Despite being a no-show in recent years, Blake Lively owned 2024 like no other player of Tinseltown. After a highly guarded superhero cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds, she took over the box office single-handedly to go against her husband’s top R-rated film with her record-shattering rom-com return, It Ends With Us. Although the conclusive stretch was a little concerning with the ongoing lawsuit between Lively and filmmaker Justin Baldoni, the Gossip Girl alum kicked off the new year as one of the 100 most powerful women in showbiz.

Following the honor, Lively recently divulged some 2025 predictions, strictly Hollywood-centric, while revisiting the year with a special mention for her one-year-old.

The Hollywood Reporter recently published the star-studded list of Hollywood’s elite with a coveted list of the entertainment capital’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2024. Blake Lively, one of the game-changing names in showbiz, has been credited for “luring female audiences in droves” with her rom-com blockbuster, It Ends With Us–her directorial debut. While Lively hit home runs with her budding businesses, she candidly revealed her most played song last year, the infectious ‘Baby Shark Dance Remix, that her 1-year-old cannot get enough of.

Lively seized the opportunity to enlist her 2025 predictions in Hollywood, hoping “more films by women, for women, about women” are given the green flag. She jabbed at Tinseltown over its ignorance of “female genres,” citing how female audiences grace theaters for them. While women often reign supreme in men’s domains of expertise, Lively advocates tapping into the feminine perspective to broaden the appeal. She believes female-led stories are not solo acts—they bring a supporting cast of friends, family, and fans from all genders, translating to box-office repeat viewership.

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As the outline celebrated Blake Lively’s impressive 2024 credits, it also mentioned the upcoming sequel for A Simple Favor, recently presumed dead in the water.

Blake Lively has her head in hot waters since the headlines have been about the lawsuit involving the It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni. Although Lively had been keeping a low profile, showbiz’s rumor mill recently began fanning the flames about the cancelation of a sequel to the highly anticipated A Simple Favor with claims that her legal drama pushed Amazon to intervene and show the red flag. However, Paul Feig set the record straight with a simple tweet.

Reposting the shelving news on X, Feig wrote, “This is total BS. Sorry,” before announcing the completion of the movie and confirming its release soon. “Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days,” Feig warned with a James Gunn-sized suggestion, leaving fans to let out a sigh of relief. While Lively’s 2025 forecasts may be a crystal ball prophecy, she is walking the walk, and A Simple Favor 2 is first-hand proof of that commitment.

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