A Simple Favor: Emily Nelson True Story!

If you are crazy about films and are fond of mysterious thrilling movies, then perhaps today you have come to the right place. 

Today’s guide highlights the true story of a character from the movie “A Simple Favor” that may leave you dizzy and on the verge of falling off your chairs. 

This is not what we say, this is what the audience watching the movie says. So, let’s begin with our today’s guide on ‘A Simple Favor: Emily Nelson True Story’. 

Who Is Emily Nelson?

Emily Nelson’s real name is Hope McLendon. Emily Nelson is one of the main characters of the film ‘A Simple Favor’. 

In this movie, by playing the role of a seductive and murderous artist, she traps her best friend Stephanie and her husband Sean by faking her death and scamming the insurance company.

Cast Of A Simple Favor

1. Blake as Emily/Hope/Faith
2. Anna Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers
3. Andrew Rannells as Darren
4. Linda Cardellini as Diana Hyland
5. Henry Golding as Sean Townsend 
6. Jean Smart as Margaret McLanden
7. Rupert Freind as Dennis Nylon
8. Eric Johnson as Davis
9. Dustin Milligan as Chris
10. Bashir Salahuddin as Detective Summerville
11. Kelly McCormack as Stacy
12. Sarah Baker as Maryanne Chelkowsky
13. Melissa O’Neil as Beth

 What Was The Emily’s Plot Twist In A Simple Favor?

As we discussed earlier also that this story depicts a mysterious murder so that money can be claimed for death insurance but here the story reverses. 

Actually, in this movie, the character of a girl named Emily is depicted very differently. She first gets herself murdered and then disappears but her reality is something else. 

Her real name is Faith and why she did not reveal this name and why she hid her identity, you will know only after watching the movie. 

There is another twist in this story where we get to see that Faith also has a twin sister whose name is Hope. To know what happens at the end of the movie, you must watch this out!

Conclusion

So we have covered Emily Nelson’s true story and what we get to know about it is that the girl named Emily is a character in a movie called ‘A Simple Favor’. 

The story itself comes with several twists and we find that the identity of Emily was fake in this. 

Why she hid her identity, will force you to watch this movie till its end, if you do want to break your suspense. 

FAQ-

Q1. Is a simple favor based on a true story?

Ans. Unfortunately, the plot of the story is not true and in actuality, the story of the movie has been taken and created with the help of a novel named ‘A Simple Favor’ written by a pre-school teacher- Darcey Bell. 

Q2. What’s Stephanie’s secret in a simple favor?

And. Yes! Stephanie does have a secret from Emily in the movie. She tells Emily the truth that after her father died and when things got done after the funeral, she slept with Chris. She also added that both of them were emotional and after getting started, she couldn’t stop herself, and she made a mistake. 

Q3. Who plays the role of Hope and Faith in a simple favor movie?

Ans. Emily Nelson plays the role of Hope Mclanden and Faith Mclanden in the movie.