Sunday Brunch viewers were left gobsmacked as they remembered guest Paul Feig’s forgotten acting past.

As hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer welcomed Paul onto the show, they introduced him as an American director, producer, and screenwriter. 

Fans realised Paul, 62, was famously known for starring in 1996 sitcom Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.

Despite only starring as Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina’s science teacher in the series, for one season – fans were quick to notice.

According to The Mirror, fans wrote on X: ‘Mr pool a#sabrinatheteenagewitch #SundayBrunch’,

‘I had to google who this Paul bloke is because Tim and Simon failed to introduce him at all #sundaybrunch can’t believe he’s Mr Pool, looks nothing like him’,

Sunday Brunch viewers were left gobsmacked as they remembered guest Paul Feig’s forgotten acting past

Fans were quick to notice Paul, 62, was famously known for starring in 1996 sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (pictured in the show)

‘#SundayBrunch #paulfeig, why has nobody mentioned that he used to be Mr. Pool and Sabrina the teenage witch!’,

‘Hang on a minute……. was that Mr. Pool from Sabrina the teenage witch #SundayBrunch?’ 

In February, Paul said Blake Lively did not exercise any editorial control of their upcoming film Another Simple Favor, as fans peppered him with references to the allegations Justin Baldoni made about her involvement on their film It Ends with Us.

Blake, 37, has accused Justin, 41, of Sєxual harᴀssment in a lawsuit; while Justin accused Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and extortion in a $400 million suit. 

Justin has denied the allegations brought about by Blake, while Blake, Reynolds and Sloane have denied the accusations made in litigation by Justin.

Justin’s team has released a website which includes private communications such as text messages that were included in court filings detailing his interactions with the Hollywood power couple over the making of romantic drama, and efforts he says they made to usurp and undermine his input as the film’s director.

After Prime Video released a promotional post for Another Simple Favor, a number of commenters implicated that Blake might have tried to ᴀssert her influence over Paul over that movie, leading the filmmaker to respond to the speculation.

Dailymail.com reached out to Paul and his rep for further comment on this story.

In February, director Paul said Blake Lively, 37, did not exercise any editorial control of their upcoming film Another Simple Favor (Blake pictured in October 2024 in NYC)

After Prime Video released a promotional post for Another Simple Favor, a number of commenters implicated that Blake might have tried to ᴀssert her influence over Paul over that movie, leading the filmmaker to respond to the speculation  

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Amid Justin’s claims that Blake and her inner circle used their considerable clout to commandeer changes to the script – even enlisting Taylor Swift to lean on him at one point – and re-cut the motion picture, a user asked in the comment section, ‘Is it Paul Feig’s cut or Blake’s cut?’

Paul – whose other cinematic credits include 2011’s Bridesmaids, 2016’s Ghostbusters and 2024’s Jackpot! – made clear he had full creative control over the film, replying, ‘It’s my cut. There is no other cut … just wanted to clear that up.’

Paul in his reply heaped mᴀssive praise on Blake, who he previously worked with on 2018’s A Simple Favor.

‘Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with,’ said the Emmy-nominated director, who has directed shows such as Arrested Development, The Office and Nurse Jackie. ‘She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I’m her biggest fan.’

A number of the director’s fans criticised his defence of Blake, amid the allegations Justin made in court filings and on the website.

‘Paul, I know you’re gonna wanna shake off these comments as coming from a bunch of loons, but Blake and Ryan really did use their star power to bulldoze Justin,’ said one user. ‘It makes me really sad, and I hope you remember when you were starting off in this business.’

Others told Paul that his stellar reputation as a feted industry veteran insulated him from the strong-arming and meddling Lively allegedly subjected Justin to in regard to It Ends with Us’s screenplay, wardrobe and editing.

‘You’ve been in the directing game for so long, so of course Blake isn’t going to attempt to step on your toes,’ said one user. ‘She just goes for the directors that are starting off and tries to use her husband to bully them and take over.

Paul said of Blake, ‘Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with. She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I’m her biggest fan. Just wanted to clear that up.’ (Pictured in 2018 in NYC)

A number of the director’s fans criticised his defence of Lively, amid the allegations Justin made in court filings and on the website (Pictured in 2018 in NYC)

Paul (R) pictured with Andrew Rannells and Anna Kendrick on the set of Another Simple Favor

‘She’d never have the balls to do that to someone like you so of course she’s “amazing, great, kind, etc.”‘

Said another user: ‘You’re making things worse by defending Blake, you know. This just reaffirms that Blake treats powerful directors like you nicely and targets those she considers less than.’

Another echoed, ‘You’re probably a good guy but you’re extremely lucky that you got your cut [because] Blake knew not to bully you and put you in the basement. She thought highly of you [because] you’re not a nobody. But good luck with this show. It’s ᴅᴇᴀᴅ in the water.’

Multiple commenters referenced on Paul’s post Justin’s claim made in court filings that Blake arranged for his presence to be minimized at the It Ends with Us premiere.

‘Be careful you might end up in the basement in the premiere,’ one user said, while another responded, ‘Be careful Paul she may put you in the basement come premiere day.’

Paul put up his own separate post amid news the motion picture, which was written by Jessica Sharzer.

‘I have a simple favor to ask you… can you save the date?’ Paul said in the post. ‘#AnotherSimpleFavor from @AmazonMGMStudios is premiering as the opening night film at @SXSW in Austin on March 7th. And then we hit @PrimeVideo on May 1st. Stay tuned for more details and much more fun!’

Prime Video’s post read, ‘We have Another Simple Favor to ask you… can you save the date? Opening Night at SXSW. May 1 on Prime Video.’

 

Instagram commenters told Paul that his stellar reputation as a feted industry veteran insulated him from the strong-arming and meddling Blake allegedly subjected Justin to

Black stars in alongside Anna Kendrick in the sequel to their 2018 film A Simple Flavor, as they reprise their respective roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers 

Paul put up his own separate post promoting the motion picture, amid news the motion picture, which was written by Jessica Sharzer

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Blake stars in alongside Kendrick in the sequel to their 2018 film A Simple Flavor, as they reprise their respective roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers. 

A logline from producers said that the sequel ‘follows Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy , for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.’

The film’s cast is rounded out by Allison Janney, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Henry Golding and Andrew Rannells.

People flooded both the Prime Video post and Paul’s with comments referring to allegations made by Baldoni in court filings and an adjacent website.

‘Did Ryan rewrite a scene?’ one user asked, another wisecracked, ‘Is the poster promoting Ryan’s gin as well?’ while another person asked, ‘Is this the real version or did Blake edit it?’

Others referenced a text exchange in Baldoni’s court filing in which Lively likened Reynolds and Swift to Game of Thrones dragons, with one person writing, ‘How involved are Blake’s dragons on this one?’ while another said, ‘Will there be dragons?’

Some acknowledged they were just commenting amid the spectacle of the situation, as one user said they ‘came straight to the comments’ amid the controversies, while another asked, ‘Who came for just the comments?’

Another person remarked, ‘This is the worst timing for this promotion lmfao,’ while one predicted, ‘They will be turning off the comments soon.’