshman Da’Ron Davis could be fantastic.

Johnson was one of the most fascinating players in the sport last year. He averaged 18 yards per catch out of the slot, rushed four times for 114 yards, and averaged 14 yards per punt return. He also fumbled an astounding 11 times — six from scrimmage and five on punt returns.

Heupel utilized his slot guys (Johnson, Floyd, Wingo) in dynamic ways, and Johnson is the top guy there. But damn, dude, hold onto the football.

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Drew Lock

Defense

Name the category, and Mizzou’s defense was probably worse at it in 2016. And it was a “plug one leak, watch another one form” kind of situation as well. For the first half of the season, the Tiger run defense struggled but got bailed out at times by a strong pass defense. But as Mizzou attempted to get more disruptive up front, both to give its run defense more help and liven up the pass rush, it left the pass defense exposed. It also didn’t help the run defense.

First 5 games vs. FBS: Avg. defensive percentile performance: 49% | Yards per carry allowed: 5.3 | Passer rating allowed: 108.1 | Points per game allowed: 31.4

Last 6 games: Avg. defensive percentile performance: 33% | Yards per carry allowed: 5.5 | Passer rating allowed: 150.3 | Points per game allowed: 36.8

Despite a pass-rush surge, the breakdowns in pass defense became more pronounced. Meanwhile, an offense that was still learning tempo was throwing in blink-and-you-miss-it possessions.

Knowing that repair work begins up front, Odom signed eight defensive linemen in February — four JUCO transfers and four freshmen. He also replaced line coach Jackie Shipp with well-regarded former Texas and LSU assistant Brick Haley.

Combining that with the fact that four of last year’s top six tacklers up front are gone (including pass rusher and first-round draft pick Charles Harris), you can guarantee the line will be different from last year’s.

The biggest key could be a returnee, though. Former five-star prospect Terry Beckner Jr. has seen each of his first two seasons end early because of a knee injury. In 17 career games, he has recorded 10 tackles for loss and shown flashes of brilliance.

A combination of Beckner, Frazier (who had 7.5 TFLs in the last three games, once his legs were no longer taped together), and a random JUCO tackle (either Walter Palmore, Rashad Brandon, or Malik Young) is three-quarters of an exciting line. But there are still a lot of unknowns, beginning with who is starting opposite Frazier. Junior Nate Howard has potential, but his status is unknown after a felony drug arrest.

Former walk-on Jordan Harold is the only other returning end who saw the field, so either redshirt freshman Tre Williams, JUCO transfer Nate Anderson, or freshman Chris Turner might have to step up. Having an experienced linebacking corps — Eric Beisel, Cale Garrett, Joey Burkett, and Brandon Lee all logged at least 31.5 tackles, and Beisel emerged midseason as a solid play-maker — will help.

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Marcell Frazier

If the run defense is a bit more stable, Mizzou could go to its next big question: cornerbacks?

Safety should be well-stocked with Kansas State transfer and spring standout Kaleb Prewett, veterans Anthony Sherrils, Thomas Wilson, and Cam Hilton, and rising sophomore Ronnell Perkins. But Aarion Penton and John Gibson were the only two CBs to record more than nine tackles last year. They’re both gone.

The staff appears very high on sophomores DeMarkus Acy and Christian Holmes, and senior Logan Cheadle has been around the block, but any gains up front could be offset by glitches on the perimeter. Acy and Holmes might be the two most important young players on the roster.

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Kaleb Prewett

Special Teams

Mizzou had basically half of an excellent special teams unit. Junior Corey Fatony is one of the most efficient punters in the country, and two-thirds of Tucker McCann’s kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. That, plus Johnson’s explosiveness in punt returns, gave the Tigers some massive field position weapons.

Unfortunately, Johnson’s fumble issues were marked, and McCann’s place-kicking issues were even more so. McCann couldn’t control his enormous leg, missing four PATs and making just five of nine under-40 field goals. He was a disaster, but he was a freshman. So was Johnson, for that matter. If they both learn to control their explosions, there’s top-25 potential.

2017 outlook

2017 Schedule & Projection Factors

Date Opponent Proj. S&P+ Rk Proj. Margin Win Probability 2-Sep Missouri State NR 28.0 95% 9-Sep South Carolina 36 -0.4 49% 16-Sep Purdue 87 13.1 77% 23-Sep Auburn 9 -13.6 22% 7-Oct at Kentucky 41 -4.5 40% 14-Oct at Georgia 20 -12.0 24% 21-Oct Idaho 119 20.4 88% 28-Oct at Connecticut 125 17.9 85% 4-Nov Florida 15 -11.4 26% 11-Nov Tennessee 24 -4.8 39% 18-Nov at Vanderbilt 63 -1.0 48% 24-Nov at Arkansas 32 -7.2 34%

Projected S&P+ Rk 53 Proj. Off. / Def. Rk 22 / 94 Projected wins 6.3 Five-Year S&P+ Rk 7.0 (40) 2- and 5-Year Recruiting Rk 50 / 38 2016 TO Margin / Adj. TO Margin* -3 / -7.0 2016 TO Luck/Game +1.7 Returning Production (Off. / Def.) 72% (89%, 54%) 2016 Second-order wins (difference) 5.2 (-1.2)

It’s time for everyone’s favorite game ... Optimist! Versus! Pessimist!

What the optimist sees

It’s not out of the realm of possibility that a young offense that ranked 42nd in Off. S&P+ could turn into a top-25 attack, especially with Crockett taking on more of a load and, in theory, Moore sustaining last year’s late gains. Lock could throw for 4,000 yards, and Crockett could go for 1,500 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, a transitioning defense could stabilize in its second year. Odom was a well-regarded defensive assistant, and Haley was a nice addition. The new blood sticks, the defense rebounds to top-60 level, and Mizzou’s a top-30 team again.

What the pessimist sees

If the offense can’t do anything against good defenses, that’s a bit of a problem, considering there are a few more projected good defenses on the schedule. The offensive line doesn’t have much more growing to do, Moore remains inconsistent, and Lock continues to deal with occasional efficiency issues.

On defense, well, just because you’re undergoing turnover doesn’t mean the new pieces are going to do any better. The offense regresses a little, the defense improves little, and in a division of improving teams, Mizzou’s at the bottom.

S&P+ basically splits the difference, projecting Mizzou 53rd with four likely non-conference wins and just enough relative tossups in conference to get to 6-6 overall. But both 3-9 and 9-3 are on the table, which means the narrative potential in Columbia is quite high.

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